Security and performance evaluation of master node protocol based reputation blockchain in the bitcoin network

Bitcoin is a digital currency based on a peer-to-peer network to propagate and verify transactions. Bitcoin is gaining wider adoption than any previous crypto-currency. However, the mechanism of peers randomly choosing logical neighbours without any knowledge about the underlying physical topology c...

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Main Authors: Muntadher Sallal, Gareth Owenson, Dawood Salman, Mo Adda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Blockchain: Research and Applications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2096720921000439