5 papers
The Benefits of Deploying Smart Contracts on Trusted Third Parties
Carlos Molina-Jimenez, Ioannis Sfyrakis, Linmao Song +2
The hype about Bitcoin has overrated the potential of smart contracts deployed on-blockchains (on-chains) and underrated the potential of smart contracts deployed on-Trusted Third…
A Case for a Currencyless Economy Based on Bartering with Smart Contracts
Carlos Molina-Jimenez, Hazem Danny Al Nakib, Linmao Song +2
We suggest the re-introduction of bartering to create a cryptocurrencyless, currencyless, and moneyless economy segment. We contend that a barter economy would benefit enterprises,…
Implementation of Smart Contracts Using Hybrid Architectures with On- and Off-Blockchain Components
Carlos Molina-Jimenez, Ioannis Sfyrakis, Ellis Solaiman +4
Recently, decentralised (on-blockchain) platforms have emerged to complement centralised (off-blockchain) platforms for the implementation of automated, digital (smart) contracts.…
On and Off-Blockchain Enforcement Of Smart Contracts
Carlos Molina-Jimenez, Ellis Solaiman, Ioannis Sfyrakis +2
In this paper we discuss how conventional business contracts can be converted into smart contracts---their electronic equivalents that can be used to systematically monitor and enf…
A Peer to Peer Protocol for Online Dispute Resolution over Storage Consumption
Ahmed Mihoob, Carlos Molina-Jimenez
In bilateral accounting of resource consumption both the consumer and provider independently measure the amount of resources consumed by the consumer. The problem here is that pote…