Conceptualizing Blockchains: Characteristics & Applications
Computers and Society
2018-06-12 v1 Cryptography and Security
Abstract
Blockchain technology has recently gained widespread attention by media, businesses, public sector agencies, and various international organizations, and it is being regarded as potentially even more disruptive than the Internet. Despite significant interest, there is a dearth of academic literature that describes key components of blockchains and discusses potential applications. This paper aims to address this gap. This paper presents an overview of blockchain technology, identifies the blockchain's key functional characteristics, builds a formal definition, and offers a discussion and classification of current and emerging blockchain applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1806.03693,
title = {Conceptualizing Blockchains: Characteristics & Applications},
author = {Karim Sultan and Umar Ruhi and Rubina Lakhani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.03693},
year = {2018}
}
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9 pages, 4 figures