Although digital currencies have been around for over a decade, we have seen an increase in their popularity over the past few years. The value in the currency has surpassed the gold stage and is becoming widely adopted as a global currency by businesses.

The aim of this joint report by Euroclear and Oliver Wyman is to help leaders in capital markets to understand the potential of the technology, lay out the paths for its adoption, and present the decisions that are required by capital markets firms today.

This paper provides a primer on the basics of Bitcoin and discusses the existent narratives about the technology’s potential to facilitate remittances, financial inclusion, cooperative structures and even micro-insurance systems.

After reading this book, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You’ll have the conceptual foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network. And you’ll be able to integrate ideas from Bitcoin into your own projects.