Abstract The Internet of Things (IoT) provides a collaborative environment among different
entities (ie, users, IoT devices, sensors, applications, etc.) to access resources. Despite the …

This book takes readers through the sensational history of blockchains and their potential to
revolutionize database systems of the future. In order to demystify blockchains, the book …

There is a growing interest in utilizing blockchain technology to safeguard grid assets,
promote environmental sustainability, and enhance services in smart-city power grids …

One of the major concerns regarding currently proposed public blockchain systems relates
to the feasible transaction processing rate. It is common for such systems to limit this rate to …

Nowadays, an increasing number of blockchain architectures provide well-promising
protocols for pseudonymous online payments via proposed cryptocurrencies. Most of them …

The explosive growth of big data is pushing forward the paradigm of cloud-based data store
today. Among other, distributed storage systems are widely adopted due to their superior …

The control, governance, and management of the web have become increasingly
centralised, resulting in security, privacy, and censorship concerns. Decentralised initiatives …

Compared with the traditional blockchain, blockchain sharding system has higher
throughput and is more suitable for the Internet of Things (IoT) with massive data. The …

Sharding technology is becoming a promising candidate to address the scalability issues in
blockchain. The key concept behind sharding technology is to partition the network status …

The importance of democratic voting systems in any nation has increased the mistrust of
conventional voting methods. Other digital voting methods have been challenged due to a …