Journal
ICT EXPRESS
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 93-97Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.icte.2019.08.001
Keywords
Blockchains; Consensus protocols; Cryptocurrencies
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Blockchain is the core technology of many cryptocurrencies. Blockchain as a distributed ledger technology has received extensive research attention. In addition to cryptography and P2P (peer-to-peer) technology, consensus protocols are also a fundamental part of the blockchain technology. A good consensus protocol can guarantee the fault tolerance and security of the blockchain systems. The consensus protocols currently used in most blockchain systems can be broadly divided into two categories: the probabilistic-finality consensus protocols and the absolute-finality consensus protocols. This paper introduces some of the main consensus protocols of these two categories, and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses as well as the applicable blockchain types. (C) 2020 The Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (KICS). Publishing services by Elsevier B.V.
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