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The emergence of blockchain technology presents an opportunity to address the traceability problem in the Pu-erh tea industry. However, the precise impact of blockchain on interfirm cooperation within Pu-erh tea supply chains remains unclear.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>This research gap incentivizes our study, where we use game theory to propose stylized models for Pu-erh tea supply chains that capitalize on the trust-enhancing capabilities of blockchain technology. In our study, a factor called \u201ctrust degree\u201d is introduced and its influence on the pricing of Pu-erh tea and the performance of the entire supply chain following the adoption of blockchain is examined.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The blockchain-driven Pu-erh tea supply chain could not reach Pareto improvement without intervention. A simple cost-sharing contract is not sufficient to enable coordination in the supply chain, while a hybrid contract with benefit-sharing and cost-sharing can be used to achieve this goal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>By comparing centralized and decentralized decision-making scenarios, we illustrate how blockchain can impact the performance along the entire Pu-erh tea supply chain. 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