A Survey on Blockchain Technology: Evolution, Architecture and Security

【Author】 Bhutta, Muhammad Nasir Mumtaz; Khwaja, Amir A.; Nadeem, Adnan; Ahmad, Hafiz Farooq; Khan, Muhammad Khurram; Hanif, Moataz A.; Song, Houbing; Alshamari, Majed; Cao, Yue

【Source】IEEE ACCESS

【影响因子】3.476

【Abstract】Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that is making a great impact on modern society due to its transparency, decentralization, and security properties. Blockchain gained considerable attention due to its very first application of Cryptocurrencies e.g., Bitcoin. In the near future, Blockchain technology is determined to transform the way we live, interact, and perform businesses. Recently, academics, industrialists, and researchers are aggressively investigating different aspects of Blockchain as an emerging technology. Unlike other Blockchain surveys focusing on either its applications, challenges, characteristics, or security, we present a comprehensive survey of Blockchain technology's evolution, architecture, development frameworks, and security issues. We also present a comparative analysis of frameworks, classification of consensus algorithms, and analysis of security risks & cryptographic primitives that have been used in the Blockchain so far. Finally, this paper elaborates on key future directions, novel use cases and open research challenges, which could be explored by researchers to make further advances in this field.

【Keywords】Blockchain; Security; Cryptography; Smart contracts; Peer-to-peer computing; Consensus algorithm; Computer architecture; Evolution of blockchain; blockchain architecture; smart contracts; blockchain applications; development frameworks; blockchain security

【发表时间】2021

【收录时间】2022-01-02

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