Journal ArticleOpen Access
A survey of consensus algorithms in public blockchain systems for crypto-currencies
Author Affiliations
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Imperial College London, La Trobe University, University of Helsinki
Published InJournal of Network and Computer Applications
Year2021
Citations172
Abstract
In recent years, crypto-currencies (a form of decentralised digital currencies) have been quite popular as an alternative form of payments. They are underpinned by a breakthrough technology called Blockchain which extensively use a number of cryptographic mechanisms and other advanced techniques from the domain of distributed computing. This blockchain technology has received unparalleled attention from academia, industry, and governments worldwide and is considered to have the potential to disrupt several application domains, other than currencies, touching all spheres of our lives. The sky-rocket anticipation of its potential has caused a wide-scale exploration of its usage in different application domains. This has resulted in a plethora of blockchain systems for various purposes. However, many of these blockchain systems suffer from serious…
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