Published: February 1, 2019
Citation: Computer (IEEE Computer) vol. 52, no. 2, (February 2019) pp. 68-72
Author(s)
Richard Kuhn (NIST), Dylan Yaga (NIST), Jeffrey Voas (NIST)
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) offers new and unique advantages for information systems, but some of its features are not a good fit for many applications. We review the properties of DLT and show how two recently developed ideas can be used to retain its advantages while simplifying design.
Distributed ledger technology (DLT) offers new and unique advantages for information systems, but some of its features are not a good fit for many applications. We review the properties of DLT and show how two recently developed ideas can be used to retain its advantages while simplifying design.
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Distributed ledger technology (DLT) offers new and unique advantages for information systems, but some of its features are not a good fit for many applications. We review the properties of DLT and show how two recently developed ideas can be used to retain its advantages while simplifying design.
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Keywords
blockchain; data structures; distributed ledger; distributed systems
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