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Techruption Consortium Blockchain – what it takes to run a blockchain together

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2018

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European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET)

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This paper presents initial results of the Techruption Consortium Blockchain experiment. The purpose of the experiment is to learn what it takes to run a permissioned consortium blockchain infrastructure together, not only from a technical perspective, but also governance and business model. The experiment turned out to be surprisingly complex, running into buggy open-source software, extensive firewall and connectivity issues, a complex legal context, a plethora of governance issues, many business model alternatives, and an ever-present human resource limitation. Based on our experiences, we conclude that instead of developing dedicated technical infrastructure, governance and business models for each blockchain application individually, there is a need for a shared blockchain infrastructure with basic governance and business models to spur further innovation in blockchain applications and enabling technologies.

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van Deventer, Oskar; Berkers, Frank; Vos, Mischa; Zandee, André; Vreuls, Tom; van Piggelen, Laurens; Blom, Alexander; Heeringa, Bas; Akdim, Saïd; van Helvoort, Paul; van de Weem, Leon; van de Ruit, Douwe (2018): Techruption Consortium Blockchain – what it takes to run a blockchain together. Proceedings of 1st ERCIM Blockchain Workshop 2018. DOI: 10.18420/blockchain2018_06. European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies (EUSSET). PISSN: 2510-2591. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 8 - 9 May 2018

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