Blockchain Technology has received a lot of attention from both industry and academia due
to its decentralized, persistency, anonymity and auditability properties. In this survey, use of …

Consensus algorithms are applied in the context of distributed computer systems to improve
their fault tolerance. The explosive development of distributed ledger technology following …

Blockchain, the underlying technology of Bitcoin, refers to the public ledger used in a
distributed network. Because blockchain does not rely on a central authority, peers have to …

The Internet of Things (IoT) plays a vital role in the real world by providing autonomous
support for communications and operations, thus enabling and promoting novel services …

IoT data exchange plays a vital role in supporting various applications and services with
massive IoT devices. However, the existence of malicious devices threatens the integrity and …

It has been proved by recent works that reputation can help to improve the efficiency of
blockchain and enhance the fairness of energy trading markets. However, the application of …

Blockchain technology, as a revolutionary technology that has emerged in recent years,
holds significant potential for application in supply chain operations. This paper provides a …

Consensus mechanisms in blockchain applications allow mistrusting peers to agree on the
global state of the chain. Most of the existing consensus mechanisms, however, are …

A multitude of smart things and wirelessly connected Sensor Nodes (SNs) have pervasively
facilitated the use of smart applications in every domain of life. Along with the bounties of …

Building trust relationships between different decentralized entities in the IoT ecosystem is
essential. Hereof, the combination of blockchain technology and trust evaluation techniques …