A review of crypto networks
Author and article information
Abstract
Bitcoin is a crypto currency system that has been rapidly adopted due to its anonymity and decentralized properties. Blockchain is the underpinning technology that maintains the Bitcoin transaction ledger. The blockchain network operates in a state of consensus, which automatically checks in with itself periodically. One of biggest innovation by Bitcoin system is that it is a new way to develop open networks. Anything that happens on the blockchain is a function of the network as a whole. Crypto networks represent a fundamental shift in the way our society transacts, organizes, and works with each other, which could be explained and deciphered by econophysics of the network itself. From a networking perspective, we reviewed a list of current literatures that studied the crypto networks, mostly Bitcoin transaction networks. We identified the potential research areas that would further provide insights into the design of a more resilient and secure crypto networks.
Cite this as
2018. A review of crypto networks. PeerJ Preprints 6:e26911v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26911v1Author comment
This is a preprint submission to PeerJ
Sections
Additional Information
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Author Contributions
Mian Zhang conceived and designed the experiments, performed the experiments, analyzed the data, contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools, prepared figures and/or tables, performed the computation work, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper, approved the final draft.
Yujong Ji contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools, authored or reviewed drafts of the paper.
Data Deposition
The following information was supplied regarding data availability:
The research in this article did not generate any data or code (please explain).
Funding
The authors received no funding for this work. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
