Rather than compete directly with Zelle and other peer-to-peer payment networks, the recently launched CHUCK network plans to position itself as a P2P network that eases money transfers for users, ...

In the introduction, Bitcoin emerges as a trailblazer in decentralized digital currencies, functioning on a peer-to-peer (P2P) network that facilitates direct transactions devoid of intermediaries.

Peer-to-peer networking has caused a dramatic increase in Internet traffic. Today, the major P2P user is the consumer, and the major application is media file sharing. Music, movies and the like now ...