Until recently, real estate with a small footprint – one-to-four-family homes as well as small retail, office, and industrial buildings – were generally within the purview of small investors who invested locally. Today, because of technological advances, these owner-occupants and investors...

Since blockchain technology supports digitally-native money, the centralized chokepoints that governments have traditionally targeted to regulate commerce no longer apply to our (digital) property. However, competent regulation furthers basic public policy goals and should enable responsible...

Blockchain-based smart contracts can potentially replace certain traditional contracts through decentralized enforcement and reduced transaction costs. However, scalability is a key bottleneck hindering their broader application and adoption, often leading to concentrated or exclusive networks....

Lithium-ion battery (LIB) related companies can employ blockchain to record data used to assess the health status of LIBs and thus recycle decommissioned LIBs in an environmentally friendly and economic manner. However, whether blockchain adoption is helpful for the environment and company...

Blockchain technologies have the potential to revolutionize business processes and financial reporting. This study explores how blockchain implementation impacts nonprofessional investor perceptions of transparency and investment decision-making. We conduct an online experiment with 236...

Blockchain mania occurs in response to the quick rise of Bitcoin price in markets with cryptocurrencies circulation. However, Chinese government policies regarding the development of blockchain are inconsistent--block access to the offerings and exchanges of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoins,...

In recent years, blockchain, the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, has emerged as one of the technological innovations with the greatest potential to transform the economy and society. As various European institutions and data protection authorities point out, this...

We examine whether blockchain characteristics such as network size and computing power affect cryptocurrency prices and returns. Consistent with theoretical models, cryptocurrency prices are cointegrated with these two blockchain characteristics. Further, a stochastic discount factor with...