2 papers
cs.CR2021
Filling the Tax Gap via Programmable Money
Dimitris Karakostas, Aggelos Kiayias
We discuss the problem of facilitating tax auditing assuming "programmable money", i.e., digital monetary instruments that are managed by an underlying distributed ledger. We explo…
cs.CY2019
Cryptocurrency Egalitarianism: A Quantitative Approach
Dimitris Karakostas, Aggelos Kiayias, Christos Nasikas +1
Since the invention of Bitcoin one decade ago, numerous cryptocurrencies have sprung into existence. Among these, proof-of-work is the most common mechanism for achieving consensus…