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A review of quantum and hybrid quantum/classical blockchain protocols

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Summary

Blockchain technology is facing critical issues of scalability, efficiency and sustainability. These problems are necessary to solve if blockchain is to become a technology that can be used responsibly. Useful quantum computers could potentially be developed by the time that blockchain will be widely implemented for mission-critical work at financial and other institutions. Quantum computing will not only cause challenges for blockchain, but can also be harnessed to better implement parts of blockchain technologies including cryptocurrencies. We review the work that has been done in the area of quantum blockchain and hybrid quantum-classical blockchain technology and discuss open questions that remain.

Keywords

Blockchain, Quantum computing, Quantum cryptography, Quantum money

2021 Journal Impact Factor: 1.965

Publication date: June 2020   

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APA Edwards, M., Mashatan, A., & Ghose, S. (2020). A review of quantum and hybrid quantum/classical blockchain protocols. Quantum Information Processing19(6), 184.
BibTeX @article{Edwards2019ARO,
title={A review of quantum and hybrid quantum/classical blockchain protocols},
author={Edwards, Marcus and Mashatan, Atefeh and Ghose, Shohini},
journal={Quantum Information Processing},
year={2020},
volume={19},
issue={6},
pages={184},
doi={https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-020-02672-y}
}
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-020-02672-y
IEEE M. Edwards, A. Mashatan, and S. Ghose, “A review of quantum and hybrid quantum/classical blockchain protocols,” Quantum Information Processing, vol. 19, no. 6, p. 184, May 2020.
ISSN 1573-1332

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