The rise of blockchain technology has sparked interest in decentralized identity
management (DIdM). However, DIdM's interdisciplinary nature has led to a fragmented …

Blockchain systems come with a promise of decentralization that, more often than not,
stumbles on a roadblock when key decisions about modifying the software codebase need …

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 …

Generative AI models perturb the foundations of effective human communication. They
present new challenges to contextual confidence, disrupting participants' ability to identify …

Anonymity is an important principle online. However, malicious actors have long used
misleading identities to conduct fraud, spread disinformation, and carry out other deceptive …

As perhaps the most consequential technology of our time, Generative Foundation Models
(GFMs) present unprecedented challenges for democratic institutions. By allowing deception …

Accountability refers to a relationship of responsibility, answerability, and enforceability
between individuals and groups. In contrast to traditional institutions that rely on …

“The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that's required to make it work,”
wrote pseudonymous Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto in an early forum post announcing …

While the physical lives of many of us are in democracies (one person, one vote-eg, the EU
and the US), our digital lives are mostly in autocracies (one person, all votes-eg, Facebook) …

Decentralized reputation schemes present a promising area of experimentation in
blockchain applications. These solutions aim to overcome the shortcomings of simple …