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WHAT DRIVES CRYPTOCURRENCY ACCEPTANCE EVIDENCE FROM PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).07      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).07      Published : Mar 1

What Drives Cryptocurrency Acceptance? Evidence from Pakistan

Abstract

    In this study, the proposed model of acceptance factors of cryptocurrencies was analyzed to recognize user behavioral intention by using; web quality, facilitating conditions, perceived risk, e-WOM, and perceived ease of use with the mediating role of the trust factor. An efficient and effective better arrangement of understanding this unique virtual delusion of the use of cryptocurrencies has become an essential part of the virtual world for each stakeholder. So many deliberations on the regulatory frameworks of cryptocurrencies have taken place among government regulators, financial advisors, tax consultants, politicians, thinkers, economists, and lawmakers, but there is inconclusive evidence on legislation in Pakistan.

    Trust, Web Quality, Perceived Risk, Perceived Ease of Use, e-WOM

    (1) Khurram Ashfaq
    Assistant Professor, College of Commerce, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Hafiz Tassawer Nadeem
    College of Commerce, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Farhan Iftikhar
    College of Commerce, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Ashfaq, Khurram, Hafiz Tassawer Nadeem, and Farhan Iftikhar. "What Drives Cryptocurrency Acceptance? Evidence from Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. I (2023): 79-86. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-I).07