Quantum-Proofing the Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/quantum-proofing-the-blockchain/
Nov 23, 2017 - This project examines the quantum threat to blockchain technology, with its heavy reliance on public-key cryptography. It underscores the urgent need for quantum-resistant algorithms, international standards for cryptosystems, and a large-scale retooling of information and communications technology infrastructure worldwide. The authors distinguish types of quantum adversaries and analyze our options—from patching methods to building quantum-resistant blockchains from scratch.
Blockchain Identity Services
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-identity-services/
Jul 31, 2019 - This project examines how blockchain supports user centric identity systems, through such technological primitives as public key cryptography, hashing functions, zero-knowledge proofs, and homomorphic encryption. Its authors set nine benchmarks—technical specifications, governance, security, privacy, recovery and revocation, user experience, data controls, and degrees of decentralization and self-sovereignty—by which prospective users and ecosystem partners might assess different identity services and compare them to each other and the status quo. The purpose is to help users map their goals to the technical features necessary for achievi...
Keyword: Aadhaar,
Authenteq,
Blockstack,
Brickchain,
Civic,
COALA,
EverID,
government,
Jolocom,
SDG 10,
SDG 16,
Sovrin,
technology,
uPort,
Veres One
Governance Of Blockchain Systems
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/governance-of-blockchain-systems/
Jun 27, 2018 - Decentralization, hashing functions, public key cryptography, and smart contracts are advantageous design features of blockchain systems. These require the coordination of multiple and diverse actors with differing incentives—cryptoeconomics—to solve any problems that arise. This research examines the impact of governance on these systems. Specifically, it explores governance needs at three levels of the blockchain stack: the Internet layer, the blockchain layer, and the application layer, including the deployment of decentralized applications (Dapps). De Filippi and McMullen explain the difference between governance by the infrastructure...
Keyword: Aragon,
carbonvote,
Civic,
cryptoeconomics,
CryptoKitties,
DAOstack,
Dapp framework,
decentralized autonomous organization,
deep packet inspection,
distributed application,
District0x,
Ethereum improvement proposal,
Gnosis,
governance,
law & regulation,
MD5 algorithm,
Multisig,
net neutrality,
off-chain,
on-chain,
Open Zeppelin,
Sapien,
SDG 12,
stewardship,
technology
Saving the Web
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/saving-the-web/
Dec 09, 2018 - Amid ongoing reports of surveillance, censorship, and massive hacking of data, this research explores how distributed ledger technology can address the challenges of the World Wide Web. The authors argue that blockchain can support the Internet’s founding ideals, decentralize the Internet, and restore the balance of power between individuals and large organizations. They focus on three big issues: open access, fair participation, and the recovery of the individual sovereignty as users. The authors interviewed such experts as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Joseph Lubin of Consensus Systems, Shane Greenstein of Harvard Business School, Rouven Heck of u...
Keyword: Facebook,
free speech,
GDPR,
HTTP,
law & regulation,
net neutrality,
privacy,
SDG 10,
SDG 3,
self-sovereign identity,
TCP/IP,
technology,
W3 Consortium
Standardized and Decentralized
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/standardized-and-decentralized-rethinking-the-blockchain-stack/
Feb 28, 2018 - This project looks at the three layers of the blockchain stack—protocol, consensus, and economic—from logical and technical points of view; and it distinguishes between two types of standardization, semantic and technological. It should help executives and investors to understand the implementation challenges—such as scalability, energy consumption, and governance of each layer—and the problems that the blockchain community is attempting to solve with each innovation.
Keyword: Arun Devan,
Bitcoin,
consensus mechanism,
David Xiao,
ERC-20,
Ethereum,
Joel Monegro,
New York Agreement,
proof of stake,
proof of work,
SDG 9,
technology,
Vitalik Buterin
Winning Strategies for Smart Contracts
File Type: Document, Infographic
https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/smart-contracts/
Dec 04, 2017 - The definitive work on smart contracts for entrepreneurs, business executives, leaders of large global organizations, and the legal profession that serves them.
Keyword: contract law,
DAO,
Dapp,
deal cycle,
dispute resolution,
law & regulation,
regtech,
SDG 16,
SDG 9,
self-enforcing agreement,
technology
