eng Science and Education Publishing International Journal of Business and Risk Management 2019-10-04 2 1 16 18 10.12691/ijbrm-2-1-3 IJBRM2019213 article Abdelkader Derbali 1 2 Lamia Jamel lajamel@yahoo.fr 3 4 Yosra Mani 4 Raied Al Harbi 4 Department of Finance, Community College, Taibah University, Medinah, Saudi Arabia Department of Economic, College of Business Administration, Taibah University, Medinah, Saudi Arabia In this article, we examine the importance of the blockchain on the corporate governance. Then, we find that the blockchain and smart contracts offer a solution to reduce these costs borne by the company. Thanks to blockchain and smart contracts, trust is not based on the organization, but rather on the security and auditability of the code that is verified by all the actors. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijbrm/2/1/3/ijbrm-2-1-3.pdf blockchain cryptocurrency bitcoin corporate governance