Another coin bites the dust: an analysis of dust in UTXO-based cryptocurrencies

Unspent Transaction Outputs (UTXOs) are the internal mechanism used in many cryptocurrencies to represent coins. Such representation has some clear benefits, but also entails some complexities that, if not properly handled, may leave the system in an inefficient state. Specifically, inefficiencies a...

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Main Authors: C. Pérez-Solà, S. Delgado-Segura, G. Navarro-Arribas, J. Herrera-Joancomartí
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.180817