The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) undertook a research project in fiscal year 2018 to understand how blockchain works, to learn how it is being used in the Federal government, and to discuss the potential implications for records management. This white paper represents NARA’s findings as of July 2018. The research consisted of attending various interest group meetings, webinars, symposiums, and discussions with external experts. The research team also performed a technical review and analysis of articles surrounding blockchain. This paper contains a selected bibliography of these articles as a resource. This paper also contains various terms in bold italics, which are defined in a glossary.
