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What We’ve Learned So Far About Blockchain for Business
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What We’ve Learned So Far About Blockchain for Business

by Mary Lacity, Remko Van Hoek
February 2021
Beginner to intermediate
9 pages
24m
English
MIT Sloan Management Review
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What We’ve Learned So Far About Blockchain for Business

The biggest challenge to companies creating blockchain apps isn’t the technology — it’s successfully collaborating with ecosystem partners.

The Research

  • The authors’ research into first-generation blockchain-enabled applications discussed in this article included interviews and workshops with member firms at the Blockchain Center of Excellence (BCoE) at the University of Arkansas.
  • The authors studied over a dozen live blockchain applications including TradeLens, the IBM Food Trust, the Grass Roots Farmer Cooperative, We.Trade, KoreConX, MediLedger, Santander (bond issuance and settlement), SmartResume, WineChain, ANSAcheck, Rapid Medical ...
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ISBN: 53863MIT62310