Recent Advances in Blockchain Technology and Its Applications

Dear Colleagues,

The blockchain is the underlying technology of decentralized cryptocurrencies; it has become an emerging decentralized data management framework which provides numerous applications to enable data consistency, privacy and security in the decentralized network. Many applications adopt blockchain technology in networks of distributed computing entities to ensure that the data are consistent based on maintaining privacy and security. Moreover, the integration of the blockchain with the Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing and artificial intelligence enhances services, allowing them to be autonomous, smart and secure in heterogeneous industries such as healthcare, buildings, power grids and transportation. However, there are many challenges that come with the characteristics of the blockchain in integrated applications, such as network latency and computing ability in distributed systems.

Contributions from all fields related to the blockchain are invited to be submitted to this Special Issue, with particular focus on the following:

• Theory, applications, case studies and project reports related to blockchain protocols, frameworks and platforms;
• IoT edge computing applications based on blockchain solutions in smart spaces such as homes, buildings, hospitals, factories, campuses, cities and others;
• The implementation of smart services using machine learning, deep learning, federated learning, gossip learning and swarm learning in distributed systems based on blockchain solutions.

Dr. Wenquan Jin
Dr. Meilan Jiang
Dr. Shabir Ahmad
Guest Editors

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