CRYPTOCURRENCIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

The digital age has changed the way we communicate, work, learn and even spend our free time.Devices such as smartphones, computers or tablets have become indispensable, and access to information is now faster and easier than ever.In the context of the digital age, the purpose of this research paper is to carry out a bibliometric analysis based on a number of 2,454 scientific papers identified in the Web of Science (WoS) database.The first objective is to identify the concept of cryptocurrencies in the specialized literature by carrying out a brief literature review, and the second objective is to carry out the actual bibliometric analysis on the same topic.The results obtained consist in developing a research agenda, which captures the stages of evolution and consolidation of the concept of cryptocurrencies in the specialized literature.