Toward a Formal Scholarly Understanding of Blockchain-Mediated Decentralization: A Systematic Review and a Framework

This work analyses blockchain-mediated decentralization based on a systematic review of the scholarly understanding of the term ‘decentralization’ across multiple disciplines from computer to political sciences, examining how its various meanings are reflected in popular discourse on blockchains and...

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Main Authors: Michał R. Hoffman, Luis-Daniel Ibáñez, Elena Simperl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Blockchain
Subjects:
P2P
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbloc.2020.00035/full