TY  - JOUR
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2159082
PB  - HINDAWI LTD
SN  - 1875-905X
N2  - P2P networks are the mechanism used by cryptocurrencies to disseminate system information while keeping the whole system as much decentralized as possible. Cryptocurrency P2P networks have new characteristics that propose new challenges and avoid some problems of existing P2P networks. By characterizing the most relevant cryptocurrency network, Bitcoin, we provide details on different properties of cryptocurrency networks and their similarities and differences with standard P2P network paradigms. Our study allows us to conclude that cryptocurrency networks present a new paradigm of P2P networks due to the mechanisms they use to achieve high resilience and security. With this new paradigm, interesting research lines can be further developed, both in the focused field of P2P cryptocurrency networks and also when such networks are combined with other distributed scenarios.
ID  - discovery10059524
A1  - Delgado-Segura, S
A1  - Perez-Sola, C
A1  - Herrera-Joancomarti, J
A1  - Navarro-Arribas, G
A1  - Borrell, J
JF  - Mobile Information Systems
AV  - public
VL  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/03/01/
EP  - 16
TI  - Cryptocurrency Networks: A New P2P Paradigm
N1  - This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
ER  -