...Yutong Sun; Shangrong Jiang Purpose Blockchain technology is widely regarded as a disruptive innovation, yet the environmental impact of blockchain mining, particularly greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has raised serious concerns. Existing research lacks systematic theoretical guidance on how...

... proposes a technical categorization framework that classifies cryptocurrencies based on their underlying blockchain infrastructure or smart contract functionalities. Design/methodology/approach The authors designed the categories and classify the top 100 market cap cryptocurrencies with them...

...Xiaxia Niu; Xiangzhu Li; Wenqi Yin; Jun Wu; Ernesto Del Rosario Santibanez Gonzalez Purpose Blockchain technology (BT) plays an important role in enhancing operational efficiency and consumer trust within the agricultural supply chain (ASC). The purpose of this paper is to investigate how risk...

... and an outlook on future research. NFTs offer a new form of registration based on blockchain technology, allowing digital assets to be exchanged with guarantees of ownership and originality (Vega and Camarero, 2024). The integration of NFTs into branding strategies enables a range of novel and disruptive...

...Xing Fang; Yuansheng Jiang Purpose This paper aims to address the gaps in current research by exploring how blockchain technology influences corporate green innovation. Design/methodology/approach This study investigates the potential of blockchain technology to stimulate the green innovation...

...Lu Wang; Jun Zhang; Jian Li; Huayi Yu; Jun Li Purpose This study aims to provide a series of drivers that prompt the blockchain technology (BT) adoption decisions in circular supply chain finance (SCF) and also assesses their degrees of influence and interrelationships, which leads...

...Subhodeep Mukherjee; Manish Mohan Baral; B. Latha Lavanya; Ramji Nagariya; Bharat Singh Patel; Venkataiah Chittipaka Purpose Blockchain can track the material from the manufacturer to the end customers. Therefore, it can ensure the product's authenticity, transparency and trust in the retail...

...Renqiang Xie; Wende Zhang Purpose This paper aims to propose a system dynamics model of blockchain online community knowledge sharing, with the following goals: to reveal the internal mechanism of blockchain technology on community knowledge sharing; to show the impact of blockchain technology...

...Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi Purpose The blockchain technology is based on distributed ledger. Many stakeholders, such as developers, entrepreneurs and technology lovers, consider the blockchain as an economic and business re-creation that is faced with numerous challenges in its application...

...Francesca Dal Mas; Grazia Dicuonzo; Maurizio Massaro; Vittorio Dell'Atti Purpose The objective of this study is to deepen how blockchain technology through smart contracts can support the development of sustainable business models (SBMs). Particularly, the authors aim to determine the key elements...

...Riccardo Tiscini; Silvia Testarmata; Mirella Ciaburri; Emanuele Ferrari Purpose The purpose of this paper is to strive to close the current research gap pertaining to potential implications of the blockchain (BC) for sustainable business models (SBMs) in the agri-food industry. Design...