Structure and anonymity of the bitcoin transaction graph

Future Internet

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-250

  Ober, Micha ^a   Katzenbeisser, Stefan ^a   Hamacher, Kay ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Bitcoin; Graph structure; Network dynamics; Privacy

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MONEY;

ANONYMITY; BITCOIN; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GRAPH STRUCTURES; NETWORK DYNAMICS; NETWORK STRUCTURES; PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS; TRANSACTION HISTORY;

PEER TO PEER NETWORKS;

EID: 85016109785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19995903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/fi5020237     Document Type: Article

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