Computational Cryptography for Blockchain
A special issue of Mathematics (ISSN 2227-7390). This special issue belongs to the section "E1: Mathematics and Computer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 57
Special Issue Editor
Interests: cloud security; privacy-preserving computing; blockchain; cloud computing; data outsourcing; applied cryptography; secret sharing; authentication
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Dear Colleagues,
In the era of Web 3.0 and decentralized ecosystems, cryptographic techniques and blockchain architectures have become foundational pillars for digital trust. From zero-knowledge proofs enabling privacy-preserving transactions to post-quantum cryptographic algorithms safeguarding against future threats, applied cryptography is undergoing unprecedented innovation. Concurrently, blockchain technology has evolved beyond cryptocurrencies, finding applications in supply chain provenance, decentralized identity management, and programmable economies through smart contracts.
Despite remarkable progress, critical limitations persist across the ecosystem. Contemporary cryptographic implementations demonstrate remarkable resilience against classical computing threats yet struggle with emerging attack vectors. Current blockchain implementations suffer from inherent trade-offs between decentralization, security, and scalability, evidenced by the trilemma plaguing major networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin. Most existing blockchain signatures rely on ECC algorithms vulnerable to Shor’s algorithm. Cross-chain interoperability lacks unified frameworks, often resorting to insecure bridge protocols or centralized custodians, and cross-chain communication remains ad hoc, with no universally adopted standards for atomic swaps or oracle security. Furthermore, the integration of privacy-enhancing technologies with smart contracts introduces computational overheads that hinder mainstream adoption, while formal verification tools for decentralized applications struggle to keep pace with evolving attack vectors.
This Special Issue invites contributions that address these gaps through foundational or applied research. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Multi-party computation for blockchain;
- Lattice-based cryptography for blockchain;
- Post-quantum cryptographic schemes with practical efficiency;
- Privacy-enhancing technologies with regulatory compliance;
- Novel cryptographic primitives for scalable consensus;
- Quantum-secure blockchain architectures;
- Secure cross-chain communication protocols;
- Lightweight cryptography for edge blockchain nodes;
- Threshold signatures for decentralized custody;
- Homomorphic encryption for on-chain data;
- Novel consensus mechanisms overcoming scalability bottlenecks;
- Formal methods for auditing smart contract security;
- Sharding solutions;
- DAG-based ledgers;
- Consensus mechanisms;
- Decentralized governance models;
- Differential privacy in blockchain;
- Cryptocurrency.
Dr. Yujue Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cryptography
- privacy-enhancing technology
- blockchain
- authentication
- consensus mechanism
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