Blockchain Technology for Good
Kaal · 2020
The evolution of blockchain technology as a foundational and transformational technology helps solve critical societal problems. Blockchain technology enables sustainability focused blockchain initiatives to achieve their social and public welfare objectives. Using a dataset of sustainability focused blockchain initiatives, blockchain startups, and established businesses, the article evaluates the core transformational features of blockchain technology and their impact on humanity. Key Words: Sustainability, Environment, Social Good, Social Justice, Society, Social Causes, Assets, Blockchain, Startup, Decentralized Commerce, Reputation Verification, Emerging Technology, Crypto Economics, Token Models, Incentive Design, Tokens, Equity, Distributed Ledger Technology, Blockchain Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Learning, Big Data, JEL Categories: K20, K23, K32, L43, L5, O31, O3 * Professor of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minneapolis, USA). The author is grateful for outstanding research assistance from Thomas Berg and Hayley Howe. 0 Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3709041
Cite: Kaal, Blockchain Technology for Good (2020). SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3709041
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