Permissionlessness | Internet Policy Review

“Permissionlessness” is a term often used in association with public blockchains. This glossary entry explores the origins, evolution, and coexisting uses and meanings of the term “permissionless” to contextualise it.

Volume 11, Issue 2 Permissionlessness Kelsie Nabben , Blockchain Innovation Hub , RMIT University , Australia , kelsie.nabben@rmit.edu.au Michael Zargham , BlockScience, Inc. , United States PUBLISHED ON: 11 Apr 2022 DOI: 10.14763/2022.2.1656 Abstract “Permissionlessness” is a term often used in association with public blockchains. In this glossary entry, we explore the origins, evolution, and coexisting uses and meanings of the term “permissionless” to contextualise it. We argue that a technosocial system is deemed permissionless if it is possible to participate in the use, development, and g

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