Most self-sovereign identity systems consist of strictly objective claims, cryptographically
signed by trusted third party attestors. Lacking protocols in place to account for subjectivity …

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have emerged as a new organizational
structure that leverages smart contracts and blockchain technology. Academics and …

Smart contracts are contractual agreements between participants of a blockchain, who
cannot implicitly trust one another. They are software programs that run on top of a …

One fundamental limitation of blockchain-based smart contracts is that they execute in a
closed environment. Thus, they only have access to data and functionality that is already on …

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are a new, rapidly-growing class of
organizations governed by smart contracts. Here we describe how researchers can …

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are blockchain-based organizations that
facilitate decentralized governance. Today, DAOs not only hold billions of dollars in their …

Most cryptographic protocols model a player's knowledge of secrets in a simple way.
Informally, the player knows a secret in the sense that she can directly furnish it as a (private) …

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) use smart contracts to foster communities
working toward common goals. Existing definitions of decentralization, however-the'D'in …

Abstract Hashed Time-Locked Contracts (HTLCs) are a widely used primitive in blockchain
systems such as payment channels, atomic swaps, etc. Unfortunately, HTLC is incentive …

Decentralized reputation schemes present a promising area of experimentation in
blockchain applications. These solutions aim to overcome the shortcomings of simple …