Reibel, P;
Yousaf, H;
Meiklejohn, S;
(2019)
Short Paper: An Exploration of Code Diversity in the Cryptocurrency Landscape.
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Financial Cryptography and Data Security.
(pp. pp. 73-83).
Springer: Cham, Switzerland.
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Abstract
Interest in cryptocurrencies has skyrocketed since their introduction a decade ago, with hundreds of billions of dollars now invested across a landscape of thousands of different cryptocurrencies. While there is significant diversity, there is also a significant number of scams as people seek to exploit the current popularity. In this paper, we seek to identify the extent of innovation in the cryptocurrency landscape using the open-source repositories associated with each one. Among other findings, we observe that while many cryptocurrencies are largely unchanged copies of Bitcoin, the use of Ethereum as a platform has enabled the deployment of cryptocurrencies with more diverse functionalities.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Short Paper: An Exploration of Code Diversity in the Cryptocurrency Landscape |
| Event: | International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security (FC 2019) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-32101-7_5 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32101-7_5 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088532 |
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