The limits of trust-free systems: A literature review on blockchain technology and trust in the sharing economy

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Highlights:

• Summary of literature on trust in the context of blockchain and the sharing economy.

• Conceptualizations of trust differ substantially between the contexts.

• Blockchain technology is to some degree able to replace trust in platform providers.

• The notion of trust-free systems depends on the development of trusted interfaces.

摘要

•Summary of literature on trust in the context of blockchain and the sharing economy.•Conceptualizations of trust differ substantially between the contexts.•Blockchain technology is to some degree able to replace trust in platform providers.•The notion of trust-free systems depends on the development of trusted interfaces.

论文关键词:Blockchain,Sharing economy,Trust,Trust-free system,Literature review

论文评审过程:Received 4 September 2017, Revised 30 January 2018, Accepted 6 March 2018, Available online 13 March 2018, Version of Record 30 March 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2018.03.005