Survey on blockchain for Internet of Things

• Published in: Computer communications Vol. 136; pp. 10 - 29
• Main Authors: Wang, Xu, Zha, Xuan, Ni, Wei, Liu, Ren Ping, Guo, Y. Jay, Niu, Xinxin, Zheng, Kangfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Blockchain; Consensus protocol; Data structure; Internet of things (IoT); Consensus protocol; Data structure; Blockchain; Internet of things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to transform human life and unleash enormous economic benefit. However, inadequate data security and trust of current IoT are seriously limiting its adoption. Blockchain, a distributed and tamper-resistant ledger, maintains consistent records of data at differe...