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# An emerging and urgent need for transdisciplinary research on Bitcoin
- URL: https://www.murrayrudd.pro/an-emerging-and-urgent-need-for-transdisciplinary-research-on-bitcoin/
- Published: 2025-10-22T02:08:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-01T19:50:54.000Z
- Description: A Bitcoin science roadmap could identify research priorities and capacity-building opportunities across environmental, social, financial, economic, and security dimensions
- Author: Murray Rudd
- Tags: Horizon scan, #research, Academia

This short 2-page paper was submitted - without luck - as a 'policy forum' piece at *Science*. Eventually I hope to retool this one and get it published as an opinion/perspectives piece once academic journals become a little more interested in Bitcoin. 

[https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4510758](https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4510758?ref=murrayrudd.pro)

### Abstract

Bitcoin's diverse impacts point to the urgent need for transdisciplinary research to support evidence-based policy-making. Although anecdotal evidence suggests potential benefits to human and societal well-being, rigorous peer-reviewed research on Bitcoin’s impacts remains scarce, creating knowledge gaps. A Bitcoin science roadmap could identify research priorities and capacity-building opportunities across environmental, social, financial, economic, and security dimensions. Collaboration among researchers, industry, government, and investors is essential to pinpoint research needs, secure funds for high-impact projects, and advance societal interests. This proactive, evidence-based policy approach will help navigate the complex Bitcoin space, ensuring well-informed decisions that balance potential risks and rewards.