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People don't trust blockchain systems – is regulation a way to help?

  • Written by Kevin Werbach, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Using blockchain technology can feel like falling and hoping someone will catch you.Nicoleta Raftu/Shutterstock.com

Blockchain technology isn’t as widely used as it could be, largely because blockchain users don’t trust each other, as research shows. Business leaders and regular people are also slow to adopt blockchain-based systems...

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