The central theme of this paper is that the development of a technology that is predicted to have a major impact on the way we transact with each other should be a matter where the needs of society at large are taken into account. Where the technology is one that emerges from the domain of the Internet, inclusivity becomes even more acute in order to avoid widening the already existing gap in reaping the “digital dividend.” With blockchain, the obligation could even be seen as a moral one, as blockchain is said to have the potential to negate the scope for the abuse of trust by states and institutions. This could be a game changer in areas such as public procurement and the conduct of elections where abuse can lead to the denial of essential resources and a concomitant loss of life, or to conflict and mass killings. Blockchain presents an opportunity for the Internet development community to claim a degree of recognition in the human rights realm by aiding civil intervention in areas where military intervention has been deemed inappropriate.

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区块链、更大的利益以及人权和公民权利

本文的中心主题是，一项预计会对我们彼此交易的方式产生重大影响的技术的发展应该是一个考虑到整个社会需求的问题。在技​​术是从互联网领域出现的技术时，包容性变得更加尖锐，以避免扩大在收获“数字红利”方面已经存在的差距。对于区块链，这项义务甚至可以被视为一种道德义务，因为据说区块链有可能否定国家和机构滥用信任的范围。这可能会改变公共采购和选举等领域的游戏规则，在这些领域，滥用可能导致剥夺基本资源和随之而来的生命损失，或导致冲突和大规模杀戮。