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Recent advances in Blockchain Technology: A survey on Applications and Challenges

Computers and Society 2020-12-08 v2

Abstract

The rise of blockchain technology within a few years has attracted researchers across the world. The prime reason for worldwide attention is undoubtedly due to its feature of immutability along with the decentralized approach of data protection. As this technology is progressing, lots of developments in terms of identifying new applications, blockchain-based platforms, consensus mechanisms, etc are taking place. Hence, in this article, an attempt has been made to review the recent advancements in blockchain technology. Furthermore, we have also explored the available blockchain platforms, highlighted and explored future research directions and challenges.

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@article{arxiv.2009.05718,
  title  = {Recent advances in Blockchain Technology: A survey on Applications and Challenges},
  author = {Saqib Hakak and Wazir Zada Khan and Gulshan Amin Gilkar and Basem Assiri and Mamoun Alazab and Sweta Bhattacharya and G Thippa Reddy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2009.05718},
  year   = {2020}
}

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The journal we submitted doesn't allow the articles under review to be submitted to arxiv

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