Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World

Research Overview

Author: Christian Keil
Release Date: October 31, 2019

Abstract:

This is the second half of Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World. It explores the broken promises of prominent players in the first ten years of blockchain technology and examines their behavior in terms of their benevolence, competence, and integrity. It also addresses the negative associations that orbit blockchain in the mind of the average, semi-informed observer and outlines a four-step process for rebuilding trust in the blockchain ecosystem.

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