Mastering Blockchain - Second Edition

Research in cryptography

Even though cryptography was an area of keen interest and research for many decades before Bitcoin invention, blockchain technology has resulted in renewed interest in this field. With the advent of blockchains and related technologies, there is a significant increase in the interest in cryptography also. Especially in the area of financial cryptography, new research is being carried out and published regularly.

Technologies such as ZKPs, fully homomorphic encryption, and functional encryption are being researched for their use in blockchains. In the form of Zcash, already ZKPs have been implemented for the first time at a practical level. It can be seen that blockchains and cryptocurrencies have helped with the advancement ...