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arXiv:2205.01091cs.CR

Blockchain in a nutshell

Duc A. Tran, Bhaskar Krishnamachari

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Abstract

Blockchain enables a digital society where people can contribute, collaborate, and transact without having to second-guess trust and transparency. It is the technology behind the success of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many disruptive applications and platforms that have positive impact in numerous sectors, including finance, education, health care, environment, transportation, and philanthropy, to name a few. This chapter provides a friendly description of essential concepts, mathematics, and algorithms that lay the foundation for blockchain technology.

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Pre-print. Book chapter (50 pages) in "Handbook on Blockchain". Duc A. Tran, My T. Thai, and Bhaskar Krishnamachari (eds). Springer Nature Publisher, 2022
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cs.CRCryptography and Security cs.DCDistributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing cs.GTComputer Science and Game Theory

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