Blockchain challenges and opportunities: a survey
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Blockchain has numerous benefits such as decentralisation, persistency, anonymity and auditability. There is a wide spectrum of blockchain applications ranging from cryptocurrency, financial services, risk management, internet of things (IoT) to public and social services. Although a number of studies focus on using the blockchain technology in various application aspects, there is no comprehensive survey on the blockchain technology in both technological and application perspectives. To fill this gap, we conduct a comprehensive survey on the blockchain technology. In particular, this paper gives the blockchain taxonomy, introduces typical blockchain consensus algorithms, reviews blockchain applications and discusses technical challenges as well as recent advances in tackling the challenges. Moreover, this paper also points out the future directions in the blockchain technology.
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Blockchain has great potential in the construction of future Internet systems.
“Therefore, blockchain has great potential in the construction of future Internet systems [148].”
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Blockchain's core attributes (anonymity, transparency, auditability, permanence, persistence, decentralization) collectively translate into improved operational performance, efficiency gains, and cost reductions.
“Moreover, it is distinguished by its core attributes, including anonymity, transparency, auditability, permanence, persistence, and decentralization, which collectively translate into improved operational performance, efficiency gains, and cost reductions [258,260].”
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Public blockchain, often referred to as permission-less blockchain, allows anyone to join the blockchain network without permission.
“Public blockchain, often referred to as permission-less blockchain, allows anyone to join the blockchain network without permission [1].”
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Private blockchain, also called permissioned, is an invite-only network from an authentication authority.
“Private blockchain, also called permissioned, is an invite-only network from an authentication authority [1].”
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- Authors
- Zheng, Z., Xie, S., Dai, H. N., Chen, X., & Wang, H.
- Affiliations
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Macau University of Science and Technology (MO)
- National University of Defense Technology (CN)
- Venue
- International Journal of Web and Grid Services
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- Published
- 2018
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 352
- ISSN
- 1741-1106 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-1114
- OpenAlex
- W2897450989
- Cited by
- 3,651
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 235 · 2025: 453 · 2024: 569 · 2023: 618 · 2022: 494 · 2021: 493 · 2020: 425 · 2019: 294 · 2018: 65 · 2017: 5
- FWCI
- 513.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Web and Grid Services (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Networks and Communications › Distributed systems and fault tolerance
- Keywords
- blockchain, decentralization (distributed systems), consensus algorithms, blockchain applications, cryptocurrency, financial services, risk management, Internet of Things, public services, technical challenges, auditability
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