Global Perspectives in the Metaverse : Law, Economics, and Finance

• Autore: Chen Hung-Yi
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (274 pages)
• Altri autori: JenweeranonPawee AlamNafis
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword by Léon Laulusa -- Foreword by Jose M. Martinez-Sierra -- Foreword by Alvin Wang Graylin -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Global Perspectives in the Metaverse -- Introduction -- Metaverse and Law -- Metaverse and Economics -- Metaverse and Finance -- The Evolving Landscape -- 2 Online Harms in the Metaverse -- Introduction -- Sexual Offences Especially Against Children -- Cyberbullying and Online Harassment -- Misinformation and Falsehoods -- Cybercrime -- Civil Wrongs -- Privacy and Data Protection -- Intellectual Property -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Regulating the Metaverse -- Introduction -- Dangers of Metaverse -- Data Privacy -- Identity Theft and Fraud -- Virtual Currencies -- Impersonation -- Abuse and Harassment -- AI Bias -- Automated Bots -- System Downtime -- Lack of Regulation -- Challenges of Unregulated Metaverse -- Regulating Metaverse -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Digital Governance: How to Harness the Potential of the Metaverse? -- Introduction -- Harnessing Metaverse's Potential -- Challenges of Governance in the Metaverse -- Lessons Learned from FinTech Industry -- Who Shall Regulate? How to Regulate? -- The Regulatory Matrix for Harnessing the Potential of Metaverse -- Public-Sector / Supervisory-driven Approach -- Public-Sector / Collaborative-driven Approach -- Private-Sector / Supervisory-driven Approach -- Private-Sector / Collaborative-driven Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Criminal Law in the Metaverse: Defining Wrongdoing in a Virtual World -- Introduction -- What is Criminal Law? -- Does Criminal Law Apply in the Metaverse? -- How Should Criminal Law be Implemented in the Metaverse? -- Criminal Law Alone is Not Enough -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Economic Implications of Services in the Metaverse -- Introduction. ; The Origins and Growth of the Metaverse -- Services in the Metaverse -- Gaming and E-commerce -- Education -- Healthcare -- Payments in the Metaverse -- Implications for the Digital Economy and Public Policy -- Conclusions -- References -- 7 The Future of Digital Infrastructure: Case Studies of Gobal Corporate Strategies in Augmented Reality -- Introduction -- Evolution of the Internet and Social Networks -- Future of the Metaverse: Infrastrucutre, Design, Payments -- Emerging Risks -- Hardware-Semiconductors and Graphic Processors -- Qualcomm -- Major Moves -- NVIDIA -- Major Moves -- Software -- Autodesk -- Autodesk Use Cases -- Major Moves -- Social Networking -- Meta -- Major Moves -- Online Gaming -- Microsoft and Activision -- Payments -- PayPal -- 8 Embracing the Next Genesis Trend: An Investment Perspective on the Metaverse -- New Normal, Next Big Thing or Neither? -- Genesis Trends: What Are They and Who Drives Them? -- The Journey Toward the Big Bang -- The Metaverse Value Chain -- The Quest for an Open Metaverse -- Risks and Opportunities -- The Metaverse in the Context of Thematic Investing -- References -- 9 Money in the Metaverse -- What Is Money? -- The Different Forms of Money -- The Metaverse Economy -- Early Experiences: Second Life -- The Metaverse Today -- The Role of Banks -- The Potential Size of the Metaverse Economy -- The Impact of Implementation Choices on the Metaverse Economy -- Open vs Closed -- Decentralized vs Centralized -- Web2 vs Web3 -- Digital Identity -- Transaction Rent taking -- The Economic Development of the Metaverse -- The Extent of Financial Innovation -- The Metaverse and Money -- In-World Tokens -- Cryptoassets -- Stablecoins -- Tokenized Bank deposits -- Retail CBDC -- The Role of Regulation -- Summary -- Looking Forward -- References. ; 10 Reimagine the Paradigm of Property Right: Metaverse and Tokenization -- Introduction -- Subject-Matter of Property in Cryptoassets -- Key Property Characteristics of Crypto Assets -- Property Characteristics of Bitcoin and Ethereum -- Property Characteristics of Some Other Types of Crypto Assets -- Legal Regimes in Civil and Common Law Systems -- Legal Regimes in Some Asian Jurisdictions -- Japan -- Singapore -- Thailand -- Implications of the Property Status of Crypto Assets for Other Legal Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 DeFi and the Metaverse: Legal and Regulatory Challenges of Decentralization of Financial Services -- Introduction -- Decentralized Finance as a Concept -- Decentralization as Marketing Language, Not a Corporate Governance Feature -- The Different Layers of the DeFi Infrastructure -- DeFi's Open Architecture -- Comparison Between Some Traditional Financial Products and Their Parallel in DeFi -- Differences Between DeFi and Traditional Financial Products -- Some DeFi Use Cases -- DeFi Lending -- Stablecoins -- Decentralized Crypto-Asset Exchanges -- Opportunities in DeFi -- Financial Inclusion -- Automation -- DeFi and the Metaverse -- DeFi Challenges -- Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing -- Financial Consumer and Investor Protection -- Corporate Governance -- Cybersecurity -- Systemic Risk -- DeFi Challenging Private Law -- Regulatory and Supervisory Responses: First Movers -- Conclusion -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Global Perspectives in the Metaverse
• ISBN: 3-031-54802-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910857788703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II