Survey on blockchain networking: Context, state-of-the-art, challenges
Blockchains, in general, and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, in particular, are realized
using distributed systems and hence critically rely on the performance and security of the …
using distributed systems and hence critically rely on the performance and security of the …
Blockchain-based payment channel networks: Challenges and recent advances
N Papadis, L Tassiulas - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Blockchain technology has been developed with the vision to enable trusted collaboration
between untrusted parties, without the need for a central authority. Despite its many …
between untrusted parties, without the need for a central authority. Despite its many …
Congestion attacks in payment channel networks
Payment channel networks provide a fast and scalable solution to relay funds, acting as a
second layer to slower and less scalable blockchain protocols. In this paper, we present an …
second layer to slower and less scalable blockchain protocols. In this paper, we present an …
On how zero-knowledge proof blockchain mixers improve, and worsen user privacy
Zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) mixers are one of the most widely-used blockchain privacy
solutions, operating on top of smart contract-enabled blockchains. We find that ZKP mixers …
solutions, operating on top of smart contract-enabled blockchains. We find that ZKP mixers …
[HTML][HTML] (v1) A Cryptoeconomic Traffic Analysis of Bitcoin's Lightning Network
Lightning Network (LN) is designed to amend the scalability and privacy issues of Bitcoin. It
is a payment channel network where Bitcoin transactions are issued off the blockchain and …
is a payment channel network where Bitcoin transactions are issued off the blockchain and …
A quantitative analysis of security, anonymity and scalability for the lightning network
S Tikhomirov, P Moreno-Sanchez… - 2020 IEEE European …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Payment channel networks have been introduced to mitigate the scalability issues inherent
to permissionless decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Launched in 2018, the …
to permissionless decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Launched in 2018, the …
A survey on blockchain scalability: From hardware to layer-two protocols
Despite the great success of blockchain systems in recent years, blockchains still struggle to
provide the same level of latency and throughput as centralized financial systems. The core …
provide the same level of latency and throughput as centralized financial systems. The core …
Lockdown: Balance availability attack against lightning network channels
C Pérez-Sola, A Ranchal-Pedrosa… - … Cryptography and Data …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Lightning Network (LN) is a payment network running as a second layer on top
of Bitcoin and other Blockchains. This paper presents the possibility of performing a balance …
of Bitcoin and other Blockchains. This paper presents the possibility of performing a balance …
Counting down thunder: Timing attacks on privacy in payment channel networks
E Rohrer, F Tschorsch - Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Conference on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The Lightning Network is a scaling solution for Bitcoin that promises to enable rapid and
private payment processing. In Lightning, multi-hop payments are secured by utilizing …
private payment processing. In Lightning, multi-hop payments are secured by utilizing …
On increasing scalability and liquidation of lightning networks for blockchains
The lightning network (LN) is a layer-two solution in Bitcoin for support scalability. LN uses
offchain micropayment channels to scale the blockchain's capability to perform instant …
offchain micropayment channels to scale the blockchain's capability to perform instant …