# kaal:claim:3227933-023

**Claim.** Adoption of blockchain is costly and technically difficult because the technology is continually evolving and integrating blockchain databases with existing systems raises many technical challenges, such as interfacing a payment ledger with a vehicle's control software.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- integration with legacy systems

**Source quote.**

> And then there are the costs of shifting to the new technology, which is continually evolving, and which are also high. Not to mention the many technical challenges involved in integrating blockchain databases with existing systems.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Why 'Blockchain' Will Disrupt Corporate Organizations* (2018), 5. All Just Hype?, page 13

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Why 'Blockchain' Will Disrupt Corporate Organizations (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227933

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**Failure mode.** Legacy integration cost  (family: transition-and-migration-risk)

**Topics.** blockchain

**Keywords.** integration-costs, legacy-systems, adoption-barriers, blockchain

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