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Sharding Distributed Databases: A Critical Review
Siamak Solat
This article examines the significant challenges encountered in implementing sharding within distributed replication systems. It identifies the impediments of achieving consensus a…
RDV: An Alternative To Proof-of-Work And A Real Decentralized Consensus For Blockchain
Siamak Solat
A blockchain is a decentralized ledger where all transactions are recorded. For having a reliable blockchain and double-spending prevention, we need a decentralized consensus and a…
Security of Electronic Payment Systems: A Comprehensive Survey
Siamak Solat
This comprehensive survey deliberated over the security of electronic payment systems. In our research, we focused on either dominant systems or new attempts and innovations to imp…
ZeroBlock: Timestamp-Free Prevention of Block-Withholding Attack in Bitcoin
Siamak Solat, Maria Potop-Butucaru
Bitcoin was recently introduced as a peer-to-peer electronic currency in order to facilitate transactions outside the traditional financial system. The core of Bitcoin, the Blockch…