Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers

Autores
Garriga, Martín; Dalla Palma, Stefano; Arias, Maxmiliano; de Renzis, Alan Ismael; Pareschi, Remo; Andrew Tamburri, Damian
Año de publicación
2020
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Blockchain is a decentralized transaction and data management solution, the technological leap behind the success of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the variety of existing blockchains and distributed ledgers continues to increase, adopters should focus on selecting the solution that best fits their needs and the requirements of their decentralized applications, rather than developing yet another blockchain from scratch. In this article we present a conceptual framework to aid software architects, developers, and decision makers to adopt the right blockchain technology. The framework exposes the interrelation between technological decisions and architectural features, capturing the knowledge from existing academic literature, industrial products, technical forums/blogs, and experts´ feedback. We empirically show the applicability of our framework by dissecting the platforms behind Bitcoin and other top 10 cryptocurrencies, aided by a focus group with researchers and industry practitioners. Then, we leverage the framework together with key notions of the architectural tradeoff analysis method to analyze four real-world blockchain case studies from industry and academia. Results shown that applying our framework leads to a deeper understanding of the architectural tradeoffs, allowing to assess technologies more objectively and select the one that best fit developers´ needs, ultimately cutting costs, reducing time-to-market and accelerating return on investment.
Fil: Garriga, Martín. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Dalla Palma, Stefano. Tilburg School of Economics and Management; Países Bajos
Fil: Arias, Maxmiliano. No especifíca;
Fil: de Renzis, Alan Ismael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pareschi, Remo. Università degli Studi del Molise; Italia
Fil: Andrew Tamburri, Damian. Jheronimus Academy of Data Science; Países Bajos
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BLOCKCHAIN
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
FRAMEWORK
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
title Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
spellingShingle Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
Garriga, Martín
BLOCKCHAIN
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
FRAMEWORK
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES
title_short Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
title_full Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
title_fullStr Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
title_full_unstemmed Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
title_sort Blockchain and cryptocurrencies: A classification and comparison of architecture drivers
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garriga, Martín
Dalla Palma, Stefano
Arias, Maxmiliano
de Renzis, Alan Ismael
Pareschi, Remo
Andrew Tamburri, Damian
author Garriga, Martín
author_facet Garriga, Martín
Dalla Palma, Stefano
Arias, Maxmiliano
de Renzis, Alan Ismael
Pareschi, Remo
Andrew Tamburri, Damian
author_role author
author2 Dalla Palma, Stefano
Arias, Maxmiliano
de Renzis, Alan Ismael
Pareschi, Remo
Andrew Tamburri, Damian
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author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BLOCKCHAIN
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
FRAMEWORK
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES
topic BLOCKCHAIN
CRYPTOCURRENCIES
FRAMEWORK
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Blockchain is a decentralized transaction and data management solution, the technological leap behind the success of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the variety of existing blockchains and distributed ledgers continues to increase, adopters should focus on selecting the solution that best fits their needs and the requirements of their decentralized applications, rather than developing yet another blockchain from scratch. In this article we present a conceptual framework to aid software architects, developers, and decision makers to adopt the right blockchain technology. The framework exposes the interrelation between technological decisions and architectural features, capturing the knowledge from existing academic literature, industrial products, technical forums/blogs, and experts´ feedback. We empirically show the applicability of our framework by dissecting the platforms behind Bitcoin and other top 10 cryptocurrencies, aided by a focus group with researchers and industry practitioners. Then, we leverage the framework together with key notions of the architectural tradeoff analysis method to analyze four real-world blockchain case studies from industry and academia. Results shown that applying our framework leads to a deeper understanding of the architectural tradeoffs, allowing to assess technologies more objectively and select the one that best fit developers´ needs, ultimately cutting costs, reducing time-to-market and accelerating return on investment.
Fil: Garriga, Martín. Universidad Nacional del Comahue; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Dalla Palma, Stefano. Tilburg School of Economics and Management; Países Bajos
Fil: Arias, Maxmiliano. No especifíca;
Fil: de Renzis, Alan Ismael. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pareschi, Remo. Università degli Studi del Molise; Italia
Fil: Andrew Tamburri, Damian. Jheronimus Academy of Data Science; Países Bajos
description Blockchain is a decentralized transaction and data management solution, the technological leap behind the success of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. As the variety of existing blockchains and distributed ledgers continues to increase, adopters should focus on selecting the solution that best fits their needs and the requirements of their decentralized applications, rather than developing yet another blockchain from scratch. In this article we present a conceptual framework to aid software architects, developers, and decision makers to adopt the right blockchain technology. The framework exposes the interrelation between technological decisions and architectural features, capturing the knowledge from existing academic literature, industrial products, technical forums/blogs, and experts´ feedback. We empirically show the applicability of our framework by dissecting the platforms behind Bitcoin and other top 10 cryptocurrencies, aided by a focus group with researchers and industry practitioners. Then, we leverage the framework together with key notions of the architectural tradeoff analysis method to analyze four real-world blockchain case studies from industry and academia. Results shown that applying our framework leads to a deeper understanding of the architectural tradeoffs, allowing to assess technologies more objectively and select the one that best fit developers´ needs, ultimately cutting costs, reducing time-to-market and accelerating return on investment.
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