Abstract: Information Systems (IS) scholars have made significant contributions to blockchain knowledge since blockchain technologies were first implemented in 2009 with the launch of Bitcoin. The overarching espoused aim of blockchain technologies is the decentralization of power over the Internet. Peer-to-peer payments were the first applications, followed by platforms for decentralized applications, decentralized autonomous organizations, and, more recently, self-sovereign identity, decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens, and metaverses. JIT invited Mary Lacity, director of the Blockchain Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas, to provide an overview of the major innovations, explain how early enterprise adopters are using these innovations, and where these technologies might be headed. This paper, formatted as a conversation, hopes to inspire more IS scholars to engage in this rapidly evolving area.

摘要：自 2009 年随着比特币的推出而首次实施区块链技术以来，信息系统（IS）学者对区块链知识做出了重大贡献。区块链技术的首要目标是在互联网上分散权力。点对点支付是第一个应用程序，其次是去中心化应用程序平台、去中心化自治组织，以及最近的自我主权身份、去中心化金融、不可替代代币和元界。JIT 邀请了阿肯色大学区块链卓越中心主任 Mary Lacity 概述主要创新，解释早期企业采用者如何使用这些创新，以及这些技术可能走向何方。这篇论文，格式为对话，