About the Journal

BitCurrency: A Journal of Digital Value and Money Services is the official academic publication of the Federal Money Services Business Association (FedMSB). Launched in August, 2025, the journal publishes peer-reviewed research, policy analyses, and theoretical papers that explore the rapidly evolving landscape of digital financial systems.

Published quarterly—on February, May, August, and November—BitCurrency offers a dedicated forum for contributions in the following areas:

  1. Digital assets and value transfer infrastructure

  2. Blockchain technologies and cross-sector use cases

  3. Emerging FinTech applications beyond blockchain

  4. Regulatory frameworks and global compliance in digital finance

  5. Decentralized finance (DeFi): protocols, risks, and governance

  6. Money Services Business (MSB) ecosystems and innovations

All submissions undergo a double-blind peer review process to ensure academic rigor, originality, and relevance to the field.

BitCurrency operates on a subscription-based access model. Full-text articles are available exclusively to registered and subscribed readers. This approach ensures editorial independence, supports long-term sustainability, and avoids reliance on advertising or institutional subsidies.

The journal welcomes high-quality submissions from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers at the forefront of financial innovation and technology.

BitCurrency serves a strategically diverse and global readership spanning government, academia, financial regulation, industry leadership, and policy innovation.

Its core readership includes:

  • U.S. federal institutions, including Congress, the Federal Reserve, the Department of the Treasury, the SEC, the CFTC, FinCEN, the OCC, and presidential advisory councils (e.g., the National Economic Council, Council of Economic Advisers, and the Office of Science and Technology Policy)

  • State-level financial regulators across all 50 U.S. states, including the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Money Transmitter Regulators Association (MTRA)

  • Global policymakers from ministries of finance and central banks in jurisdictions such as the European Union, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and others

  • Major international organizations, including the IMF, World Bank, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), United Nations, FATF, IOSCO, and SWIFT

  • Top academic libraries, including institutions within the U.S. News Top 100, as well as public research libraries and national archives

  • Leading think tanks and policy research institutes focused on digital finance, international regulation, and financial innovation

  • Academic researchers, FinTech innovators, and compliance professionals working on digital value systems, decentralized finance (DeFi), anti-money laundering (AML), and regulatory technology (RegTech)

  • Senior executives, strategic advisors, and innovation leads from financial institutions, payment networks, digital asset firms, infrastructure providers, and regulatory technology companies

This expansive and cross-sector readership reflects BitCurrency’s mission to foster informed dialogue, interdisciplinary exchange, and forward-looking leadership at the intersection of technology, regulation, and finance.