Blockchain – more resources
Blockchain can be a major driver and asset in the development of smart sustainable cities. With the growing possibilities of its many applications across a vast number of fields, blockchain can create new level of ease and security for communication and transactions in a smart sustainable city environment. This page comprises the latest information and literature on the topic of blockchain for smart sustainable cities, countries and industries.
Publications

2024
- EU Blockchain Ecosystem Developments 3 – European Commission
- Capturing the multitrillion-dollar Digital Asset market – Roland Berger
- Draft Technical Standards specifying certain requirements of the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) – European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)
- Innovative Applications of Blockchain – Capgemini & OASIS Pro
- A Risk and Control Framework for Digital Financial Assets – Boston Consulting Group
- Decentralised Finance Current Landscape and Regulatory Developments – Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research
- Demystifying Tokenisation: Embracing the Future – World Federation of Exchanges
2023
- Evolution of Non-Fungible Tokens – WEF and Bain
- Decentralized Identifier (DID) – World Bank
- Stablecoin technology and related security considerations – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- What is Web3? – McKinsey
- IMF-FSB Synthesis Paper: Policies for Crypto-Assets – Financial Stability Board & International Monetary Fund
- International Survey of Web3 Adoption – Coinbase Institute
- A legal Framework for the digital euro:- An assessment of the ECB’s first three progress reports – European Parliament
- Managing Risk for the Next Wave of Digital Currencies – Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
- DAOs for Impact – WEF
- Blockchain Engineering Playbook – Blockchain Engineering Program
- Everything You Wanted to Know About NFTs – A Beginner’s Guide – Akash Agrawal
- Playbook: Tokenization of Aviation Assets – Hybrid Finance Blockchain (HYFI)
- Infrastructure Tokenization: Does Blockchain Have a Role in the Financing of Infrastructure? – World Bank
- Web3 Innovation and Development White Paper – Beijing’s municipal government
- Blockchain technology for the energy sector – Powerledger & GBBC
- Crypto-assets and decentralised finance: Systemic implications and policy options – European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
- The uncertain regulatory status of NFTs – The Tokenizer
- Ethereum Merge Trend Report – EUBlockchain
- Digital asset management review – CCData
- Digital assets: non-fungible tokens – UK Finance & CMS
- Decentralized Autonomous Organization Toolkit – WEF, the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project
- Deployment of distributed ledger and decentralized technology for transition to smart industries – Springer
- Empowering trusted data sharing for data analytics in a federated environment: A blockchain-based approach – Frontiers
- Democratizing effects of digital ledger technologies: Implications for economic mobility – Frontiers
2022
- The Book of Jargon: Blockchain, Crypto & Web3 – Latham & Watkins
- Data-Driven Company Registry: Guidance Note – World Bank
- Decrypting financial stability risks in crypto-asset markets – European Central Bank
- The Future of Distributed Ledger Technology in Capital Markets – J.P. Morgan & BCG
- Web3 for 2030 – UNDP
- Top Blockchain Use Cases For Enterprises – Rejolut
- Top 30 NFT Use Cases For Enterprises – Rejolut
- 2022 in Crypto &Web3 – Web studios & Block Stories
- Explaining public officials opinions on blockchain adoption: a vignette experiment – Oxford University Press
- Zero trust in edge computing environment: a blockchain based practical scheme – Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
- 2022 Digital Asset Outlook – The Block research
- Follow the (digital) money: A federal guide to the power of analytics in the digital asset economy– Accenture Federal Services
- Blockchain fundamentals – ACS
- Bitcoin: Knowledge and Perceptions – Block, Inc.
- Blockchain Applications in the Automotive Sector– EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- PoW Energy Consumption in the EU – EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- Smart Contracts -EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- Blockchain for Supply Chain Transparency – EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- EUBlockchain trend report– EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- EU Blockchain Ecosystem latest developments – Version2022 – EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- Blockchain Applications in the Energy Sector – EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- Decentralised Finance – EUBlockchain Observatory & Forum
- Blockchain Development Trends 2021/22 – Outlier Ventures
- A Survey on Blockchain Technology and its security – Elsevier
2021
2020
- Deloitte’s 2020 Global Blockchain Survey – Deloitte
- BlockSIEM: Protecting Smart City Services through a Blockchain-based and Distributed SIEM – MDPI
- Blockchain Platform as a Service Getting Traction in Europe: A Deep Dive on Leading BPaaS Players – IDC
- Blockchain for smart sustainable cities – U4SSC
- 5 Blockchain Trends for 2020 – Deloitte
- Enterprise Blockchain 2020 – LeadBlock Partners
- Inclusive Deployment of Blockchain for Supply Chains: Part 6 – A Framework for Blockchain Interoperability – WEF
- Climate Crises and Crypto-Colonialism: Conjuring Value on the Blockchain Frontiers of the Global South – Frontier
2019
- The automative sector and blockchain – MHP and Riddle&Code
2018
- Powered by Blockchain – Reimagining electrification in emerging markets – Deloitte (2018)
- How Blockchain technology could change our lives – EU (2018)
- Explainer: What is a blockchain? – MIT Technology Review (2018)
- How secure is blockchain really? – MIT Technology Review (2018)
- In blockchain we trust – MIT Technology Review (2018)
- Blockchain4EU: Blockchain for Industrial Transformations – Publications Office of the European Union (2018)
- A Primer on Blockchain Technology and its Potential for Financial Inclusion – German Development Institute (2018)
- The Future is Decentralized: Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers & the Future of Sustainable Development – UNDP (2018)
- Blockchain in Logistics: Perspectives on the Upcoming Impact of Blockchain Technology and Use Cases for the Logistics Industry – DHL Trend Research (2018)
- Blockchain and Emerging Digital Technologies for Enhancing Post-2020 Climate Markets – World Bank (2018)
- Driving the Sustainability of Production Systems with Fourth Industrial Revolution Innovation – World Economic Forum (2018)
2017
- Blockchain: Unpacking the Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology for Human Development – IDRC (2017)
- The Blockchain (R)evolution – The Swiss Perspective – Deloitte (2017)
- Blockchain and the G20: Building an Inclusive, Transparent and Accountable Digital Economy – Centre for International governance Innovation (2017)
- Blockchain Use Cases for Traceability and Control – Axfoundation (2017)
- Blockchain for Agriculture and Food – Wageningen University and Research (2017)
2016
- Review of “The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism” – University of MinnesotaPress (2016)