Opportunities and challenges of blockchain for multi-sided platforms
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Blockchain; Blockchain platform; Decentralized governance; Multi-sided platform; Network effects; Platform governance;All these keywords.
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- M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management
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