"Blockchain Research in Information Systems: Current Trends and an Inclusive Future Research Agenda"

Those who control the code control the rules: How different perspectives of privacy are being written into the code of blockchain systems

“…Blockchain systems have the potential to revolutionise a host of industries and financial markets (Beck and Müller-Bloch, 2017; Chong et al, 2019; Gozman et al, 2019; Risius and Spohrer, 2017; Rossi et al, 2019). The movement away from custodian-controlled, centrally secured data/networks into distributed and decentralised structures is arguably one of the most ‘revolutionary’ aspects of the technology (De Filippi, 2016; De Kruijff and Weigand, 2017; Olnes et al, 2017).…”

“…A variety of communities are attempting to use blockchain to redesign data structures in fields such as finance, politics, supply chain management, identity management, commodities markets, and capital markets, to name a few (Beck et al, 2017; Beck and Müller-Bloch, 2017; Chong et al, 2019; Li et al, 2018). Indeed, blockchain has become a marketing buzzword as effective in the boardroom as it is on the sales floor (Risius and Spohrer, 2017; Rossi et al, 2019; Walsh et al, 2016). Some have even called for the abandonment of the term ‘blockchain’ altogether, in favour of the more neutral ‘distributed ledger technology’ (cf.…”

The uncertain promise of blockchain for government

“…26 Blockchain technology can play various roles in the deployment of public services, but it is not a silver bullet. Many early examples, such as public sector initiatives related to distance voting, tokenised asset transfers, and self-sovereign identity promised dramatic and often disruptive changes to public services that, as this paper discusses, have not yet fully been realised 27 . However, blockchains might also play a smaller role in implementation, such as in the case of the Estonian KSI blockchain, which guarantees the integrity of data assets.…”

“…In the provider role, various government actors provide public services. The public sector is also a big user of other public sector services and data, but this is outside the scope of this report 27. There are use cases in which blockchain implementation might pose specific risks.…”

Initial coin offerings and value creation of token-based blockchain projects

“…While blockchain technology has significant promise to propel the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to change our lives, there is still a lack of theory-driven research on business applications of blockchain technology (Beck et al, 2018;Rossi et al, 2019). Indeed, a comprehensive analysis of the intertwining effects of social factors and technology factors is of great importance to understand how businesses can leverage blockchain technology to create value for their customers and stakeholders.…”