Various arguments for and against distributed ledger technology (DLT) appear in the media. By analyzing DLT-related online English news articles from 2010 to 2018, first, we use organizing visions to investigate DLT’s history of evolving and expanding. Second, following the Gartner hype cycle stages, we observe how DLT may offer ripe opportunities for future inquiry. We found DLT’s diffusion was characterized by competing arguments. While DLT was initially viewed as somewhat questionable, communities collectively have (re)interpreted it favorably. DLT provides researchers with opportunities warranting further development in the information systems field.

媒体上支持和反对分布式分类帐技术（DLT）的各种论点。首先，通过分析2010年至2018年与DLT相关的在线英语新闻文章，我们使用组织愿景来调查DLT的发展和扩展历史。其次，在Gartner炒作周期阶段之后，我们观察到DLT如何为将来的查询提供成熟的机会。我们发现DLT的传播具有相互竞争的特征。虽然最初将DLT视为有问题，但社区集体对其进行了重新解释。DLT为研究人员提供了确保在信息系统领域进一步发展的机会。