Blockbench: a framework for analyzing private blockchains

Blockbench: a framework for analyzing private blockchains
Adrian Coyler, The Morning Paper, 2017/07/05
This is a daunting post, and the article it summarizes is more daunting still. But don't worry about following all of it. Here are the main things. First, in addition to 'public' blockchain networks, like Bitcoin, there can be 'private' blockchain networks, used (for example) for internal recordkeeping. Blockchain's immutability and transparency make it attractive for this purpose. Second, in non-public settings, you don't need such an elaborate mechanism for adding a block to the bockchain. More...