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To examine whether blockchain architecture and smart contracts are suitable for addressing interoperability, automation, and operational trust in the Internet of Things sector.

January 1, 2016IEEE AccessOpen Access

Blockchains and Smart Contracts for the Internet of Things

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KCKonstantinos ChristidisNorth Carolina State University MDMichael DevetsikiotisUniversity of New Mexico

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Technical review demonstrates the viability of blockchain and smart contracts in Internet of Things ecosystems, highlighting potential for automated device marketplaces and decentralized workflows.

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To examine whether blockchain architecture and smart contracts are suitable for addressing interoperability, automation, and operational trust in the Internet of Things sector.
Reviewed decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain mechanisms and smart contract protocols for multi-step workflow automation.
Evaluated integration paradigms for device-to-device resource sharing, automated marketplaces, and cryptographically verifiable workflows in IoT settings.
Analyzed structural deployment challenges, particularly transactional privacy and the valuation of digitized network assets, while compiling practical technical workarounds.
Identified that decentralized ledgers enable untrusted IoT devices to autonomously share resources and execute verifiable workflows without central intermediaries.
Established that smart contract integration allows device-driven service marketplaces to replace time-consuming manual processes.
Outlined deployment solutions mitigating critical network bottlenecks, specifically regarding transactional data privacy and asset liquidity.

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Christidis et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d800fa11d83f35e5ae3954 https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2016.2566339

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Technical review demonstrates the viability of blockchain and smart contracts in Internet of Things ecosystems, highlighting potential for automated device marketplaces and decentralized workflows.

Blockchains and Smart Contracts for the Internet of Things

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Blockchains and Smart Contracts for the Internet of Things

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