摘要：Dramatic predictions have been made about the potential of Blockchain to revolutionize everything for billions of people around the globe, from worldwidefnancial markets and the distribution of humanitarian assistance to the veryway we recognize human identity. Some dismiss these claims as excessive technology hype by citing flaws in the technology or the robustness of incumbentsolutions and infrastructure. Te reality will likely fall somewhere betweenthese two extremes across multiple sectors. Whereas initial applications ofBlockchain were focused on the fnancial industry, current applications addressa wide array of sectors, with major implications for social impact. Tis paperaims to demonstrate the capacity of Blockchain to create scalable social impactand to identify the elements that need to be addressed to mitigate challenges inits application.
