Blockchain technology was created as a response to the trust crisis that swept the world in
the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin and other blockchain-based systems were …

In this paper, we discuss a fundamental question: What is the nature of trust in the
blockchain context? Thereby, we critically examine widely-held assumptions on blockchain …

Blockchain is a disruptive technology that revolutionizes traditional business models and
revamps relationships between financial transaction counterparties. While the volume of …

Blockchain technology is expected to be an enabler of 'trust-free economic transactions',
which implies a frictionless economy without uncertainty and risks. Looking at current use …

How the blockchain—a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust—can become
trustworthy The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative …

The dot-com bubble of the 1990s is popularly viewed as a period of crazy excess that ended
with hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth being destroyed. What's less often discussed is …

Trust can best be understood as a relational attribute between (1) a social actor and other
actor (s)(interpersonal trust) and/or (2) actors and institutions (institutional or systemic trust) …

This paper is placed in the context of a growing number of social and political critiques of
blockchain technologies. We focus on the supposed potential of blockchain technologies to …

The blockchain could be the most consequential development in information technology
since the Internet. Created to support the Bitcoin digital currency, the blockchain is actually …

The invention of Bitcoin in 2008 as a new type of electronic cash has arguably been one of
the most radical financial innovations in the last decade. Recently, developer communities of …