Publicly verifiable authenticity of data from multiple external sources for smart contracts using aggregate signatures

Smart contracts are applications that are deployed and executed on a blockchain's decentralised infrastructure. Many smart contract applications rely on data that resides outside the blockchain. However, while traditional web applications can communicate with trustworthy data sources directly through the Internet, this is not possible for smart...

Using Self-Encryption to safeguard data security in Fabric’s smart contract

A rise in the use of blockchain systems implies an increase in smart contract usage. Blockchain systems can easily be found these days, most notably in cryptocurrencies and financial management. Furthermore, the Internet of Things (IoT) is being developed with blockchain, since blockchain ensures trust in IoT data and adds great flexibility....