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Criptodivisas en el entorno global y su incidencia en Colombia

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  • Jaime Enrique Sarmiento Suárez
  • José Luis Garcés Bautista

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Resumen Desde el 2009 cuando surgió la primera criptodivisa no se pensó en el creciente uso de este tipo de “monedas virtuales” como mecanismos financieros alternativos al sistema monetario actual. En la actualidad existen aproximadamente unas 680 criptodivisas, de las cuales el Bitcoin ocupa el primer lugar entre todo este tipo de monedas. En el mundo existe una diversidad de opiniones acerca de las criptodivisas, y varios países ya se han pronunciado al respecto, debido al nivel de apropiación y uso de este tipo de monedas en sus economías. Este artículo surge de la necesidad de conocer la incidencia y el grado de incorporación de las criptodivisas en Colombia, dado que no se tiene ningún tipo de estudio que permita reflejar la realidad colombiana sobre este aspecto, por tal razón, es importante revisar el papel que están jugando las criptodivisas en el entorno global y particularmente en Colombia. Para ello se realizó una encuesta a nueve empresas activas y que actualmente contemplan el uso de criptodivisas como medio de intercambio de bienes o servicios. ****** Abstract Since 2009 when the first cryptocurrency came to the financial system, the increased use of this type of “virtual currency” wasn’t given much thought as an alternative of financial mechanisms to the current monetary system. At the moment, there are approximately 680 cryptocurrencies, in which the “Bitcoin” ranks first among all of this type of currencies. In the world there is a diverse amount of opinions on cryptocurrencies and several countries have already spoken about the assumption of using this coin in their economies. This article was born from the need of knowing the influence and degree of incorporation of cryptocurrencies in Colombia, subsequently it doesn’t have any study that reflects the Colombian reality on this aspect.

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  • Jaime Enrique Sarmiento Suárez & José Luis Garcés Bautista, 2016. "Criptodivisas en el entorno global y su incidencia en Colombia," Revista Lebret, Universidad Santo Tomás - Bucaramanga, vol. 8, pages 151-171, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000385:016133
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    Keywords

    Bitcoin; criptodivisas; monedas virtuales; dinero virtual.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D84 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Expectations; Speculations
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers

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