Blockchain Technology: Transforming Libertarian Cryptocurrency Dreams to Finance and Banking Realities

被引:191
作者
Eyal, Ittay [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Comp Sci, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
关键词
Bitcoin; Bitcoin Next Generation; blockchain; consensus protocol; Corda; cryptocurrency; DAO; decentralized autonomous organization; distributed-ledger technology; DLT; Ethereum; financial technology; Hyperledger; privacy; proof of elapsed time; proof of stake; proof of work; security; smart contract; Solidus; Spectre;
D O I
10.1109/MC.2017.3571042
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The financial technology (FinTech) sector sees high potential value in cryptocurrency blockchain protocols, or distributed-ledger technology (DLT). However, the requirements and guarantees of blockchains for cryptocurrencies do not match those of FinTech-from transaction throughput to security primitives and privacy. The author explores how blockchain research beyond Bitcoin is closing these gaps and some of the challenges that remain.
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页数:12
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