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This dissertation was written as part of the LLM in Transnational and European Commercial Law, Banking Law, Arbitration/Mediation at the International Hellenic University. In this dissertation we will examine the use of arbitration both as a means of resolving disputes involving blockchain technology (off-chain resolution of blockchain disputes) and for new forms of on-chain dispute resolution. More specifically, in Chapter 1 of the dissertation we briefly identify blockchain technology, its architecture and the way it operates, as well as define the notion of cryptocurrencies. Moving on, in Chapter 2, we examine the various applications of blockchain technology, as well as acknowledge the challenges and legal issues that are likely to arise. Chapter 3 focuses on the use of traditional international arbitration for the resolution of disputes involving blockchain technology, especially those disputes concerning cryptocurrencies. Last but not least, Chapter 4 of the dissertation focus on the use of blockchain technology for new forms of on-chain dispute resolution, which involves solutions in which the equivalent of a traditional arbitration award is automatically executed by a smart contract.