In this chapter, we focus on three new technologies that have significantly advanced our understanding of blockchain-enabled applications and opened up several new avenues for research. We begin our discussion with EOS, an Ethereum competitor built with an OS inspired architecture and platform-support design philosophy. It uses a new consensus mechanism called delegated proof-of-stake to enable rapid transaction verification and a continuous cycle of voting for delegates ...
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11. Recent Developments in Blockchain
Vikram Dhillon1 , David Metcalf1 and Max Hooper1
(1)Orlando, Florida, USA
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