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Peer-to-peer Affine Commitment Using Bitcoin by Karl Crary and Michael J. Sullivan is a Computer Science article available to read on EtoBox.

What is Peer-to-peer Affine Commitment Using Bitcoin about?

The power of linear and affine logic lies in their ability to model state change. However, in a trustless, peer-to-peer setting, it is difficult to force principals to commit to state changes. We show how to solve the peer-to-peer affine commitment problem using a generalization of Bitcoin in which transactions deal in types rather than numbers. This has applications to proof-carrying authorization and mechanically executable contracts. Importantly, our system can be---and is---implemented on top of the existing Bitcoin network, so there is no need to recruit computing power to a new protocol.

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It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Computer Science.

Author
Karl Crary and Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher
ACM
Published
2015
Language
EN
Field
Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

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