Keywords: Trust economics, Computational trust, Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Behavioral finance, Web Analytics, Blockchain Analytics, Machine learning, Genetic programming, Markets disintermediation, Topological Data Analysis, Applied Quantitative Analysis, Fields Finance.
JEL Classification: G02, F63, B17, C53, C58
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Introduction

The are various reasons why bitcoin (and to a lesser extent, other algorithmic currencies) are quickly capturing an increasing share of international flows: the US and the EU printed large amounts of money after the financial crisis, and because of nationalistic sentiment, now they are not in the mood for running large trade deficits to support the rise of the South and Asia Pacific; programmatic money is a superior settlement mechanism; volatility does not matter if the currency is only used as medium of exchange.