On the Origins and Variations of Blockchain Technologies

Alan T. Sherman; Farid Javani; Haibin Zhang; Enis Golaszewski

doi:10.1109/MSEC.2019.2893730

On the Origins and Variations of Blockchain Technologies

Alan T. Sherman, Farid Javani, Haibin Zhang, Enis Golaszewski

University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

We explore the origins of blockchain technologies to better understand the enduring needs they address. We identify the five key elements of a blockchain, show the embodiments of these elements, and examine how these elements come together to yield important properties in selected systems. To facilitate comparing the many variations of blockchains, we also describe the four crucial roles of common blockchain participants. Our historical exploration highlights the 1979 work of David Chaum, whose vault system embodies many of the elements of blockchains.

Original language	English
Article number	8674176
Pages (from-to)	72-77
Number of pages	6
Journal	IEEE Security and Privacy
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2019.2893730
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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