The most encouraging benefit of blockchain technology is the incentive it creates for participants to work honestly where rules apply equally to all.

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Blockchain first emerged in the wake of the global financial crisis as a means of recording transactions independent of governments and banks. But these pioneering digital ledgers could soon be used for everything from birth certificates to authenticating diamonds.

Distributed ledger and blockchain technology promise to have far-reaching implications for global trade and supply chains. However, the extent to which this new technology realizes its potential depends upon how well supply chain actors steward this development. To that end, the World Economic Forum has convened a multi-stakeholder community to design a framework to guide decision-making ...

The Forum’s Mining and Metals Blockchain initiative has released a unique proof of concept to trace emissions across the value chain using the blockchain

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Circle (NYSE: CRCL) is a global, internet financial platform company powering the foundation of an open, borderless, and programmable economy. Circle connects financial institutions, enterprises, and developers to the next generation of the internet financial system through digital assets such as USDC, Circle Payments Network for global money movement, and Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain ...

The World Economic Forum's Platform for Shaping the Future of Blockchain and Digital Assets ensures equity, interoperability, transparency, and trust in the governance of this technology for everyone in society to benefit from blockchain’s transformative potential.

As blockchain and digital assets continue to grow in 2026, these trends are shaping the foundation for a more efficient, inclusive and transparent global economy.

This report outlines a set of principles for developing blockchain applications for the environment, and identifies the need for global platforms to incubate a responsible blockchain ecosystem.