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NIST IR 8301

Blockchain Networks: Token Design and Management Overview

Date Published: February 2021

Author(s)

Loïc Lesavre (NIST), Priam Varin (NIST), Dylan Yaga (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

blockchain; cryptoasset; cryptocurrency; data portability; decentralized governance; digital asset; digital token; distributed ledger; fintech; off-chain scaling; self-hosting; smart contract; state channel; tokenization; transaction confidentiality; verifiable data; wallet; zero-knowledge proof
Control Families

None selected

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8301
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Supplemental Material:
None available

Document History:
09/29/20: IR 8301 (Draft)
02/09/21: IR 8301 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

cryptography, program management

Technologies

blockchain