Abstract
Bitcoin, a protocol for a new permissionless decentralized digital currency hailed the arrival of a new application domain for computer science. Following Bitcoin's arrival, a series of innovations derived from the state of the art in several fields has been applied to cryptocurrencies, and has been slowly reshaping monetary and financial instruments on public distributed ledgers. It was soon clear however that Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies still require additional improvements. This challenging domain presents researchers in the field with new and exciting questions. I provide examples from two main research threads, related to the scalability of the protocol and to its underlying incentives.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 26th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2017 |
| Editors | Carles Sierra |
| Publisher | International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence |
| Pages | 5161-5165 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780999241103 |
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| State | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 26th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2017 - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 19 Aug 2017 → 25 Aug 2017 |
Publication series
| Name | IJCAI International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence |
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| Volume | 0 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1045-0823 |
Conference
| Conference | 26th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, IJCAI 2017 |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 19/08/17 → 25/08/17 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The author is thankful for support by the Israel Science Foundation (grant 616/13) and by the Hebrew University’s Cyber-security Center (grant 039-9230).