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The advent of quantum computing poses a significant challenge as it has the potential to break certain cryptographic algorithms, necessitating a proactive approach to identify and modernize cryptographic code. Identifying these…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Micha Moffie , Omer Boehm , Anatoly Koyfman , Eyal Bin , Efrayim Sztokman , Sukanta Bhattacharjee , Meghnath Saha , James McGugan

This student paper introduces a novel methodology for the detection and analysis of multihop cross-chain arbitrage opportunities, wherein multihop denotes arbitrage sequences involving more than two transactional steps across distinct…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-01-08 Davide Mancino , Hasret Ozan Sevim , Oriol Saguillo Gonzalez

As time progresses, the need for more secure applications grows exponentially. The different types of sensitive information that is being transferred virtually has sparked a rise in systems that leverage blockchain. Different sectors are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-01-04 Myles Lewis , Chris Crawford

As blockchain technology continues to evolve, the security of smart contracts has increasingly drawn attention from both academia and industry. The Move language, with its unique resource model and linear type system, provides a solid…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Yuhe Luo , Zhongwen Li , Xiaoqi Li

Intent-based cross-chain bridges have emerged as an alternative to traditional interoperability protocols by allowing off-chain entities (\emph{solvers}) to immediately fulfill users' orders by fronting their own liquidity. While improving…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-23 André Augusto , Christof Ferreira Torres , André Vasconcelos , Miguel Correia

For data privacy, system reliability, and security, Blockchain technologies have become more popular in recent years. Despite its usefulness, the blockchain is vulnerable to cyber assaults; for example, in January 2019 a 51% attack on…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-20 D. Nancy Kirupanithi , A. Antonidoss , G. Subathra

Permissioned blockchains have been proposed for a variety of use cases that require decentralization yet address enterprise requirements that permissionless blockchains to date cannot satisfy -- particularly in terms of performance.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-04-05 Orestis Papageorgiou , Lasse Börtzler , Egor Ermolaev , Jyoti Kumari , Johannes Sedlmeir

In digital forensics and various sectors like medicine and supply chain, blockchains play a crucial role in providing a secure and tamper-resistant system that meticulously records every detail, ensuring accountability. However,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-23 Asma Jodeiri Akbarfam , Gokila Dorai , Hoda Maleki

With the rise of digital currency systems that rely on blockchain to ensure ledger security, the ability to perform cross-chain transactions is becoming a crucial interoperability requirement. Such transactions allow not only funds to be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-18 Rongjian Lan , Ganesha Upadhyaya , Stephen Tse , Mahdi Zamani

Cross-chain technology enables interoperability among otherwise isolated blockchains, supporting interactions across heterogeneous networks. Similar to how multi-hop communication became fundamental in the evolution of the Internet, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Minghui Xu , Yihao Guo , Yanqiang Zhang , Zhiguang Shan , Guangyong Shang , Zhen Ma , Bin Xiao , Xiuzhen Cheng

As blockchain technology gains traction for enhancing data security and operational efficiency, traditional centralized authentication systems remain a significant bottleneck. This paper addresses the challenge of integrating decentralized…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-03 Faisal Haque Bappy , Joon S. Park , Kamrul Hasan , Tariqul Islam

The cybersecurity of modern systems has dramatically increased attention from both industrial and academia perspectives. In the recent era, the popularity of the blockchain-based system has traditionally been emergent among various…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-13 Abdul Khalique Shaikh A. K. Al-Alawi , L. R. , Al-Busaidi , R. , Shaikh

Blockchain has become a popular emergent technology in many industries. It is suitable for a broad range of applications, from its base role as an immutable distributed ledger to the deployment of distributed applications. Many…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Inwon Kang , Aparna Gupta , Oshani Seneviratne

State-of-the-art blockchain sharding solutions such as Monoxide, can cause severely imbalanced distribution of transaction (TX) workloads across all blockchain shards due to the deployment policy of their accounts. Imbalanced TX…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Huawei Huang , Zhaokang Yin , Qinde Chen , Guang Ye , Xiaowen Peng , Yue Lin , Zibin Zheng , Song Guo

Modern distributed data management systems face a new challenge: how can autonomous, mutually-distrusting parties cooperate safely and effectively? Addressing this challenge brings up questions familiar from classical distributed systems:…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2019-10-16 Maurice Herlihy , Barbara Liskov , Liuba Shrira

Although blockchains have become widely popular for their use in cryptocurrencies, they are now becoming pervasive as more traditional applications adopt blockchain to ensure data security. Despite being a secured network, blockchains have…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2024-12-10 Faisal Haque Bappy , Tariqul Islam , Tarannum Shaila Zaman , Md Sajidul Islam Sajid , Mir Mehedi Ahsan Pritom

As the indispensable trading platforms of the ecosystem, hundreds of cryptocurrency exchanges are emerging to facilitate the trading of digital assets. While, it also attracts the attentions of attackers. A number of scam attacks were…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Pengcheng Xia , Bowen Zhang , Ru Ji , Bingyu Gao , Lei Wu , Xiapu Luo , Haoyu Wang , Guoai Xu

Collaborative cybersecurity relies on organizations sharing information to boost security, but trust management is a key concern. Decentralized solutions like distributed ledgers, particularly blockchain, are crucial for eliminating single…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Loïc Miller , Marc-Oliver Pahl

The Internet of Things (IoT) is increasingly influencing and transforming various aspects of our daily lives. Contrary to popular belief, it raises security and privacy issues as it is used to collect data from consumers or automated…

Due to the open-source nature of the blockchain ecosystem, it is common for new blockchains to fork or partially reuse the code of classic blockchains. For example, the popular Dogecoin, Litecoin, Binance BSC, and Polygon are all variants…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-02-22 Xiao Yi , Yuzhou Fang , Daoyuan Wu , Lingxiao Jiang