Proof-of-stake consensus mechanisms for future blockchain networks : fundamentals, applications and opportunities

• Main Authors: Nguyen, Cong T., Hoang, Dinh Thai, Nguyen, Diep N., Niyato, Dusit, Nguyen, Huynh Tuong, Dutkiewicz, Eryk
• Other Authors: School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Blockchain; Engineering::Computer science and engineering; Consensus Mechanisms
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107496; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49702; http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2925010
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The rapid development of blockchain technology and their numerous emerging applications has received huge attention in recent years. The distributed consensus mechanism is the backbone of a blockchain network. It plays a key role in ensuring the network's security, integrity, and performance. M...