This paper gives an overview of consumer fears associated with the introduction of RFID technology. It analyzes the motivation and technical viability of these fears and derives suggestions for privacy-friendly technology design. The analysis shows that all consumer fears currently debated are...

Purpose: Decentralized, blockchain-based equity crowdfunding has potential to close the equity-funding gap faced by startups. The present paper investigates the driving forces of equity crowdfunding and the impact of the blockchain.Design: In a two-round, expert-based Delphi survey, ten...

Bitcoin is a digital monetary system that functions without any central authority and pre-assumed identities among participants. Contrary to a popular belief, Bitcoin is not inherently anonymous or secure. In this article, we survey security and privacy risks in Bitcoin and related...