Published Apr 06 2018

The age of cryptocurrency

Joseph
Liu
Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems
Kym brown
Senior lecturer, banking and finance
John vaz
Senior Lecturer, Banking and Finance
Lennon chang
Senior Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social Sciences
Jonathan clough
Professor, Law Resources
Chris bain
Professor of Practice in Digital Health

The emergence of Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies has made headlines around the world. Early adopters and investors have been adding these forms of digital currency to their digital wallets with urgency, encouraged by their rapid growth.

But as cryptocurrency prices continue to be highly volatile, we need to take a closer look at the risks, the rewards, and what the future is for the cryptocurrency market and blockchain technology. Will altcoins be relegated to the reddit cryptocurrency forums, or will it revolutionise how society thinks about money?

About the Authors

  • Joseph liu

    Associate Professor, Cyber Security and Systems, Faculty of Information Technology

    Joseph has been developing cryptographic algorithms for secure peer-to-peer transactions since 2004. He played a role in creating the Linkable Ring Signature, which Monero, another cryptocurrency, used to add a layer of privacy to the transaction process.

  • Kym brown

    Kym teaches across a number of banking and international finance-related subjects including international banking and finance. She holds a PhD from Monash University.

  • John vaz

    Senior Lecturer, Banking and Finance

    John Vaz teaches finance into all masters programs and corporate finance in the MBA program. He holds an MBA and a PhD in Finance. John regularly draws on his many years of experience in chief executive and senior management roles from start-ups to large enterprises in the technology sector across many countries.

  • Lennon chang

    Lennon researches crime and governance of cyberspace – cyber crime, cyber terrorism and cyber warfare, particularly in the greater China region. He's currently researching internet vigilantism as well as cybercrime and cyber-deviance among juveniles in the Asia-Pacific region. He's the vice-chairman and co-founder of the Asia Pacific Association of Technology and Society and featured in the recent 'A Different Lens' cryptocurrency series.

  • Jonathan clough

    Professor and Director (Higher Degrees by Research), Law Resources

    Professor Clough teaches and researches in the areas of criminal law and evidence, with a particular focus on cybercime, juries and corporate criminal liability. He has provided advice to government and presents to the judiciary and the legal profession.

  • Chris bain

    Professor of Practice in Digital Health, Faculty of Information Technology

    Chris' position is the first of its kind in the faculty. He has more than 30 years' experience in the health industry, including 12 in clinical medicine. He's led numerous software development and implementation projects in the health industry and works with many faculties and Institutes across the University, as well as with a range of health industry partners, in leading the Monash efforts in Digital Health

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