U4 Issue
| 2020
Blockchain as an anti-corruption tool. Case examples and introduction to the technology
How to cite this publication:
Per Aarvik (2020). Blockchain as an anti-corruption tool. Case examples and introduction to the technology. Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2020:7)
The technology behind bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies was supposed to end poverty, eliminate corruption, and provide financial inclusion for all. The very financial institutions it was created to exclude are adopting the technology to increase transactions’ security and reduce costs. Its degree of success is more contextual than related to the technology itself.
