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Blockchain interoperability: the state of heterogenous blockchain‐to‐blockchain communication

open access: yesIET Communications, 2023
Abstract Blockchain technology has been increasingly adopted over the past few years since the introduction of Bitcoin, with several blockchain architectures and solutions being proposed. Most proposed solutions have been developed in isolation, without a standard protocol or cryptographic structure to work with.
Seth Djanie Kotey   +7 more
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Blockchain Technology and the Circular Economy: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesJournal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems, 2023
This paper aims to offer an overview of what the features are in the existing state of research in the field of blockchains in the circular economy. A total of 79 articles published up to 31 May 2022 have been extracted from Scopus and Web of Science ...
Abderahman Rejeb, Suhaiza Zailani
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Ensuring Trust in Pharmaceutical Supply Chains by Data Protection by Design Approach to Blockchains

open access: yesBlockchain in Healthcare Today, 2022
Pharmaceutical supply chains are complex structures including various actors, and blockchains are seen as a promising solution to increase effectiveness and overcome some of the main challenges in these supply chains, especially the lack of trust ...
Halid Kayhan
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Atomic Appends: Selling Cars and Coordinating Armies with Multiple Distributed Ledgers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The various applications using Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) or blockchains, have led to the introduction of a new "marketplace" where multiple types of digital assets may be exchanged.
, Georgiou, Chryssis, Nicolaou, Nicolas
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Waterfall: Gozalandia. Distributed protocol with fast finality and proven safety and liveness

open access: yesIET Blockchain, 2023
A consensus protocol is a crucial mechanism of distributed networks by which nodes can coordinate their actions and the current state of data. This article describes a BlockDAG consensus algorithm based on the Proof of Stake approach.
Sergii Grybniak   +4 more
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Enhancing Electronic Voting With A Dual-Blockchain Architecture

open access: yesLedger, 2021
Voting is one of the most fundamental aspects of democracy. Over the past few decades, voting methods around the world have expanded from traditional paper ballot systems to electronic voting (e-voting), in which votes are written directly to computer ...
Kees Leune, Jai Punjwani
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Factors that Impact Blockchain Scalability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Blockchain systems (more precisely Distributed Ledger Technologies(DLTs)) represent a different digital ecosystem compared with traditional computer systems.
Beck, Roman, Eklund, Peter
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Oceanic Games: Centralization Risks and Incentives in Blockchain Mining

open access: yes, 2021
To participate in the distributed consensus of permissionless blockchains, prospective nodes -- or miners -- provide proof of designated, costly resources.
Leonardos, Nikos   +2 more
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Proof of Work as a Three-Sided Market

open access: yesFrontiers in Blockchain, 2020
Blockchain technology is the distributed ledger technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. We apply Oliver Williamson's transactions cost analysis to a proof of work blockchain consensus mechanism.
Chris Berg   +2 more
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Blockchain revolution without the blockchain? [PDF]

open access: yesCommunications of the ACM, 2017
Most of the suggested benefits of blockchain technologies do not come from elements unique to the blockchain.
openaire   +1 more source

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