Đorđe, MilosavNistotskaya, Marina2022-03-302022-03-302022-031653-8919https://hdl.handle.net/2077/71147Blockchaintechnologyhasattractedconsiderableinterestinthelast15years.It is arguedthatBlockchaincansustainanytransactionofvalue,beitmonetaryorinformation, in amannerthatissecureandindependentofinterpersonaltrust.Yet,thereremainslittle understanding onwhetherandhowthistechnologyenablestrust-freetransactions.Thispaper providesanoveltheoreticalaccountontherelationshipbetweentrustandBlockchaintechnology. Furthermore,ittestsasetofhypotheses,associatedwiththeconceptionofBlockchainasatrust- free environment,throughanonlineexperimentinwhichthepropertiesofBlockchain-based smart contactsareexploited.TheresultsindicatethatthepresenceofBlockchaintechnology doesnoteliminatetrustingandtrustworthybehaviorfromhumaninteractions.Onthecontrary, in comparisontothebaselinegroup,thebehavioroftheparticipantsintheBlockchaintreatment exhibited moretrustingandtrustworthybehavior,indicatingsupportfortheclaimthatthis technologymightindeedbeunderstoodasa“trust-buildingmachine”.engBlockchaintechnology, Trust, Reciprocity, Control, ExperimentsText