A survey on security and privacy issues of bitcoin
Bitcoin is a popular cryptocurrency that records all transactions in a distributed append-only
public ledger called blockchain. The security of Bitcoin heavily relies on the incentive …
public ledger called blockchain. The security of Bitcoin heavily relies on the incentive …
Dfinity technology overview series, consensus system
T Hanke, M Movahedi, D Williams - arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.04548, 2018 - arxiv.org
The DFINITY blockchain computer provides a secure, performant and flexible consensus
mechanism. At its core, DFINITY contains a decentralized randomness beacon which acts …
mechanism. At its core, DFINITY contains a decentralized randomness beacon which acts …
Blockchain for large-scale internet of things data storage and protection
With the dramatically increasing deployment of IoT devices, storing and protecting the large
volume of IoT data has become a significant issue. Traditional cloud-based IoT structures …
volume of IoT data has become a significant issue. Traditional cloud-based IoT structures …
[PDF][PDF] Chainlink 2.0: Next steps in the evolution of decentralized oracle networks
L Breidenbach, C Cachin, B Chan, A Coventry… - Chainlink …, 2021 - files.elfsightcdn.com
In this whitepaper, we articulate a vision for the evolution of Chainlink beyond its initial
conception in the original Chainlink whitepaper. We foresee an increasingly expansive role …
conception in the original Chainlink whitepaper. We foresee an increasingly expansive role …
Simple schnorr multi-signatures with applications to bitcoin
We describe a new Schnorr-based multi-signature scheme (ie, a protocol which allows a
group of signers to produce a short, joint signature on a common message) called MuSig …
group of signers to produce a short, joint signature on a common message) called MuSig …
Fast multiparty threshold ECDSA with fast trustless setup
R Gennaro, S Goldfeder - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM SIGSAC …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
A threshold signature scheme enables distributed signing among n players such that any
subgroup of size t+1 can sign, whereas any group with t or fewer players cannot. While there …
subgroup of size t+1 can sign, whereas any group with t or fewer players cannot. While there …
Sok: Communication across distributed ledgers
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a plethora of distributed ledgers differing in design and
purpose has been created. While by design, blockchains provide no means to securely …
purpose has been created. While by design, blockchains provide no means to securely …
{BlockSci}: Design and applications of a blockchain analysis platform
Analysis of blockchain data is useful for both scientific research and commercial
applications. We present BlockSci, an open-source software platform for blockchain …
applications. We present BlockSci, an open-source software platform for blockchain …
Fast secure multiparty ECDSA with practical distributed key generation and applications to cryptocurrency custody
ECDSA is a standardized signing algorithm that is widely used in TLS, code signing,
cryptocurrency and more. Due to its importance, the problem of securely computing ECDSA …
cryptocurrency and more. Due to its importance, the problem of securely computing ECDSA …
On the adaptive security of the threshold BLS signature scheme
R Bacho, J Loss - Proceedings of the 2022 ACM SIGSAC Conference on …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Threshold signatures are a crucial tool for many distributed protocols. As shown by Cachin,
Kursawe, and Shoup (PODC'00), schemes with unique signatures are of particular …
Kursawe, and Shoup (PODC'00), schemes with unique signatures are of particular …