02034nas a2200337   4500008004100000022001400041245005300055210005300108260004200161300000900203490000600212520110700218653001501325653002101340653002001361653001801381653002901399653001801428653002401446653001401470653001201484653002201496653002201518653002101540653002301561653001701584653002001601653002001621100001801641856003701659       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aAnticipating the Economic Benefits of Blockchain0 aAnticipating the Economic Benefits of Blockchain  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2017  a6-130 v73 aIn this general overview article intended for non-experts, I define blockchain technology and some of the key concepts, and then I elaborate four specific applications that highlight the potential economic benefits of digital ledgers. These applications are digital asset registries, blockchains as leapfrog technology for global financial inclusion, long-tail personalized economic services, and net settlement payment channels. I also highlight key challenges that offset the potential economic benefits of blockchain distributed ledgers, while arguing that the benefits would outweigh the potential risks. The overarching theme is that an increasing amount of everyday operations involving money, assets, and documents could start to be conducted via blockchain-based distributed network ledgers with cryptographic security, and at more granular levels of detail. One economic implication of widespread blockchain adoption is that the institutional structure of society could shift to one that is computationally-based and thus has a diminished need for human-operated brick-and-mortar institutions.10ablockchain10acryptocurrencies10acryptoeconomics10acybersecurity10adigital asset registries10adigital goods10adistributed ledgers10aeconomics10aeWallet10alightning network10along tail markets10apayment channels10aprogrammable money10asmart assets10asmart contracts10astreaming money1 aSwan, Melanie  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/110200745nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245004100055210003800096260004200134300000800176490000600184653001900190653001200209653001500221653001700236653002100253653001400274653001500288653001900303653001300322653002000335653001700355653001000372100001800382700001800400856003700418       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aEditorial: Blockchain (October 2017)0 aEditorial Blockchain October 2017  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2017  a3-50 v710aauthentication10aBitcoin10ablockchain10acryptography10adigital identity10aeconomics10ahealthcare10ainternal audit10aservices10asmart contracts10atransactions10atrust1 aMcPhee, Chris1 aLjutic, Anton  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/110801307nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245010400055210006900159260004200228300001000270490000600280520063300286653001500919653000800934653001000942653002400952653001500976653002000991653001001011100001901021856003701040       2017                        eng d  a1927-032100aSmart Contract Relations in e-Commerce: Legal Implications of Exchanges Conducted on the Blockchain0 aSmart Contract Relations in eCommerce Legal Implications of Exch  aOttawabTalent First Networkc10/2017  a14-210 v73 aMuch of the discussion around blockchain-based smart contracts has focused on whether or not they operate in the same way as legal contracts. However, it is argued that most contracts are social rather than legal in nature and are entered into because the parties trust each other to perform the agreed exchange. Little has been written to address how the blockchain’s trust protocol can enable the kind of social contracting that characterized the way exchanges were conducted before the Internet. This article aims to fill that gap by exploring blockchain-based smart contracts primarily as non-contractual social exchanges.10ablockchain10alaw10alegal10aonline transactions10areputation10asmart contracts10atrust1 aRyan, Philippa  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/1110