A Novel Method for Decentralised Peer-to-peer Software License Validation Using Cryptocurrency Blockchain Technology

Protecting software copyright has been an issue since the late 1970’s, and software license validation has been a primary method employed in an attempt to minimise software piracy and protect software copyright. This paper presents a novel method for decentralised peer-to-peer software license validation using cryptocurrency blockchain technology to ameliorate software piracy, and to provide a mechanism for all software developers to protect their copyrighted works

A Taxonomy of Blockchain Technologies: Principles of Identification and Classification

A comparative study across the most widely known blockchain technologies is conducted with a bottom-up approach. Blockchains are deconstructed into their building blocks. Each building block is then hierarchically classified into main and subcomponents. Then, varieties of the subcomponents are identified and compared. A taxonomy tree is used to summarise the study and provide a navigation tool across different blockchain architectural configurations

Enhancing blockchain interoperability and intraoperability capabilities in collaborative enterprise-a standardized architecture perspective

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An Overview of a Blockchain Application in Education Using Hyperledger Project

[EN] During the last years, blockchain has been getting interest by both academic and professional researchers. This is primarily due to the innovative techniques in which records are effectively stored in a distributed manner. Started as a value transfer mechanism, blockchain now has several applications in a vast array of fields including healthcare, banking, and Internet of Things (IoTs). Despite the considerable amount of interest given to these fields, little is known about the possible applications of blockchain in education. Because of COVID-19 outbreak and the rise in the need of online and automated solutions in academia, this paper proposes an overview of a blockchain solution in education. This technology relies on the unique features it offers, such as decentralization, data integrity, and security. The presented solution aims to reduce the paperwork needed to perform tasks, secure the stored data, increase transparency, as well as to offer new recruitment possibilities and statistics capabilities to the current educational system.Falah, B.; Touhs, H.; Karroumi, S.; Abufardeh, S. (2021). An Overview of a Blockchain Application in Education Using Hyperledger Project. En 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 993-1001. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd21.2021.12932993100

REGULATORY SANDBOXES ENABLE PRAGMATIC BLOCKCHAIN REGULATION

Since blockchain technology supports digitally-native money, the centralized chokepoints that governments have traditionally targeted to regulate commerce no longer apply to our (digital) property. However, competent regulation furthers basic public policy goals and should enable responsible innovation of this promising technology. This Article discusses pragmatic policies that enable responsible innovation by cultivating regulatory expertise required to write enforceable rules. Responsible innovation is necessary because unlike the early internet, where programmers could manipulate simple colors and text on webpages, these same individuals can now create financial services applications that manipulate actual money—we are faced with an inescapable reality that more is at stake

Identifying and Scoping Context-Specific Use Cases For Blockchain-Enabled Systems in the Wild.

Advances in technology often provide a catalyst for digital innovation. Arising from the global banking crisis at the end of the first decade of the 21st Century, decentralised and distributed systems have seen a surge in growth and interest. Blockchain technology, the foundation of the decentralised virtual currency Bitcoin, is one such catalyst. The main component of a blockchain, is its public record of verified, timestamped transactions maintained in an append-only, chain-like, data structure. This record is replicated across n-nodes in a network of co-operating participants. This distribution offers a public proof of transactions verified in the past. Beyond tokens and virtual currency, real-world use cases for blockchain technology are in need of research and development. The challenge in this proof-of-concept research is to identify an orchestration model of innovation that leads to the successful development of software artefacts that utilise blockchain technology. These artefacts must maximise the potential of the technology and enhance the real-world business application. An original two phase orchestration model is defined. The model includes both a discovery and implementation phase and implements state-of-the-art process innovation frameworks: Capability Maturity Modelling, Business Process Redesign, Open Innovation and Distributed Digital Innovation. The model succeeds in its aim to generate feasible problem-solution design pairings to be implemented as blockchain enabled software systems. Three systems are developed: an internal supply-chain management system, a crowd-source sponsorship model for individual players on a team and a proof-of-origin smart tag system. The contribution is to have defined an innovation model through which context-specific blockchain usecases can be identified and scoped in the wild

Blockchain Challenges: Advantages and Algorithms

Cryptocurrency is the innovation that has changed the way of life most significantly over the past ten years Bitcoins is a term that often comes up when discussing the blockchain system Although they are not identical Ethereum and Cryptocurrency nevertheless remain widely misunderstood Innovative technologies had to be created as a result from rising degrees of globalization These groundbreaking innovations improve the speed of international trade There are many technical experiments some of them were successful whereas others died or required development The decentralized ledger technology its benefits and methods for consensus are described on this articl