Chong Guan

Along with the maturing of blockchain technology, the scope of Web3 has been expanding from hash rate to crypto market, then from crypto market to metaverse. This book introduces the origin of the Web3 concept, before looking into the infrastructure of Web3, namely the blockchain and its main applications — the development of which started from the genesis block of BTC to date. The book also covers the key developing tracks of the current Web3 world, including DeFi, NFT, GameFi, DAO and Metaverse. A review of the 'twins' of Web3 — investors and regulators — in the regulation of this field wraps up the discussion.

Along with the maturing of blockchain technology, the scope of Web3 has been expanding from hash rate to crypto market, then from crypto market to metaverse. This book introduces the origin of the Web3 concept, before looking into the infrastructure of Web3, namely the blockchain and its main applications — the development of which started from the genesis block of BTC to date. The book also covers the key developing tracks of the current Web3 world, including DeFi, NFT, GameFi, DAO and Metaverse. A review of the 'twins' of Web3 — investors and regulators — in the regulation of this field wraps up the discussion.

Financial Management in the Digital Economy adopts an integrated approach to synthesize the various areas in finance into a consolidated framework and implements the theories and practices in the world of digital economy. The first part of this book extends the fundamentals of asset management to digital assets, and also covers topics like cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The next part of the volume discusses the concept of financial inclusion, digital innovations and technology-enabled business model innovations in the financial sector. This book reviews the finance and FinTech ecosystem to provide insights into the most important technological developments in the financial services to better understand the future trends, challenges as well as opportunities for both the incumbents and the start-ups in the fast-changing finance world.

Financial Management in the Digital Economy adopts an integrated approach to synthesize the various areas in finance into a consolidated framework and implements the theories and practices in the world of digital economy. The first part of this book extends the fundamentals of asset management to digital assets, and also covers topics like cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The next part of the volume discusses the concept of financial inclusion, digital innovations and technology-enabled business model innovations in the financial sector. This book reviews the finance and FinTech ecosystem to provide insights into the most important technological developments in the financial services to better understand the future trends, challenges as well as opportunities for both the incumbents and the start-ups in the fast-changing finance world.

The Emerging Business Models describes current issues that the business leaders and professionals are facing, as well as developments in digitalization. This book consisting of 10 chapters introduces the new technology trends and challenges that businesses today face. The authors cover several increasingly important new areas such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Internet of Things (IoT), financial technology (FinTech), social media, platform strategy, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and many other forces of disruption and innovation that shape today's realities of the world. These digital transformations are taking place at an exponential rate. The speed of innovations and breakthroughs is disrupting the traditional businesses. A better understanding of the changing environment in the new economy can enable business professionals and leaders to recognize realities, embrace changes, and create new opportunities — locally and globally — in this inevitable digital age.

The Emerging Business Models describes current issues that the business leaders and professionals are facing, as well as developments in digitalization. This book consisting of 10 chapters introduces the new technology trends and challenges that businesses today face. The authors cover several increasingly important new areas such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Internet of Things (IoT), financial technology (FinTech), social media, platform strategy, analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and many other forces of disruption and innovation that shape today's realities of the world. These digital transformations are taking place at an exponential rate. The speed of innovations and breakthroughs is disrupting the traditional businesses. A better understanding of the changing environment in the new economy can enable business professionals and leaders to recognize realities, embrace changes, and create new opportunities — locally and globally — in this inevitable digital age.