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Bitcoin unchained

Abstract

Bitcoin’s distributed ledger is an innovative way of solving the double spending problem in a decentralised system. However, it causes incompressible transaction delays and incentivises consolidation of mining power. We ask, is it possible to eliminate these problems without losing the decentralised principles that Bitcoin was built on?

Citation

Carr, C., Boyd, C., Boyen, X., & Haines, T. (2017). Bitcoin unchained. ERCIM News, 2017(110),

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 1, 2017
Publication Date Jul 1, 2017
Deposit Date Feb 25, 2020
Journal ERCIM News
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2017
Issue 110
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5452623
Publisher URL https://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en110/special/bitcoin-unchained