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    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    2. THE STATE OF ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES WORLDWIDE

    a. What is digital currency?

    b. Categories of digital currency technology

    3. DIGITAL CURRENCY PROSPECTS WORLDWIDE

    4. THE IMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL CURRENCIES

    5. BARRIERS TO DIGITAL CURRENCIES

    6. DRIVERS FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY ADOPTION

    7. THE OPPORTUNITY IN DIGITAL CURRENCIES

    8. THE EVOLUTION OF ALTERNATIVE CURRENCIES

    9. KEY TAKEAWAYS

    10. ABOUT KRISTINA J. YEE

    11. ABOUT GIGAOM RESEARCH

    12. COPYRIGHT

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