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body##### Abstract There is high acceptance of DLT/ Blockchain technology among different industries. The development and application of this technology enhances the trust between people and businesses. However, its early stage, governance, privacy, interoperability and regulations are topics that, are still unclear for this technology, which represents a limitation for its adoption. This paper highlights the benefits from DLT/Blockchain, analyses the current challenges´ and explains how the application of standards can address the existing challenges. This paper also mentions the most active institutions and associations developing the standards. ##### I. Introduction Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is considered one of the most innovative methods of storing and updating data for individuals and organizations. The application of distributed ledger is not limited to finance and banking, that is why it has received particular attention. Recent studies show that by 2025, 10 % of the global GDP will be represented by blockchain applications (Lima, 2018). This technology operates in areas like supply chain, manufacturing, internet of things, agriculture, pharmaceutical industry, education among others (Deshpande, 2017). But there are existing challenges for this promising technology. DTL and Blockchain have the same conceptual principle. They are decentralized and digitalized log books of records. They are differentiated by an unshared set of certain features. The main distinction is that a blockchain is a type of DLT. Therefore, not all DLTs are Blockchain (BBVA, 2018). A Blockchain technology (BT) based platform is a category of DLT system, but not all DLT applies for BT. Some authors argue that this technology is dynamic and that there is not formal definition. The term DLT and Blockchain are usually interchangeably in the literature. For the purpose of this report we will combine the terms as DLT/ Blockchain. ![intro2.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUyuWCG7rjypNfWwMtufsUxmpbQkzQ8JEf8cfFczfmfqE/intro2.png) Despite the benefits and opportunities of DLT/Blockchain, some experts are questioning the scalability, the immaturity of the technology and the lack of clarity on how it can be governed. Those are some of the challenges for DLT/Blockchain. However, some authors are suggesting that the implementation of standards can solve some of these limitations (Deshpande, 2017). This paper presents the challenges for this technology based on a review of the literature and explains the potential solutions offered by the implementation of standards. The challenges and solutions presented in this paper might not applied to all DLT/Blockchain designs as the landscape of this technology is varied and complex. The analysis of the following points is also based on my findings and the aim is to provide a general overview of the promising technology. ##### II. DLT/ Blockchain challenges The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) conducted a survey among approximately 200 participants from banks, fintech companies and industrial corporates to study the challenges that DLT is facing. The results show that the 4 major concerns are: interoperability, standardization, legal concerns and privacy challenges. The study shows that 86% of the respondents agreed that the integration of the back-office system is a big obstacle. 65% of the participants mentioned that choosing between different DLTs can represent a challenge for the firm. Regarding the adoption of DLT, 42% of the respondents see a promising outcome in the next 5 years. Seen over 10 years, this percentage increased to 73% ( Fadilpašić, 2019). Apparently, the adoption of the technology will depend on the maturity of the technology. RAND Europe studied the potential role of standards in Distributed Ledger Technologies. It was commissioned by the British Standards Institution (BSI). The study took 6 weeks and it was based on stakeholder interviews; the respondents were from the UK DLT/blockchain community. An internal workshop also took place to evaluate the potential implementation of standards and the benefits that it might bring. Among the limitations of the study were the small sample size, the timeline, and the fact that the evidence of the assessment was accelerated. The findings show the following challenges for DLT (Deshpande, 2017): **• Apparent immaturity of the technology and lack of clarity on the terminology**: The terminology of DLT and Blockchain is often ambiguous and inconsistent. The different technical implementations and the variety of approaches contributes to misunderstanding of this technology. The SWIFT Institute mention that this confusion of terms underlines the immaturity of the technology. “The perceived immaturity of the technology also creates challenges for businesses that potentially want to use the DLT/Blockchain” (RAND). Lack of extensive testing and therefore low interoperability with other systems and poor regulatory frameworks are factors that support this statement. **• Perceived risks and early adoption**: this challenge is highlighted by the study conducted by the ICC. The non-interoperability of DLT/Blockchain can represent high risk for early adopters. They might be investing in a model that later proves non-interoperable with existing technologies and systems (McKinsey). Beside the high investment in the implementation of DLT/Blockchain, the business might face disruption to existing operational practices. There is a lack of clarity in how DLT interacts with existing systems. Another concern is that the automatization of process may lead to loss of jobs. In a talk that I had with Amit Pradhan (President, Silicon Valley Blockchain Society) in Bits and Pretzels in October 2019, we discussed the potential consequence of the loss of jobs and he added that the companies should do it carefully and based their decision with ethics. **• Scarce evidence of economic impact and business gains**: Accenture (2016), Barclays (2016), and The Economist (2015) all agree that there is uncertainty in the return of investment from this technology. It might be unclear for businesses whether they should invest in DLT/Blockchain or not. If the old technology is doing the job, why should the company invest in DLT/Blockchain? Will this new technology help the company to increase their profits? This is referred to in the RAND study as ´technology doubt´, and emphasizes the scale of the challenge for the adoption of DLT/Blockchain. **• Security applications of Blockchain on a small scale**: studies from 2018 showed that the hash rate for Bitcoin was 33 Million TH/sec. It can be inferred that it is very unlikely to be hacked. However, there is a remaining risk for small-scale transactions, and 100% security cannot be guaranteed: “Where the hash rate of the network is small, and it would be easy for an attacker to mine a malignant block because the attacker can match the overall mining power of the network” (Memon, 2018). It can be inferred that the small number of nodes of the network increases the risk of being hacked. **• Cyberattacks risks**: BT have shown resistance to cyberattacks but as this technology speeds the development of new hacking techniques as well. The most common attacks are the Distributed Denial Of Services (DDOS). The Malleability attack is a type of DDOS and occurs in Bitcoin exchange. In this attack, a copy of the transaction is created with another ID, which means the user pays twice for the transaction. Other types of hacking with comparable principles are the Eclipse and Sybil attacks, where the attacker takes control of a extensive number of IP addresses in the network and the victim is encircled by them. Researchers from the University of Boston found out that in Eclipse attacks, the victim does not have access to the transactions they are interested in. In a Sybil attack the attacker can influence the victim by his/her voting power of information and nodes; this behavior causes the victim to double spend. A majority attack, i.e. more than 51%, arises when a single entity owns most of the voting power in a network. This condition can lead the attacker to create a fork in the main chain with the transaction it wants to do (Valdeolmillos, 2019). **• Blockchain privacy challenge**: BT has two main transaction types, the first one is reading data and the second is writing data to a blockchain. ´Wallet´ is the term for each transaction and it recognizes the sender and the receiver of the digital assets. The main reason why the wallet is created is to protect user’s privacy, making it more difficult for an attacker to link the transactions. Nevertheless, the attackers can still link the Bitcoin transactions to a common user despite the wallets. There are latent security vulnerabilities with data privacy, especially if users are assigning their personal data in a DLT/Blockchain transaction. **• Governance challenge**: because of the immaturity of the technology, there is an absence of information on how it should be governed. This might be a challenge for permissionless and permissioned ledgers. The establishment of off-ledger agreements is key to setting out the terms of use and responsibility for the participants. Some governance considerations are: The verification of users and the establishment of proper permissions (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); applicable law (ESMA, 2016b) and dispute arbitration (Bogart and Rice, 2015); compliance and regulation with legislation such as KYK (know-your-customer), AML (anti-money laundry); also designation of the responsibility for maintaining the system integrity. The difficulty of achieving consensus to validate transactions can represent high costs, for example, the absence of consensus between the involved parties can lead to forks. **• Uncertainty about regulations**: from an international perspective, the existing regulatory environment is unclear (World Economic Forum, 2016b; Deloitte, 2016). The standards for this technology might be crucial, especially in the financial sector. For companies like Alliance and Deloitte, the regulatory perspective will be more critical than the functions and impact of DLT/Blockchain technology itself. The development of regulatory bodies will be important in identifying hidden risks and ensuring user compliance. (Deshpande, 2017). ##### III. Solutions from DLT/Blockchain The challenges for DLT/Blockchain have been presented above. Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the potential solutions that this growing technology offers. For example, the improvement of business practices, reduction of operational costs, facilitation of applications such as smart contracts and digital identity management. Deloitte and McKinsey (2016) agree that the automation of processes which DLT/Blockchain offers represents efficiency gains because this technology can remove intermediaries. “DLT/Blockchain can closely link usage with cost and value, which would allow companies to pay for infrastructure in real time according to their usage and value attained.” (Bogart and Rice 2015). This allows an increase of transparency in data-intensive transactions by the adoption of permissioned DLT/blockchain (Taylor, 2015). Another solution offered by this technology is the high quality and accessibility of data, because of the high-quality data analysis that can be done. The nature of the technology makes the immutability of the transactions one of the core solutions, providing a clear audit and reducing the vulnerability to fraud. Meanwhile, the adoption of this technology can potentially represent new sources of revenue for the business (Deshpande, 2017). Even recognizing the solutions offered by DLT/Blockchain and its importance in many industries, standards for global adoption are still missing. In order to guarantee the efficient application of this technology there is a need for standards for the industry to succeed. ##### IV. How the Standards can address DLT/ Blockchain challenges? Now that the challenges facing DLT/Blockchain have been outlined, in this section I will mention how these challenges can be addressed by standards. Blockchain standards started to appear in late 2017. Some authors agree that the standards and interoperability are decisive for the DLT industry’s survival (Lima, 2018). However, the question is how fast these standards can be created and applied, and how flexible the standards can be to counter the disruptive effects of this technology. The Blockchain market is diverse, immature and does not have consistent standardization. Depending on the stage of the technology, standards can play a significant role. If standards are introduced at an early stage this might boost the development of the technology. At a later stage, it will be about the adoption of the technology leading to opportunities and improvement of efficiency. Premature standardization can limit the innovation and can potentially affect the adoption of the technology (Deshpande, 2017). This could be a reason why the level of standardization for this technology is still under discussion. RAND suggests that applying standards in interoperability can reduce the risk of disintegration in the DLT/Blockchain landscape. They can ensure the interoperability within and across sectors, which helps develop efficient cross-sector applications. Also, the creation of standards, as a mean of regulation, will determine the taxonomies, definitions and categorization of DLT/Blockchain and how they should operate. They also enable governments to protect and ensure data privacy. The study from RAND suggests that the standards can play a relevant role in digital identity management and handling risks associated with identity, compliance and liability. Robust norms are needed to protect end-users’ digital identity and reach cross-sectoral adoption. (Deshpande, 2017). ##### V. Main standards drivers To address the previous points, Anjum, Sporny and Sill summarize the following items for applying standards: • *Basic data models for blockchain* • *Consensus algorithms (Proof of work, Stellar Consensus, Hashgraph)* • *Storage algorithms (Merkle Trees, MerklePatriciaTries, Linked Lists)* • *Signature algortithms (JOSE Web Signing, Linked Data Signatures, Hierarchically Deterministic Keys, Chainpoint)* • *Web-based access protocols (Create, Read, Add, Ger Status, Query)* Several organizations are pursuing the development of standards such as the Web Wide Web Consortium, Standards Australia and The International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO have created a technical committee (TC 307) on DLT/Blockchain. The ISO TC 307 is currently working on the taxonomy, architecture, ontology (SG 1) use cases (SG 2), privacy and security (SG 3), identity (SG 4) and smart contracts (SG 5). However, they have not concluded anything yet from the most challenging part, which is the establishment of standards in governance, interoperability and auditing (Anjum, 2017). There are several parties involved in the development of a standards initiative, and with alliances and industry associations they are supporting the growth of the community. Most of the standards are in the first draft phase and a greater part of them are in the preliminary stage. There are country-specific standards, global and technical specifications being developed all over the world. ![main actors.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXHMUMv7VhutWZKtJw44B1zEbGPXAzUuQKdbcmnhvotxb/main%20actors.png) ##### VI. Conclusion DLT/Technology can bring multiple benefits for businesses and people. However, as outlined in Section II, the existing challenges go beyond the absence of regulations and standards to ensure this technology is fully implemented. In order to succeed, it is critical to have standardization and normalization in the application and development of the technology. I personally agree that standards may overcome the challenges and enhance the innovation and attractiveness of the DLT/Blockchain landscape. Through standards we can ensure interoperability and I am positive that they will play a significant role in privacy, governance and digital identities. *VII. References* Anjum, A., Sporny, M., & Sill, A. (2017). Blockchain standards for compliance and trust. IEEE Cloud Computing, 4(4), 84-90 BBVA. (2018). What is the difference between DLT and blockchain?. 21.12.2019, from BBVA [Online]. Available https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-a-european-leader-in-tax-transparency/ Deshpande, A., Stewart, K., Lepetit, L., & Gunashekar, S. (2017). Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, opportunities and the prospects for standards. Overview report The British Standards Institution (BSI), 1-34. Deshpande, A., Stewart, K., Lepetit, L., & Gunashekar, S. (2017). Understanding the landscape of Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain. Rand Europe. EEA. (2018). About the EEA. 3.01.2020, from EEA [Online]. Available https://entethalliance.org/ Fadilpašić, Sead. (2019). Top 4 Major Challenges For DLT, According to 200 Businessmen. 22.12.2019, de Cryptonews.com Website: https://cryptonews.com/news/top-4-major-challenges-for-dlt-according-to-200-businessmen-5212.htm Henry, R., Herzberg, A., & Kate, A. (2018). Blockchain access privacy: challenges and directions. IEEE Security & Privacy, 16(4), 38-45. IEEE. (2018). P2418.1 - Standard for the Framework of Blockchain Use in Internet of Things (IoT). 03.01.2020, from IEEE [Online]. Available: https://standards.ieee.org/project/2418_1.html Lima, C. (2018). Developing Open and Interoperable DLT\/Blockchain Standards [Standards]. Computer, 51(11), 106-111 Memon, M., Hussain, S. S., Bajwa, U. A., & Ikhlas, A. (2018, August). Blockchain Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain Technology Challenges and Real-World Applications. In 2018 International Conference on Computing, Electronics & Communications Engineering (iCCECE) (pp. 29-34). IEEE. UN. (2019). Focus Group on Application of Distributed Ledger Technology. 03.01.2020, from UN [Online]. Available: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/focusgroups/dlt/Pages/default.aspx Valdeolmillos, D., Mezquita, Y., González-Briones, A., Prieto, J., & Corchado, J. M. (2019, June). Blockchain Technology: A Review of the Current Challenges of Cryptocurrency. In International Congress on Blockchain and Applications (pp. 153-160). Springer, Cham. W3C Community and business group. (2017). Blockchain Community Group. 03.01.2020, from W3C [Online]. Available https://www.w3.org/community/blockchain/
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      "body": "##### Abstract\n\nThere is high acceptance of DLT/ Blockchain technology among different industries. The development and application of this technology enhances the trust between people and businesses. However, its early stage, governance, privacy, interoperability and regulations are topics that, are still unclear for this technology, which represents a limitation for its adoption. This paper highlights the benefits from DLT/Blockchain, analyses the current challenges´ and explains how the application of standards can address the existing challenges. This paper also mentions the most active institutions and associations developing the standards. \n\n\n##### I. Introduction\n\nDistributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is considered one of the most innovative methods of storing and updating data for individuals and organizations. The application of distributed ledger is not limited to finance and banking, that is why it has received particular attention. Recent studies show that by 2025, 10 % of the global GDP will be represented by blockchain applications (Lima, 2018). This technology operates in areas like supply chain, manufacturing, internet of things, agriculture, pharmaceutical industry, education among others (Deshpande, 2017). But there are existing challenges for this promising technology. \n\nDTL and Blockchain have the same conceptual principle. They are decentralized and digitalized log books of records. They are differentiated by an unshared set of certain features. The main distinction is that a blockchain is a type of DLT. Therefore, not all DLTs are Blockchain (BBVA, 2018). A Blockchain technology (BT) based platform is a category of DLT system, but not all DLT applies for BT. Some authors argue that this technology is dynamic and that there is not formal definition. The term DLT and Blockchain are usually interchangeably in the literature. For the purpose of this report we will combine the terms as DLT/ Blockchain. \n\n\n![intro2.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUyuWCG7rjypNfWwMtufsUxmpbQkzQ8JEf8cfFczfmfqE/intro2.png)\n\nDespite the benefits and opportunities of DLT/Blockchain, some experts are questioning the scalability, the immaturity of the technology and the lack of clarity on how it can be governed. Those are some of the challenges for DLT/Blockchain. However, some authors are suggesting that the implementation of standards can solve some of these limitations (Deshpande, 2017).\n\nThis paper presents the challenges for this technology based on a review of the literature and explains the potential solutions offered by the implementation of standards. The challenges and solutions presented in this paper might not applied to all DLT/Blockchain designs as the landscape of this technology is varied and complex. The analysis of the following points is also based on my findings and the aim is to provide a general overview of the promising technology. \n\n\n##### II. DLT/ Blockchain challenges \n\nThe International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) conducted a survey among approximately 200 participants from banks, fintech companies and industrial corporates to study the challenges that DLT is facing. The results show that the 4 major concerns are: interoperability, standardization, legal concerns and privacy challenges.\n\nThe study shows that 86% of the respondents agreed that the integration of the back-office system is a big obstacle. 65% of the participants mentioned that choosing between different DLTs can represent a challenge for the firm. Regarding the adoption of DLT, 42% of the respondents see a promising outcome in the next 5 years. Seen over 10 years, this percentage increased to 73% ( Fadilpašić, 2019). Apparently, the adoption of the technology will depend on the maturity of the technology. \n\nRAND Europe  studied the potential role of standards in Distributed Ledger Technologies. It was commissioned by the British Standards Institution (BSI). The study took 6 weeks and it was based on stakeholder interviews; the respondents were from the UK DLT/blockchain community. An internal workshop also took place to evaluate the potential implementation of standards and the benefits that it might bring. Among the limitations of the study  were the small sample size, the timeline, and the fact that the evidence of the assessment was accelerated. \n\nThe findings show the following challenges for DLT (Deshpande, 2017):\n\n**•\tApparent immaturity of the technology and lack of clarity on the terminology**: The terminology of DLT and Blockchain is often ambiguous and inconsistent. The different technical implementations and the variety of approaches contributes to misunderstanding of this technology. The SWIFT Institute mention that this confusion of terms underlines the immaturity of the technology. “The perceived immaturity of the technology also creates challenges for businesses that potentially want to use the DLT/Blockchain” (RAND). Lack of extensive testing and therefore low interoperability with other systems and poor regulatory frameworks are factors that support this statement. \n\n**•\tPerceived risks and early adoption**: this challenge is highlighted by the study conducted by the ICC. The non-interoperability of DLT/Blockchain can represent high risk for early adopters. They might be investing in a model that later proves non-interoperable with existing technologies and systems (McKinsey). Beside the high investment in the implementation of DLT/Blockchain, the business might face disruption to existing operational practices. There is a lack of clarity in how DLT interacts with existing systems. Another concern is that the automatization of process may lead to loss of jobs. In a talk that I had with Amit Pradhan (President, Silicon Valley Blockchain Society) in Bits and Pretzels in October 2019, we discussed the potential consequence of the loss of jobs and he added that the companies should do it carefully and based their decision with ethics. \n\n**•\tScarce evidence of economic impact and business gains**: Accenture (2016), Barclays (2016), and The Economist (2015) all agree that there is uncertainty in the return of investment from this technology. It might be unclear for businesses whether they should invest in DLT/Blockchain or not. If the old technology is doing the job, why should the company invest in DLT/Blockchain? Will this new technology help the company to increase their profits? This is referred to in the RAND study as ´technology doubt´, and emphasizes the scale of the challenge for the adoption of DLT/Blockchain. \n\n**•   Security applications of Blockchain on a small scale**: studies from 2018 showed that the hash rate for Bitcoin was 33 Million TH/sec. It can be inferred that it is very unlikely to be hacked. However, there is a remaining risk for small-scale transactions, and 100% security cannot be guaranteed: “Where the hash rate of the network is small, and it would be easy for an attacker to mine a malignant block because the attacker can match the overall mining power of the network” (Memon, 2018). It can be inferred that the small number of nodes of the network increases the risk of being hacked. \n\n**•\tCyberattacks risks**: BT have shown resistance to cyberattacks but as this technology speeds the development of new hacking techniques as well. The most common attacks are the Distributed Denial Of Services (DDOS). The Malleability attack is a type of DDOS and occurs in Bitcoin exchange. In this attack, a copy of the transaction is created with another ID, which means the user pays twice for the transaction. Other types of hacking with comparable principles are the Eclipse and Sybil attacks, where the attacker takes control of a extensive number of IP addresses in the network and the victim is encircled by them. Researchers from the University of Boston found out that in Eclipse attacks, the victim does not have access to the transactions they are interested in. In a Sybil attack the attacker can influence the victim by his/her voting power of information and nodes; this behavior causes the victim to double spend. A majority attack, i.e. more than 51%, arises when a single entity owns most of the voting power in a network. This condition can lead the attacker to create a fork in the main chain with the transaction it wants to do (Valdeolmillos, 2019). \n\n**•\tBlockchain privacy challenge**: BT has two main transaction types, the first one is reading data and the second is writing data to a blockchain. ´Wallet´ is the term for each transaction and it recognizes the sender and the receiver of the digital assets. The main reason why the wallet is created is to protect user’s privacy, making it more difficult for an attacker to link the transactions. Nevertheless, the attackers can still link the Bitcoin transactions to a common user despite the wallets. There are latent security vulnerabilities with data privacy, especially if users are assigning their personal data in a DLT/Blockchain transaction. \n\n**•\tGovernance challenge**: because of the immaturity of the technology, there is an absence of information on how it should be governed. This might be a challenge for permissionless and permissioned ledgers. The establishment of off-ledger agreements is key to setting out the terms of use and responsibility for the participants. Some governance considerations are: The verification of users and the establishment of proper permissions (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority); applicable law (ESMA, 2016b) and dispute arbitration (Bogart and Rice, 2015); compliance and regulation with legislation such as KYK (know-your-customer), AML (anti-money laundry); also designation of the responsibility for maintaining the system integrity. The difficulty of achieving consensus to validate transactions can represent high costs, for example, the absence of consensus between the involved parties can lead to forks. \n\n**•\tUncertainty about regulations**: from an international perspective, the existing regulatory environment is unclear (World Economic Forum, 2016b; Deloitte, 2016). The standards for this technology might be crucial, especially in the financial sector. For companies like Alliance and Deloitte, the regulatory perspective will be more critical than the functions and impact of DLT/Blockchain technology itself. The development of regulatory bodies will be important in identifying hidden risks and ensuring user compliance. (Deshpande, 2017).\n\n\n##### III.\tSolutions from DLT/Blockchain\n\nThe challenges for DLT/Blockchain have been presented above. Nevertheless, it is important to highlight the potential solutions that this growing technology offers. For example, the improvement of business practices, reduction of operational costs, facilitation of applications such as smart contracts and digital identity management. \n\nDeloitte and McKinsey (2016) agree that the automation of processes which DLT/Blockchain offers represents efficiency gains because this technology can remove intermediaries. “DLT/Blockchain can closely link usage with cost and value, which would allow companies to pay for infrastructure in real time according to their usage and value attained.” (Bogart and Rice 2015). This allows an increase of transparency in data-intensive transactions by the adoption of permissioned DLT/blockchain (Taylor, 2015). Another solution offered by this technology is the high quality and accessibility of data, because of the high-quality data analysis that can be done. The nature of the technology makes the immutability of the transactions one of the core solutions, providing a clear audit and reducing the vulnerability to fraud. Meanwhile, the adoption of this technology can potentially represent new sources of revenue for the business (Deshpande, 2017).\n\nEven recognizing the solutions offered by DLT/Blockchain and its importance in many industries, standards for global adoption are still missing. In order to guarantee the efficient application of this technology there is a need for standards for the industry to succeed.\n\n\n##### IV.\tHow the Standards can address DLT/ Blockchain challenges?\n\nNow that the challenges facing DLT/Blockchain have been outlined, in this section I will mention how these challenges can be addressed by standards. Blockchain standards started to appear in late 2017. Some authors agree that the standards and interoperability are decisive for the DLT industry’s survival (Lima, 2018). However, the question is how fast these standards can be created and applied, and how flexible the standards can be to counter the disruptive effects of this technology.\n\nThe Blockchain market is diverse, immature and does not have consistent standardization. Depending on the stage of the technology, standards can play a significant role. If standards are introduced at an early stage this might boost the development of the technology. At a later stage, it will be about the adoption of the technology leading to opportunities and improvement of efficiency. Premature standardization can limit the innovation and can potentially affect the adoption of the technology (Deshpande, 2017). This could be a reason why the level of standardization for this technology is still under discussion.\n\nRAND suggests that applying standards in interoperability can reduce the risk of disintegration in the DLT/Blockchain landscape. They can ensure the interoperability within and across sectors, which helps develop efficient cross-sector applications. Also, the creation of standards, as a mean of regulation, will determine the taxonomies, definitions and categorization of DLT/Blockchain and how they should operate. They also enable governments to protect and ensure data privacy. The study from RAND suggests that the standards can play a relevant role in digital identity management and handling risks associated with identity, compliance and liability. Robust norms are needed to protect end-users’ digital identity and reach cross-sectoral adoption. (Deshpande, 2017). \n\n\n##### V.\tMain standards drivers \n\nTo address the previous points, Anjum, Sporny and Sill summarize the following items for applying standards:\n\n•\t*Basic data models for blockchain* \n•\t*Consensus algorithms (Proof of work, Stellar Consensus, Hashgraph)* \n•\t*Storage algorithms (Merkle Trees, MerklePatriciaTries, Linked Lists)*\n•\t*Signature algortithms (JOSE Web Signing, Linked Data Signatures, Hierarchically Deterministic Keys, Chainpoint)* \n•\t*Web-based access protocols (Create, Read, Add, Ger Status, Query)* \n\nSeveral organizations are pursuing the development of standards such as the Web Wide Web Consortium, Standards Australia and The International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO have created a technical committee (TC 307) on DLT/Blockchain. The ISO TC 307 is currently working on the taxonomy, architecture, ontology (SG 1) use cases (SG 2), privacy and security (SG 3), identity (SG 4) and smart contracts (SG 5). However, they have not concluded anything yet from the most challenging part, which is the establishment of standards in governance, interoperability and auditing (Anjum, 2017).\n\nThere are several parties involved in the development of a standards initiative, and with alliances and industry associations they are supporting the growth of the community. Most of the standards are in the first draft phase and a greater part of them are in the preliminary stage. There are country-specific standards, global and technical specifications being developed all over the world.\n\n![main actors.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXHMUMv7VhutWZKtJw44B1zEbGPXAzUuQKdbcmnhvotxb/main%20actors.png)\n\n\n##### VI.\tConclusion\n\nDLT/Technology can bring multiple benefits for businesses and people. However, as outlined in Section II, the existing challenges go beyond the absence of regulations and standards to ensure this technology is fully implemented. In order to succeed, it is critical to have standardization and normalization in the application and development of the technology. I personally agree that standards may overcome the challenges and enhance the innovation and attractiveness of the DLT/Blockchain landscape. Through standards we can ensure interoperability and I am positive that they will play a significant role in privacy, governance and digital identities.\n\n\n\n\n\n*VII.\t References* \nAnjum, A., Sporny, M., & Sill, A. (2017). Blockchain standards for compliance and trust. IEEE Cloud Computing, 4(4), 84-90\nBBVA. (2018). What is the difference between DLT and blockchain?. 21.12.2019, from BBVA  [Online]. Available https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-a-european-leader-in-tax-transparency/\nDeshpande, A., Stewart, K., Lepetit, L., & Gunashekar, S. (2017). Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, opportunities and the prospects for standards. 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steemdelegated 18.631 SP to @salinasalejandra
2020/01/03 10:58:18
delegateesalinasalejandra
delegatorsteem
vesting shares30300.000000 VESTS
Transaction InfoBlock #39602965/Trx 65ee0d561b5cb543e953e0399adb3a40fab6b36e
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steemcreated a new account: @salinasalejandra
2020/01/03 10:58:18
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Transaction InfoBlock #39602965/Trx 65ee0d561b5cb543e953e0399adb3a40fab6b36e
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Account Metadata

POSTING JSON METADATA
None
JSON METADATA
None
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Auth Keys

Owner
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM8Dmy5GoFmLtwHZD4KvFhtaotSbRss2As9fg3d7pmJNV8k4oddL1/1
Active
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM77t2YGAEYLYxzRaMYrdyXBGJmRXdL6Qps7gN7ec3iGWN9kcmvs1/1
Posting
Single Signature
Public Keys
STM8C2KVs8WYhkKwHgabeGkz7kjnKiFmhSi5m5MKc5Npk2VyeJZEH1/1
Memo
STM6UotSeAHJGGNCdrnQXwUWinXQW3WDb7VpB1tTgTyJFaEq1RLeQ
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