The first step to realise the true potential of blockchain systems is to explain the associated
security risks and vulnerabilities. These risks and vulnerabilities, exploited by the threat …

Mining pools have been the driving force for ensuring the security of multiple proof-of-work
(PoW) cryptocurrencies. Under the de facto protocol Stratum, pools allow miners to …

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COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | MAY 2019 | VOL. 62 | NO. 5 contributed articles …

Since Bitcoin's seminal work of achieving consensus under the assumption that more than
51% computational power is honest, many researchers have proposed various kinds of …

The unprecedented increase in the number and sophistication of cyber-attacks (eg,
advanced persistent threats or APTs) has called for effective and efficient threat-hunting …

Blockchains have become a buzzword, and many blockchain proponents believe a smart
contract is a panacea for redefining the digital economy. But the community has a …

The article discusses the prospects of using blockchain technology in the socio-economic
sphere of the country in the aspect of their wide inclusion of the educational space. The …