Bitcoin and Beyond: A Technical Survey on Decentralized Digital Currencies

【Author】 Tschorsch, Florian; Scheuermann, Bjoern

【Source】IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEYS AND TUTORIALS

【影响因子】33.840

【Abstract】Besides attracting a billion dollar economy, Bitcoin revolutionized the field of digital currencies and influenced many adjacent areas. This also induced significant scientific interest. In this survey, we unroll and structure the manyfold results and research directions. We start by introducing the Bitcoin protocol and its building blocks. From there we continue to explore the design space by discussing existing contributions and results. In the process, we deduce the fundamental structures and insights at the core of the Bitcoin protocol and its applications. As we show and discuss, many key ideas are likewise applicable in various other fields, so that their impact reaches far beyond Bitcoin itself.

【Keywords】Altcoins; Bitcoin; blockchain; cryptocurrencies; digital currencies; distributed consensus; survey; tutorial

【发表时间】2016

【收录时间】2022-01-02

【文献类型】观点阐述

【主题类别】

区块链应用-虚拟经济-数字货币