Сhina blockchain internationalization opportunities: economic and technological sides

Economic Incentives and Blockchain Security

Much like steam engines and the internet, blockchain has emerged as a disruptive technology and a foundation for tomorrow’s businesses and ecosystem. Blockchains meld technology and economics to provide unprecedented security guarantees. As individuals seek to reduce uncertainties, economic incentives can drive human behavior, and act as the enablers of personal security, either perceived or re...

Opportunities and Risks of Blockchain Technologies

This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 17132 “Opportunities and Risks of Blockchain Technologies”. Blockchain-based applications such as Bitcoin or Ethereum are emerging technologies, but a dramatic increase in industrial and academic interest in the technology is evident. Start-ups and large financial players are working intensely on blockchain-based application...

Analyzing Internationalization, Technological Development and Sustainable Firm Growth

Firms use internationalization to access external resources to exploit technological knowledge or explore new market. However they face the paradox whether to build strong resources commitment to new foreign markets or continue resources allocations in other domains in existing markets. In this paper, we examine how newly listed firms overcome the paradox and initiate international activities a...

Blockchain and Economic Development: Hype vs. Reality

Increasing attention is being paid to the potential of blockchain technology to address long-standing challenges related to economic development. Blockchain proponents argue that it will expand opportunities for exchange and collaboration by reducing reliance on intermediaries and the frictions associated with them. The purpose of this paper is to provide a clear-eyed view of the technology’s p...

Risks and Opportunities for Systems Using Blockchain and Smart Contracts