Criptomoeda, Bitcoin e Blockchain. Estudo Bibliométrico da produção científica nacional a partir de terminologias financeiras atuais

Abstract

The year is 2022 and it is simple to observe the emergence, growth and development of so-called digital currencies at the national and international level. Terms such as cryptocurrency, bitcoin and blockchain are expressed in the most diverse media and there is a need to study them. This study aimed to analyze the profile of Brazilian scientific publications with the theme of current financial terminologies, exposed through the journal capes in the period from 2014 to 2022. The main theoretical constructs used in the literature review were the financial market, currency, cryptocurrency, bitcoin and blockchain. Methodologically, there is a descriptive research with a mixed approach and the application of a bibliometric study. From a final sample containing 30 articles, it can be seen that: 2019 was the year with the highest number of publications (11 articles), the Brazilian public policy journal was the most present in the sample (6 articles), characteristics interdisciplinary and law are predominantly found for both journals and articles, articles in the area are mostly bibliographic and with a qualitative approach and the main keywords found are “cryptocurrency”, “bitcoin” and “blockchain”.