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Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) are being touted to revolutionise digital services - through decentralisation. Cryptocurrencies, self-sovereign identities, decentralised certificate registries, and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-11-01 Joshua Ellul , Gordon Pace

Blockchain is a decentralized transaction and data management solution, the technological weapon-of-choice behind the success of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the number and variety of existing blockchain implementations continues…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-12-24 Martin Garriga , Maximiliano Arias , Alan De Renzis

Blockchain has many benefits including decentralization, availability, persistency, consistency, anonymity, auditability and accountability, and it also covers a wide spectrum of applications ranging from cryptocurrency, financial services,…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2018-10-02 Quan-Lin Li , Jing-Yu Ma , Yan-Xia Chang

Blockchains have received much attention recently since they provide decentralized approaches to the creation and management of value. Many banks, Internet companies, car manufacturers, and even governments worldwide have incorporated or…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-11-07 Wubing Chen , Zhiying Xu , Shuyu Shi , Yang Zhao , Jun Zhao

The primary purpose of this paper is to provide a design of a blockchain-based system, which produces a verifiable record of achievements. Such a system has a wide range of potential benefits for students, employers and higher education…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-07-07 Bakri Awaji , Ellis Solaiman , Lindsay Marshall

Blockchain technology has rapidly evolved from an enabling technology for cryptocurrencies to a potential solution to a wider range of problems found in data-centric and distributed systems. Interest in this area has encouraged many recent…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2020-08-14 Amir Hussain Zolfaghari , Herbert Daly , Mahdi Nasiri , Roxana Sharifian

Companies trying to build new solutions using blockchain are confronted with a plethora of available concurrent technologies that have many control knobs which require fine-tuning by experts. Exiting studies that build decision models for…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-04-14 Nicolas Six , Nicolas Herbaut , Camille Salinesi

We examine blockchain technologies, especially smart contracts, as a platform for decentralized applications. By providing a basis for consensus, blockchain promises to upend business models that presuppose a central authority. However,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2018-01-10 Munindar P. Singh , Amit K. Chopra

The integration of blockchain technology with the Internet of Things (IoT) presents a promising solution to enhance data security, integrity, and trust within IoT ecosystems. However, the immutable nature of blockchain technology conflicts…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-09 Arpish R. Solanki

The underlying fundaments of blockchain are cryptography and cryptographic concepts that provide reliable and secure decentralized solutions. Although many recent papers study the use-cases of blockchain in different industrial areas, such…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-02-03 Mayank Raikwar , Danilo Gligoroski , Katina Kralevska

In this paper, we discuss the integration of blockchain in smart energy systems. We present various blockchain technology solutions, review important blockchain platforms, and several blockchain based smart energy projects in different…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2019-09-09 Naveed UL Hassan , Chau Yuen , Dusit Niyato

Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the architecture of cyberspace by transforming the way information is stored, circulated, and exchanged in cyberspace through decentralization, transparency, and de-identification.…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Zihao Li , Hao Xu , Yang Fang , Boyuan Zhao , Lei Zhang

Blockchain is a decentralized ledger used to securely exchange digital currency, perform deals and transactions efficient manner, each user of the network has access to the least copy of the encrypted ledger so that they can validate a new…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-01-03 Bosubabu Sambana

Blockchain is an emerging technology that has enabled many applications, from cryptocurrencies to digital asset management and supply chains. Due to this surge of popularity, analyzing the data stored on blockchains poses a new critical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Cuneyt Gurcan Akcora , Murat Kantarcioglu , Yulia R. Gel

Blockchain is a revolutionary technology, and its growth started in various industries (such as IT, education, business, banking, and many others) to capitalize on it. Currently, in higher education institutions (HEIs) adoption of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-01-20 Rizwan Patan , Reza M. Parizi , Mohsen Dorodchi , Seyedamin Pouriyeh , Audrey Rorrer

This paper explores the utilization of blockchain token voting technology in student course selection systems. The current course selection systems face various issues, which can be mitigated through the implementation of blockchain…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Tiansu Hu , Yuzhao Song , Linjing Zhang , Xiaoya Zhou

Blockchains have become immensely popular and are high on the list of national and international research and innovation agenda's. This is partly caused by the numerous interesting applications, combined with the promise of full…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2021-03-03 Maarten van Steen , Andrew Chien , Patrick Eugster

The possibilities of decentralization and immutability make blockchain probably one of the most breakthrough and promising technological innovations in recent years. This paper presents an overview, analysis, and classification of possible…

Research in the field of blockchain technology and applications is increasing at a fast pace. Although the Bitcoin whitepaper by Nakamoto is already ten years old, the field can still be seen as immature and at an early stage. Current…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-07-23 Christopher Ehmke , Florian Blum , Volker Gruhn

Recent years have witnessed an increasing interest in the blockchain technology, and many blockchain-based applications have been developed to take advantage of its decentralization, transparency, fault tolerance, and strong security. In…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-09-30 Yihao Guo , Zhiguo Wan , Xiuzhen Cheng