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The study finds that there exists an ESS of blockchain adoption and tripartite cooperation, and it is influenced by different factors including blockchain construction cost, traceability service price, and government subsidy. Lowering the blockchain construction cost, and increasing the traceability service price and government subsidy can all have a positive impact on accomplishing the ideal ESS, but the latter two can also have a negative impact when they are beyond the scope of effectiveness. 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