摘要:In the last year, global interest in blockchain technologies and their possibleimpact has permeated the public consciousness. Although much of this earlyattention has focused on the fnancial applications, many are eager to speculateabout the ways blockchain will transform societies, institutions, and the veryworld as we know it. Many of these predictions inspire and galvanize observersand participants alike. However, these tools are very new and still developing,therefore few are addressing the potential and possibilities of blockchain technologies in the near future.