Blockchain and digital finance
Wei Xu, Daning Hu, Karl R. Lang, Jianjun Zhao
Abstract
Blockchain technology and its applications in various business domains have attracted great attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. Finance, which is arguably the most promising and well-known application domain, has been significantly transformed into digital finance by various novel and open technological and business innovations rooted in blockchain technology, such as decentralized finance and cryptocurrency. Digital finance innovations like digital payments, crowdfunding, supply chain finance, and robo-advising have made significant progress. The main goal of this special issue is to deepen and broaden our understanding of the impacts, values, and challenges brought by blockchain technology and digital finance.