Find a peer reviewed article pertaining to blockchain and finance that is not one of the required readings for this course. Write a critical review of the article that is at least 3 pages long (content). Be sure to provide in-text citations when you paraphrase or directly quote from the article. Also include a reference page with an APA style citation of the article. Follow the writing requirements for this course when preparing the paper. Use the following format for the paper: 1.  Introduction, including the purpose of your paper and a preview of your paper. Be sure to also provide the article’s title and author(s)’ name(s) in the introduction of your paper. 2. Discuss the purpose and problem the article is addressing. 3. Elaborate on the content of the article. 4. Discuss the findings and conclusion(s) drawn by the article’s author. 5. Discuss the author’s point of view and assumptions. Indicate whether unsubstantiated assumptions were made and whether there is bias that exists in the article. 6. Discuss the significance of the article. Why it is important? On what do you base your assertions? 7. Conclude your paper. Summarize the important aspects of the review. 8. References Your paper should include 8 centered and bolded headings that correspond to each of the required sections (Introduction, Article’s Purpose and Problem, Content, Article’s Findings and Conclusions, Point of View and Assumptions, Significance, Conclusion, References). You will also prepare a presentation of this Critical Review during the residency. The presentation should last about 10 minutes and Power Point is required. The presentation rubric provided under the Content Tab in the Getting Started folder will be used to grade the presentation. Follow the same format as the paper for the presentation. Power point is required and the presentation should last 10 minutes. The presentation is worth 50 points and the paper is worth 100 points. Writing Requirements for all Written Work: References must be cited within your paper in APA format. Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%. Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades. Always include a cover page and reference page with all submissions (even initial discussion posts) Provide the exact web link on the reference page citations for all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the exact link – I check all sources No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person pronouns) Write more than the minimum requirement of the word count assigned As always, the word count is only for the body of the paper – the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included) do not count towards the word count for the paper Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a Power Po.

1. Find a peer reviewed article pertaining to blockchain and
finance that is not one of the required readings for this course.
Write a critical review of the article that is at least 3 pages long
(content). Be sure to provide in-text citations when you
paraphrase or directly quote from the article. Also include a
reference page with an APA style citation of the article. Follow
the writing requirements for this course when preparing the
paper. Use the following format for the paper:
1. Introduction, including the purpose of your paper and a
preview of your paper. Be sure to also provide the article’s title
and author(s)’ name(s) in the introduction of your paper.
2. Discuss the purpose and problem the article is addressing.
3. Elaborate on the content of the article.
4. Discuss the findings and conclusion(s) drawn by the article’s
author.
5. Discuss the author’s point of view and assumptions. Indicate
whether unsubstantiated assumptions were made and whether
there is bias that exists in the article.
6. Discuss the significance of the article. Why it is important?
On what do you base your assertions?
7. Conclude your paper. Summarize the important aspects of the
review.
8. References
Your paper should include 8 centered and bolded headings that

2. correspond to each of the required sections (Introduction,
Article’s Purpose and Problem, Content, Article’s Findings and
Conclusions, Point of View and Assumptions, Significance,
Conclusion, References).
You will also prepare a presentation of this Critical Review
during the residency. The presentation should last about 10
minutes and Power Point is required. The presentation rubric
provided under the Content Tab in the Getting Started folder
will be used to grade the presentation. Follow the same format
as the paper for the presentation. Power point is required and
the presentation should last 10 minutes. The presentation is
worth 50 points and the paper is worth 100 points.
Writing Requirements for all Written Work:
References must be cited within your paper in APA format.
Your reference page and in-text citations must match 100%.
Papers without in-text citations will earn failing grades.
Always include a cover page and reference page with all
submissions (even initial discussion posts)
Provide the exact web link on the reference page citations for
all online sources – do not provide just the home page, but the
exact link – I check all sources
No abbreviations, no contractions – write formally
Write in the third person formal voice (no first or second person
pronouns)
Write more than the minimum requirement of the word count
assigned

3. As always, the word count is only for the body of the paper –
the cover page, reference page, and / or Appendix (if included)
do not count towards the word count for the paper
Indent the first line of each new paragraph five spaces
Refer to the example APA paper in the getting started folder
under the content tab if you need an example. Also, a Power
Point is provided under the information tab that addresses APA
format.
Use double-spacing / zero point line spacing, a running header,
page numbers, and left justify the margins.