Ledger is the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology research.

This includes aspects of mathematics, computer science, engineering, law, economics and philosophy.

[5][4] The idea for the journal was born out of a discussion between managing editors Peter R. Rizun and Christopher E. Wilmer, on the bitcoin forum bitcointalk.org.

Wilmer envisioned ledger as a journal for "people passionate about the technology, to publish their research.

"[6] Wilmer called into question the reliability of 'white papers' that became common in the cryptocurrency boom.