Betty B. Ackah is a PhD candidate in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser
University. Her current research is on the social construction of blockchain technologies …

This commentary considers the challenges and trade-offs in using blockchain as the
facilitating digital infrastructure for degrowth projects. A blockchain is simply a distributed …

In this commentary, we explore how blockchain is being leveraged to address the
fundamental problems with market-based forest protection globally. In doing so, we consider …

This article presents an annotated portfolio of projects that seek to understand and
communicate the social and societal implications of blockchains, DLTs and smart contracts …

Money has been a polarising and unresolved socio-economic issue for more than 300
years. In this article, we explore how the state became increasingly involved in money and …

The financial crisis of 2008 resulted, among other, on a popular awareness that the
monetary system was not working for the interest of the many. The blockchain technology …

This thesis explores to what extent blockchain technology and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
impact, challenge, or support the themes of collaboration and partnership, ideas that cut …

The article examines the rapidly developing area of blockchain finance as a potential
opportunity for new creative ventures to obtain external investment funding and generate …

This paper conceptualizes 'creative transactions'–payment for creative work–as a rich site for
the study, design and innovation of new financial technologies, and 'special digital monies' …

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24/7-Online-Lebens und scheinbar abhängig von großen Plattformen finden wir nicht mehr …