Offchain networks are dominant as a solution to the scalability problem of blockchain
systems, allowing users to perform transactions without their recording on the chain …

The design of scalable and robust overlay topologies has been a main research subject
since the very origins of peerto-peer (p2p) computing. Today, the corresponding …

In the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market, borrowers apply for a loan through a virtual
platform and get money from investors if they meet certain criteria. Meanwhile, investors lend …

BitTorrent, the immensely successful file swarming system, supports content bundling: a
common strategy by which publishers package multiple related files and disseminate them …

This research article focused on discovering appropriate liquidity risk concerns in the
financial Sector. Primarily, it deals with the appropriate liquidity factors that affect financial …

Distributed systems with autonomous and self-interested participants often exhibit
deficiencies due to selfishness of its participants. Mechanism design is the discipline that …

Several P2P systems of resource sharing use cooperation incentive mechanisms to identify
and punish free riders, ie, non-reciprocal individuals. A widespread approach is to use the …

Provedores privados de computação na nuvem poderiam obter considerável benefício
mútuo ao operar suas infraestruturas de forma federada. Tal operação permite que a …