Blockchain Applications for Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT: A Review

• Published in: IEEE access Vol. 7; pp. 176935 - 176951
• Main Authors: Alladi, Tejasvi, Chamola, Vinay, Parizi, Reza M., Choo, Kim-Kwang Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Blockchain; Contracts; Cryptography; Decision making; Domains; Financing; Industrial applications; industrial IoT; Industries; Industry 4.0; industry 40; Internet of Things; Medical services; Peer-to-peer computing; Production; smart contracts

The potential of blockchain has been extensively discussed in the literature and media mainly in finance and payment industry. One relatively recent trend is at the enterprise-level, where blockchain serves as the infrastructure for internet security and immutability. Emerging application domains in...