Bitcoin introduced delegation of control over a monetary system from a select few to all who
participate in that system. This delegation is known as the decentralization of controlling …

Blockchain has been increasingly used as a component to enable decentralisation in
software architecture for a variety of applications. Blockchain governance has received …

As blockchain platforms are becoming increasingly noticeable in financial services and
beyond, questions arise regarding their suitability to compete with or replace existing …

The goal of the paper is to provide a vague summary of currently existing blockchain use
cases in the information technology industry. Respective use cases have been examined in …

Decentralisation as a concept is attracting a lot of interest, not least with the rise of
decentralised and distributed techno-social systems like Bitcoin, and distributed ledgers …

Blockchain systems allow for securely kee** shared records of transactions in a
decentralised way. This is enabled by algorithms called consensus mechanisms. Proof-of …

I analyze cryptocurrency ecosystems with Elinor Ostrom's meta-framework for self-
governance. I conclude that Bitcoin falls short in its self-governing ambitions, while …

Cryptocurrencies often tend to maintain a publically accessible ledger of all transactions.
This open nature of the transactional ledger allows us to gain macroeconomic insight into …

Novel blockchain technology provides the infrastructure layer for the creation of
decentralized appli-cations. A rapidly growing ecosystem of applications is built around …

Research by political economists typically highlights policymakers, regulators, economists
and consultants as the makers of economies. This paper foregrounds a different actor …