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{{Draft|author=MBauwens|date=2026-02-02}}
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'''Public Blockchains''' are distributed ledger systems that are open to anyone to participate in, read, and write to, embodying principles of transparency, accessibility, and decentralization.
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== Characteristics ==
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The Crypto Law Review explains the political and economic dimensions:
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"To see the enormous political and economic power bound up in blockchain's public qualities and postures, let's examine (1) why public matters, (2) how public sensibilities are expressed colloquially by different blockchain communities, (3) how establishment actors and crypto natives often neglect and downplay blockchain's inherently public qualities, (4) how and why global blockchain communities need to safeguard and expand their conceptions of the public."
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</blockquote>
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== The Question of "Public" ==
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The article examines how the term "public" in public blockchains carries significant political and economic implications, moving from mere technical openness to considerations of the public good (pro bono publico).
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== See Also ==
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* [[Blockchain]]
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* [[Decentralization]]
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* [[Cryptocurrency]]
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* [[Commons]]
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== Source ==
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* [https://medium.com/cryptolawreview/how-public-are-global-public-blockchains-cabd7b35660f "How 'Public' are Global Public Blockchains?" - Crypto Law Review]
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[[Category:Blockchain]]
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[[Category:Decentralization]]
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[[Category:Technology]]
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[[Category:Commons]]
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