Blockchain Technology and Race in Corporate America
Wulf A. Kaal · 2017
Blockchain technology provides anonymous and secure transactional guarantees through democratized trust and disintermediation. Minorities and disenfranchised communities can benefit from the evolving technology and its anti-discrimination features. The article evaluates how blockchain technology helps minimize discriminatory practices in corporate America and creates a more equal society. Key Words: Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Scientists, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Big Data, Efficiency, Race, Community Development, Minorities, Discrimination, Optimization, Equality JEL Categories: K20, K23, K32, L43, L5, O31, O32 *Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis). The author is grateful for outstanding support from librarians Nicole Kinn and student research assistant Samuel Evans. The author would also like to thank Troy Wilkinson (principal at the Fountainheart Fund in Los Angeles) for helpful suggestions on the underlying causes. A more detailed evaluation of the issues outlined in this paper may follow. 1 Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3071378 Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3071378 Table of Content
Cite: Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain Technology and Race in Corporate America (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3071378. https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.3071378
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