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{"title":"Erratum to “A deep decentralized privacy-preservation framework for online social networks”","authors":"Samuel Akwasi Frimpong , Mu Han , Emmanuel Kwame Effah , Joseph Kwame Adjei , Isaac Hanson , Percy Brown","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100299","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 2","pages":"Article 100299"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144084293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cybersecurity challenges in blockchain-based social media networks: A comprehensive review","authors":"Muhammad Hasnain ,&nbsp;Imran Ghani ,&nbsp;David Smith ,&nbsp;Ali Daud ,&nbsp;Seung Ryul Jeong","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100290","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100290","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Blockchain is a disruptive technology that has attracted considerable attention from scholars. The blockchain underlies cryptocurrencies and has rapidly expanded to other areas, including financial transactions and social media networks. However, concerns regarding the information security of social media users still exist regarding blockchain technology. The literature on blockchain online social media (BOSM) networks is growing rapidly because of their critical role in securing users’ information privacy and security. Cybersecurity remains a challenge faced by users on social media networks. Since the publication of BOSM, blockchain has become a widely discussed method for users’ information security. This comprehensive review identifies peer-reviewed articles on BOSM that underpin smart contracts, social media challenges, and research gaps. In this work, Kitchenham’s review guidelines are followed to conduct an in-depth review of the use of blockchain technology in the social media network literature published between January 2016 and March 2024, which reveals a significant increase in publications over the last eight years. A search of major academic databases, including Springer, ScienceDirect, ACM, IEEE Xplore, World Scientific, Taylor &amp; Francis, and Wiley Online, yielded a final pool of 158 articles. The findings of the review indicate key insights concerning the techniques and applications of blockchain technology and challenges for the public via social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google+. This paper identifies important challenges such as deploying smart contracts, user information privacy, a lack of platform support, users’ reactions to blockchain technology, privacy protection and compensation, security system validation, online disinformation, scalability, and miscellaneous challenges to blockchain technology. Additionally, this review suggests several future research directions to improve the role of blockchain technology in overcoming the challenges of privacy, security, reliability, scalability, and trust in the area of social media networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 3","pages":"Article 100290"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Automated mechanism to support trade transactions in smart contracts with upgrade and repair","authors":"Christian Gang Liu ,&nbsp;Peter Bodorik ,&nbsp;Dawn Jutla","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In our previous research, we addressed the problem of automated transformation of models, represented using the business process model and notation (BPMN) standard, into the methods of a smart contract. The transformation supports BPMN models that contain complex multi-step activities that are supported using our concept of multi-step nested trade transactions, wherein the transactional properties are enforced by a mechanism generated automatically by the transformation process from a BPMN model to a smart contract. In this paper, we present a methodology for repairing a smart contract that cannot be completed due to events that were not anticipated by the developer and thus prevent the completion of the smart contract. The repair process starts with the original BPMN model fragment causing the issue, providing the modeler with the innermost transaction fragment containing the failed activity. The modeler amends the BPMN pattern on the basis of the successful completion of previous activities. If repairs exceed the inner transaction’s scope, they are addressed using the parent transaction’s BPMN model. The amended BPMN model is then transformed into a new smart contract, ensuring consistent data and logic transitions. We previously developed a tool, called TABS+, as a proof of concept (PoC) to transform BPMN models into smart contracts for nested transactions. This paper describes the tool TABS+<em>R</em>, developed by extending the TABS+ tool, to allow the repair of smart contracts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 3","pages":"Article 100285"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144611703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ACOFuzz: An ant colony algorithm-based fuzzer for smart contracts","authors":"Peixuan Feng ,&nbsp;Wenrui Cao ,&nbsp;Siqi Lu ,&nbsp;Yongjuan Wang ,&nbsp;Haoyuan Xue ,&nbsp;Runnan Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In today's blockchain landscape, smart contracts are assuming a pivotal role, albeit accompanied by a heightened risk of exploitation by attackers. As smart contracts grow in complexity, vulnerabilities lurking within deeper layers of code become more prevalent. Existing analysis tools primarily focus on data flow and a priori knowledge based on symbolic execution as a test case generation strategy, often falling short in uncovering vulnerabilities nested within intricate conditional statements. To address this challenge, we present ACOFuzz, an advanced fuzzer for Ethereum smart contracts. ACOFuzz employs the ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm to traverse the control flow graph (CFG) of smart contracts, systematically exploring execution paths and generating test cases. Subsequently, it strategically directs the search towards paths that are more susceptible to vulnerabilities within the CFG, leveraging block coverage data obtained from executing the test cases. In a comprehensive evaluation, we demonstrate that ACOFuzz excels in covering a wider array of paths within a contract while exhibiting enhanced accuracy in pinpointing specific vulnerabilities compared to contemporary fuzzers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 3","pages":"Article 100279"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144861166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A blockchain-based platform for ensuring provenance and traceability of donations for cultural heritage","authors":"Sara Migliorini,&nbsp;Mauro Gambini,&nbsp;Alberto Belussi","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The preservation and restoration of cultural heritage has acquired increasing attention in recent years since it has priceless value from both historical and touristic points of view. However, this activity requires considerable funds to be carried out, and frequently, such costs cannot rely entirely on public sources. At the same time, crowdfunding platforms are becoming a widely recognized way to collect funds and finance projects. Indeed, in the literature, some attempts have been made to use crowdfunding platforms to support renovation and restoration projects for cultural heritage items. Even if the benefits of their use in general, particularly for cultural heritage, are widely recognized, skepticism remains regarding transparency, reliability, and trustworthiness. In this regard, the emerging blockchain technology could represent an innovative solution for promoting and guaranteeing such properties through the entire crowdfunding process. However, existing solutions based on the direct use of cryptocurrencies for collecting funds have encountered users' fear and reluctance due to their novelty and the absence of clear and complete regulation by governments. For this reason, in this paper, we propose a solution that is not based on using cryptocurrencies but concentrates on the immutability, traceability, and trustworthiness properties that blockchain offers. To do so, an integrated solution is proposed that combines traditional platforms with a set of smart contracts and a Decentralized Application (dApp), allowing the immutable storage of information inside the blockchain and their subsequent validation by the donors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 3","pages":"Article 100278"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144861165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Federated Large Domain Model System","authors":"Chunming Rong ,&nbsp;Jungwon Seo ,&nbsp;Zihan Zhao ,&nbsp;Ferhat Ozgur Catak ,&nbsp;Jiahui Geng ,&nbsp;Martin Gilje Jaatun","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2025.100277","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As organizations increasingly seek to build Foundation Models (FMs) using their own proprietary data, many are adopting private and in-house cloud infrastructures (often in addition to public clouds) to address concerns over cost, data privacy, and data sovereignty. However, these isolated private clouds frequently lack interoperability, creating barriers to cross-institutional collaboration, which is vital for training robust Domain-Specific Foundation Models (DSFMs) that rely on large and diverse datasets. Additionally, underutilized resources in private clouds lead to significant global energy inefficiencies. In this paper, we propose the Federated Large Domain Model System (FLDMS), a conceptual framework designed to facilitate collaborative foundation model development across multiple private cloud environments. We review the necessary enabling technologies, including decentralized protocols for data privacy and Large Language Models (LLMs) for automated orchestration, and present a high-level system design demonstrating how these components can be integrated. By enabling secure and efficient cross-organization cooperation, FLDMS provides a blueprint for building DSFMs while addressing the inefficiencies inherent in siloed private cloud systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 3","pages":"Article 100277"},"PeriodicalIF":5.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144780043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The individual readiness and risk-related concerns of IT professionals for blockchain adoption","authors":"Cigdem Turhan ,&nbsp;Ibrahim Akman","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100254","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100254","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Blockchain has gained remarkable momentum since its introduction in 2008, drawing the attention of industries, individuals, and governments on a global scale. This technology has been studied in the literature, with a focus on technical aspects, application areas, and emerging research challenges. However, few studies address individuals’ perceptions of and concerns with respect to blockchain adoption. This study aims to investigate the attributes affecting blockchain adoption intention. A sample of IT professionals was used for this purpose since they are expected to have earlier and greater awareness of new digital technologies. The perceptions of this group of users regarding attributes such as innovativeness, self-efficacy, social pressure, and awareness, as well as their perceptions of privacy, security, and complexity, were examined through a survey of 208 responses. The results indicate that among the individual attributes, personal innovativeness, awareness, and social pressure positively affect blockchain acceptance, whereas security and privacy concerns fuel the reluctance to adopt blockchain. The findings hopefully provide insight for developers and management of enterprises to ensure a smooth transition into blockchain and present evidence to forecast its future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100254"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143683328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-platform wallet for privacy protection and key recovery in decentralized applications","authors":"Cristòfol Daudén-Esmel,&nbsp;Jordi Castellà-Roca,&nbsp;Alexandre Viejo,&nbsp;Ignacio Miguel-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100243","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100243","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, the rise of blockchain technology and its applications has led the software development industry to consider blockchain-powered Decentralized Applications (dApps) as serverless REST APIs. However, to engage with dApps, users require a blockchain wallet. This tool facilitates the generation and secure storage of a user's private key and verifies their identity, among other functionalities. Despite their utility, blockchain wallets present significant challenges, such as reliance on trusted third parties, vulnerability to adversaries observing and potentially linking user interactions, key recovery issues, and synchronization of cryptographic keys across multiple devices. This paper addresses these challenges by introducing a fully decentralized multi-platform wallet that leverages blockchain and InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) technologies for managing asymmetric keys and enabling key recovery. This novel approach empowers users to interact with dApps built on blockchain smart contracts while preserving their privacy and ensuring seamless key recovery in the case of device theft or damage. The proposed system is economically viable, with in-depth cost analysis, and demonstrates resilience against security and privacy attacks. A comparative analysis highlights the advantages of the new scheme over existing mainstream and state-of-the-art solutions. Finally, a preliminary prototype implementation is presented to validate the system's feasibility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100243"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143580550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"TRADE-5G: A blockchain-based transparent and secure resource exchange for 5G network slicing","authors":"El-hacen Diallo,&nbsp;Khaldoun Al Agha,&nbsp;Steven Martin","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100246","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The advent of 5G technology has revolutionized network communication by introducing network slicing (NS) and virtualization to allow multiple network service providers (NSPs) to share infrastructure, thereby reducing deployment costs and accelerating 5G adoption. While this new open marketplace enables NSPs to trade resources dynamically, it also exposes the system to security concerns, such as front-running and selfish-validation attacks, which can lead to market manipulation and strategy leakage. This paper presents TRADE-5G, a secure blockchain-based marketplace for 5G resource trading that mitigates these attacks and ensures fair, transparent resource allocation while preserving the confidentiality of NSP strategies. Through extensive simulations, TRADE-5G demonstrates a substantial 18% improvement in user satisfaction and a 36% reduction in wasted resources compared to traditional models. Additionally, it opens new profit opportunities for NSPs through unused resources, establishing a more competitive, secure, and transparent 5G trading environment that exceeds the capabilities of traditional mobile networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100246"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143683322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorials of BCRA 2024","authors":"Lingfeng Bao ,&nbsp;Ruidong Zhang ,&nbsp;Xiaohu Yang ,&nbsp;Chunming Rong","doi":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100270","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bcra.2024.100270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53141,"journal":{"name":"Blockchain-Research and Applications","volume":"6 1","pages":"Article 100270"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143683327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}