• Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.111-121
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• 2021

This study aims to provide implications for future research on cryptocurrency through examining domestic research trends in cryptocurrency. As a result of the study, domestic research on cryptocurrency has been in full swing since 2018, but research is still lacking, with a total of 30 academic papers and 14 dissertations. By detailed topic, research on legal, taxation and market aspects is relatively more than research on acceptance. In this study, research on legal, taxation, crime, market, and acceptance, which are classified as research topics, will have academic value, and future research on virtual currency needs to be actively conducted.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• v.7 no.8
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• pp.695-704
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• 2020

Bitcoin and other prominent cryptocurrencies have gained much attention since the last several years. Globally known as digital coin and virtual currency, this cryptocurrency is gained and traded within the blockchain system. The blockchain technology adopted in using the cryptocurrency has raised the eyebrows within the banking sector, government, stakeholders and individual investors. The rise of the cryptocurrency within this decade since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009 has taken the market by storm. Cryptocurrency is anticipated as the future currency that might replace the current paper currency worldwide. Even though the interest has caught the attention of users, many are not aware of its opportunities, drawbacks and challenges for the future. Researches on cryptocurrencies are still lacking and still at its infancy stage. In providing substantial guide and view to the academic field and users, this paper will discuss the opportunities in the cryptocurrency such as the security of its technology, low transaction cost and high investment return. The originality of this paper is on the discussion within law and regulation, high energy consumption, possibility of crash and bubble, and attacks on network. The future undertakings of cryptocurrency and its application will be systematically reviewed in this paper.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.9
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• pp.360-371
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• 2021

The advent of virtual currencies has heightened interest in the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) issued by the central bank. Recently, central banks in some countries have already decided to issue CBDCs or are in the test phase. This study will be an opportunity to compare public and private perceptions of central banks and explore various issues related to the introduction of CBDCs in the future through analysis methods of big data.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.583-590
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• 2022

With the release of the Bitcoin source in 2009, cryptocurrencies are continuously developing and expanding the market. Recently, new applicability is expanding centered on NFT coin and metaverse payment service. In particular, the Central Cryptocurrency Exchange actively supports relay transactions between cryptocurrencies or between traditional fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies. The cryptocurrency trading market based on such a central exchange encouraged speculative factors of cryptocurrencies, strongly arousing speculation and futility of cryptocurrencies. In addition, the central cryptocurrency exchange induces the centralization of users and virtual assets, thereby hindering the decentralization and security enhancement strategies of the block chain. Therefore, this study describes the current status and problems of centrally controlled centralized cryptocurrency exchanges in service, and presents a distributed cryptocurrency exchange modeling strategy and major issues as a decentralization model of the exchange. This research can strengthen the anonymity, decentralization, and autonomy of cryptocurrency based on blockchain.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.105-111
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• 2023

Recently, research on prediction algorithms using deep learning has been actively conducted. In addition, algorithmic trading (auto-trading) based on predictive power of artificial intelligence is also becoming one of the main investment methods in stock trading field, building its own history. Since the possibility of human error is blocked at source and traded mechanically according to the conditions, it is likely to be more profitable than humans in the long run. In particular, for the virtual currency market at least for now, unlike stocks, it is not possible to evaluate the intrinsic value of each cryptocurrencies. So it is far effective to approach them with technical analysis and cryptocurrency market might be the field that the performance of algorithmic trading can be maximized. Currently, the most commonly used artificial intelligence method for financial time series data analysis and forecasting is Long short-term memory(LSTM). However, even t4he LSTM also has deficiencies which constrain its widespread use. Therefore, many improvements are needed in the design of forecasting and investment algorithms in order to increase its utilization in actual investment situations. Meanwhile, Prophet, an artificial intelligence algorithm developed by Facebook (META) in 2017, is used to predict stock and cryptocurrency prices with high prediction accuracy. In particular, it is evaluated that Prophet predicts the price of virtual currencies better than that of stocks. In this study, we aim to show Prophet's virtual currency price prediction accuracy is higher than existing deep learning-based time series prediction method. In addition, we execute mock investment with Prophet predicted value. Evaluating the final value at the end of the investment, most of tested coins exceeded the initial investment recording a positive profit. In future research, we continue to test other coins to determine whether there is a significant difference in the predictive power by coin and therefore can establish investment strategies.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.64-69
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• 2024

Blockchain is a decentralized network in which data blocks are linked. Through a decentralized peer-to-peer network, users can create shared databases, resulting in a trustworthy and aggregated database known as a blockchain that enhances reliability and security. The distributed nature of the blockchain enables data to be stored on multiple nodes, eliminating the need for a central server or platform. This disintermediation significantly reduces the transaction and administrative costs. The blockchain is particularly valuable in applications where reliability and stability are critical because it establishes an open database that ensures data integrity, making it virtually impossible to tamper with or falsify data. This study explores the diverse applications of the blockchain technology in virtual assets, such as cryptocurrency, decentralized finance, central bank digital currency, nonfungible tokens, and metaverses. In addition, it analyzes the potential prospects and developments driven by these innovative technologies.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.19 no.8
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• pp.137-145
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• 2018

In this study, we categorized the subjective recognition of 20's young generation about virtual currency into a few meaningful types and analyzed the characteristics of each type using the Qmethodology. For the Qpopulation, we selected a total of 337 samples which were derived from the Internet search, in-depth interviews, and literature survey, chose the final 51 Qstatements, and performed the Q-classification for the 40 P samples of 20's, including university students. Then, we analyzed the results using the PC-QUANL program. From the analysis, we found meaningful differences between each recognition type, and, after classifying the recognition types into four, we named each of them as 'investment-vehicle' type, 'future-technology' type, 'kind of gambling-like plays' type, and 'foamy faddishness' type. We hope that this research result can contribute to follow-up research and social discussion as base materials.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.511-524
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• 1999

This research examines 13 Korean Web sites and 15 foreign Web Sites to explore how companies present apparel products by both layout of graphics and information at the Web sites. The results show that most Web sites display tiny icons next to the item's text description. Clicking on these icons takes the customers to another web page, where the full size photograph of the item appears. The results also revealed that most web sites offer shopping bag function and payment options such as on-line and credit cards. The results indicate that Web sites are constantly evolving and following functions such as virtual dressing room, FAQ, the links, E-Cash payment, currency converter and multilingual sites are becoming standards in the near future.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 2022

As computers can express and utilize information in a semantic dimension different from the real world, humans have opened the door to the digital world and have played a pivotal role in the transformation of the human habitual environment. Using metaverse, it can be possible to predict concepts such as virtual currency, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, which have now become possible for practical systemic visualization. In order to implement the metaverse in the realm of technology, it requires not only a multifaceted discussion on the platform, but also research on an architect that can include the intrinsic complexity of the metaverse. In this paper, we discuss the architecture for an open metaverse platform based on convergence wrapping that can converge various contents into one space, and propose a comprehensive platform design.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.24 no.10
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• pp.1384-1389
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• 2020

Although the fintech industry is developing rapidly around the world, the domestic development situation is rather slow compared to the speed. Therefore, the future development direction can be set by analyzing the current status of the fintech industry in order to suggest the direction of development in the domestic fintech industry. The main services provided by companies belonging to the domestic fintech industry are in the areas of remittance settlement, financial investment, asset management, crowdfunding, P2P finance, overseas remittance, fintech SI, insurtech, virtual currency, security, and authentication. It is divided into. This study identifies the main technologies used in the service and grasps the current domestic status. In addition, it analyzes the distribution of workers by each service. This study is expected to play an important role in the development of the financial industry through technical analysis of fintech companies.