Smart contract applications within blockchain technology: A systematic map** study
With the advent of blockchain, smart contracts have become one of the most sought-after
technologies because of the high customisability they add to transactions. This has given …
technologies because of the high customisability they add to transactions. This has given …
A survey on anonymity and privacy in bitcoin-like digital cash systems
MCK Khalilov, A Levi - IEEE Communications Surveys & …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bitcoin is the most widely known distributed, peer-to-peer payment network without
existence of a central authority. In Bitcoin, users do not use real names; instead …
existence of a central authority. In Bitcoin, users do not use real names; instead …
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 …
How to use bitcoin to design fair protocols
I Bentov, R Kumaresan - Annual Cryptology Conference, 2014 - Springer
We study a model of fairness in secure computation in which an adversarial party that aborts
on receiving output is forced to pay a mutually predefined monetary penalty. We then show …
on receiving output is forced to pay a mutually predefined monetary penalty. We then show …
Fairswap: How to fairly exchange digital goods
We introduce FairSwap--an efficient protocol for fair exchange of digital goods using smart
contracts. A fair exchange protocol allows a sender S to sell a digital commodity x for a fixed …
contracts. A fair exchange protocol allows a sender S to sell a digital commodity x for a fixed …
Zero-knowledge contingent payments revisited: Attacks and payments for services
Zero Knowledge Contingent Payment (ZKCP) protocols allow fair exchange of sold goods
and payments over the Bitcoin network. In this paper we point out two main shortcomings of …
and payments over the Bitcoin network. In this paper we point out two main shortcomings of …
Fairness in an unfair world: Fair multiparty computation from public bulletin boards
Secure multiparty computation allows mutually distrusting parties to compute a function on
their private inputs such that nothing but the function output is revealed. Achieving fairness …
their private inputs such that nothing but the function output is revealed. Achieving fairness …
Optiswap: Fast optimistic fair exchange
Selling digital commodities securely over the Internet is a challenging task when Seller and
Buyer do not trust each other. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, one prominent solution for …
Buyer do not trust each other. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, one prominent solution for …
Improvements to secure computation with penalties
Motivated by the impossibility of achieving fairness in secure computation [Cleve, STOC
1986], recent works study a model of fairness in which an adversarial party that aborts on …
1986], recent works study a model of fairness in which an adversarial party that aborts on …
Escrow protocols for cryptocurrencies: How to buy physical goods using bitcoin
We consider the problem of buying physical goods with cryptocurrencies. There is an
inherent circular dependency: should be the buyer trust the seller and pay before receiving …
inherent circular dependency: should be the buyer trust the seller and pay before receiving …