2 papers
cs.DC2025
Enabling Bitcoin Smart Contracts on the Internet Computer
Ryan Croote, Islam El-Ashi, Thomas Locher +1
There is growing interest in providing programmatic access to the value locked in Bitcoin, which famously offers limited programmability itself. Various approaches have been put fo…
cs.DC2018
When Can a Distributed Ledger Replace a Trusted Third Party?
Thomas Locher, Sebastian Obermeier, Yvonne-Anne Pignolet
The functionality that distributed ledger technology provides, i.e., an immutable and fraud-resistant registry with validation and verification mechanisms, has traditionally been i…