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Blockchain technology: principles and applications

Pilkington, Marc·2016·Research Handbook on Digital Transformations
DOI 10.4337/9781784717766.00019
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This chapter expounds the main principles behind blockchain technology and some of its cutting-edge applications. We first present the core concepts of the blockchain. Secondly, we discuss a definition put forward by Vitalik Buterin, we sketch out the shift toward hybrid solutions, and we sum up the main features of decentralized crypto-ledger platforms. Thirdly, we show why the blockchain is a disruptive and foundational technology, but we expose the potential risks and drawbacks of public distributed ledgers that account for the shift toward hybrid solutions. Finally, we present a non-exhaustive list of important applications, bearing in mind the most recent developments.

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Authors
Pilkington, M.
Affiliations
Laboratoire d'économie de Dijon (FR)
Corresponding author
Pilkington, Marc
ORCID
Pilkington, Marc
Venue
Research Handbook on Digital Transformations
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published
2016-09-30
DOI
10.4337/9781784717766.00019
OpenAlex
W2290426788
Cited by
1,627
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 46 · 2025: 115 · 2024: 178 · 2023: 180 · 2022: 207 · 2021: 219 · 2020: 247 · 2019: 221 · 2018: 147 · 2017: 52 · 2016: 14
FWCI
488.92
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning
  • Social Sciences › Law › Digital Transformation in Law
Keywords
blockchain, distributed ledger technology, public blockchain, blockchain applications, disruptive technologies

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