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Green Crypto: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Sustainability of Cryptocurrency

  • Sven Tuzovic
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Advances in Blockchain Research and Cryptocurrency Behaviour
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Abstract

In recent years, the sustainability of cryptocurrencies has gained significant amount of attention. As a result, new green cryptocurrencies have entered the market that use more energy-efficient consensus algorithms. This chapter provides a bibliometric analysis of the literature related to sustainability and cryptocurrency to identify the intellectual structure and key theoretical themes in this domain. Based on data from Web of Science, 172 articles with a bibliography of 8,452 references were reviewed using the software programs Biblioshiny and VOSviewer. The keyword cooccurrence analysis reveals four main topic areas. Within the last year, scholars have begun to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in research on Bitcoin, blockchain technology, sustainability, and energy consumption. The chapter concludes with a discussion of future research to explore the adoption of green cryptocurrencies across different levels of a service ecosystem (micro, meso, and macro).

Abstract

In recent years, the sustainability of cryptocurrencies has gained significant amount of attention. As a result, new green cryptocurrencies have entered the market that use more energy-efficient consensus algorithms. This chapter provides a bibliometric analysis of the literature related to sustainability and cryptocurrency to identify the intellectual structure and key theoretical themes in this domain. Based on data from Web of Science, 172 articles with a bibliography of 8,452 references were reviewed using the software programs Biblioshiny and VOSviewer. The keyword cooccurrence analysis reveals four main topic areas. Within the last year, scholars have begun to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in research on Bitcoin, blockchain technology, sustainability, and energy consumption. The chapter concludes with a discussion of future research to explore the adoption of green cryptocurrencies across different levels of a service ecosystem (micro, meso, and macro).

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Consumer Adoption and Behaviour
  6. A Systematic Literature Review Linking Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrencies to Gender, Personality Traits, and Overconfidence 5
  7. Profiling Cryptocurrency Buyers: Important Antecedents of Adoption and Investment Decisions 31
  8. Crypto Investing: A New Frontier of Gambling and Addiction? 53
  9. Cryptocurrencies and Consumer Behaviour: Insights and Practical Guidance Based on Experimental Conjoint Analysis 67
  10. Navigating Cryptocurrency Knowledge: Unlocking Generation Z Perceptions and Behaviour 89
  11. Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrency 111
  12. Digital Currency Innovations
  13. Central Bank Digital Currencies 137
  14. Stablecoins in Three Dimensions: Foundations of Value in the Crypto-Economy 157
  15. Blockchain Technology and Governance
  16. Blockchain Bias: Future and Unintended Usage of Blockchain Technology Research Agenda 213
  17. Branding and Resilience
  18. Creating Brand Hive Minds Through Bitcoin and the Blockchain 229
  19. Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  20. Green Crypto: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Sustainability of Cryptocurrency 267
  21. Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin: A Stakeholder Theory Approach 287
  22. Investing in Blockchain
  23. A World Divided: Investors and Gamblers Meet at the Blockchains 313
  24. Effects of the Fear of Missing Out About Investing in Cryptocurrency on Consumer Values: The Role of Materialism 333
  25. Contributors 339
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110981551-012

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword V
  3. Contents VII
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Consumer Adoption and Behaviour
  6. A Systematic Literature Review Linking Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrencies to Gender, Personality Traits, and Overconfidence 5
  7. Profiling Cryptocurrency Buyers: Important Antecedents of Adoption and Investment Decisions 31
  8. Crypto Investing: A New Frontier of Gambling and Addiction? 53
  9. Cryptocurrencies and Consumer Behaviour: Insights and Practical Guidance Based on Experimental Conjoint Analysis 67
  10. Navigating Cryptocurrency Knowledge: Unlocking Generation Z Perceptions and Behaviour 89
  11. Consumer Adoption of Cryptocurrency 111
  12. Digital Currency Innovations
  13. Central Bank Digital Currencies 137
  14. Stablecoins in Three Dimensions: Foundations of Value in the Crypto-Economy 157
  15. Blockchain Technology and Governance
  16. Blockchain Bias: Future and Unintended Usage of Blockchain Technology Research Agenda 213
  17. Branding and Resilience
  18. Creating Brand Hive Minds Through Bitcoin and the Blockchain 229
  19. Sustainability and Environmental Impact
  20. Green Crypto: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Sustainability of Cryptocurrency 267
  21. Environmental Impacts of Bitcoin: A Stakeholder Theory Approach 287
  22. Investing in Blockchain
  23. A World Divided: Investors and Gamblers Meet at the Blockchains 313
  24. Effects of the Fear of Missing Out About Investing in Cryptocurrency on Consumer Values: The Role of Materialism 333
  25. Contributors 339
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