A Systematic Literature Review on Blockchain Governance

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL A Systematic Literature Review on Blockchain Governance 69 Pages Posted: 9 Dec 2021 See all articles by Yue LiuYue LiuUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)Qinghua LuGovernment of the Commonwealth of Australia - Data61Liming ZhuGovernment of the Commonwealth of Australia - Data61Hye-Young Paikaffiliation not provided to SSRNMark StaplesCSIRO Data61; University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Computer Science & Engineering Abstract Blockchain has been increasingly used as a software component to enable decentralisation in software architecture for a variety of applications. Blockchain governance has received considerable attention to ensure the safe and appropriate use and evolution of blockchain, especially after the Ethereum DAO attack in 2016. However, there are no systematic efforts to analyse existing governance solutions. To understand the state-of-the-art of blockchain governance, we conducted a systematic literature review with 35 primary studies. The extracted data from primary studies are synthesised to answer identified research questions. The study results reveal several major findings: 1) governance can improve the adaptability and upgradability of blockchain, whilst the current studies neglect broader ethical responsibilities as the objectives of blockchain governance; 2) governance is along with the development process of a blockchain platform, while ecosystem-level governance process is missing, and; 3) the responsibilities and capabilities of blockchain stakeholders are briefly discussed, whilst the decision rights, accountability, and incentives of blockchain stakeholders are still under studied. We provide actionable guidelines for academia and practitioners to use throughout the lifecycle of blockchain, and identify future trends to support researchers in this area. Keywords: Blockchain, governance, systematic literature review, SLR, distributed ledger technology, DLT Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Liu, Yue and Lu, Qinghua and Zhu, Liming and Paik, Hye-Young and Staples, Mark, A Systematic Literature Review on Blockchain Governance. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3981282 Yue Liu (Contact Author) University of New South Wales (UNSW) ( email ) KensingtonHigh StSydney, NSW 2052Australia Qinghua Lu Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Data61 ( email ) BrisbaneAustralia Liming Zhu Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Data61 ( email ) BrisbaneAustralia Hye-Young Paik affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email ) No Address Available Mark Staples CSIRO Data61 Eveleigh, NSW 2015Australia University of New South Wales (UNSW) - School of Computer Science & Engineering ( email ) High StKensington, NSW 2052Australia Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place job opening Paper statistics Downloads 1 Abstract Views 2 PlumX Metrics Related eJournals Legal Perspectives in Information Systems eJournal Follow Legal Perspectives in Information Systems eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 1,965 PAPERS 5,372 Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo5 in 0.212 seconds