Blockchain's Treacherous Vocabulary: One More Challenge for Regulators
Year: 2017
Type: preprint
Abstract: This paper explores the muddled, contested, and fluid vocabulary around blockchain technology, and the difficulties the problematic vocabulary raises for regulators and others seeking to understand and evaluate the technology. Failure to fully understand the technology can lead to inappropriate adoption of the technology in critical systems and flawed regulatory decisions. The paper recommends a detailed critical approach for regulators and others to take to fight through the vocabulary barriers.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Angela Walch
Institutions: St. Mary's University, Texas, Saint Mary's University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2901222307