
arXiv: 2409.06179
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and controversies associated with blockchain technology. It identifies technical challenges such as scalability, security, privacy, and interoperability, as well as business and adoption challenges, and the social, economic, ethical, and environmental controversies present in current blockchain systems. We argue that responsible blockchain development is key to overcoming these challenges and achieving mass adoption. This paper defines Responsible Blockchain and introduces the STEADI principles (sustainable, transparent, ethical, adaptive, decentralized, and inclusive) for responsible blockchain development. Additionally, it presents the Actor-Network Theory-based Responsible Development Methodology (ANT-RDM) for blockchains, which includes the steps of problematization, interessement, enrollment, and mobilization.
19 pages, 1 figure, journal publication
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing, Computer Science - Multiagent Systems, Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC), 93A16, Cryptography and Security (cs.CR), K.6, Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
FOS: Computer and information sciences, Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Computer Science - Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing, Computer Science - Multiagent Systems, Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing (cs.DC), 93A16, Cryptography and Security (cs.CR), K.6, Multiagent Systems (cs.MA)
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