3 papers
cs.DC2022
When is Spring coming? A Security Analysis of Avalanche Consensus
Ignacio Amores-Sesar, Christian Cachin, Enrico Tedeschi
Avalanche is a blockchain consensus protocol with exceptionally low latency and high throughput. This has swiftly established the corresponding token as a top-tier cryptocurrency.…
cs.CR2021
Generalizing Weighted Trees: A Bridge from Bitcoin to GHOST
Ignacio Amores-Sesar, Christian Cachin, Anna Parker
Despite the tremendous interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum today, many aspects of the underlying consensus protocols are poorly understood. Therefore, the search…
cs.DC2020
Security Analysis of Ripple Consensus
Ignacio Amores-Sesar, Christian Cachin, Jovana Mićić
The Ripple network is one of the most prominent blockchain platforms and its native XRP token currently has one of the highest cryptocurrency market capitalizations. The Ripple con…