Blockchain Oracles and the Oracle Problem
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer Science & Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 September 2024 | Viewed by 408
Special Issue Editors
Interests: blockchain; oracles; trust models; decentralized finance
Interests: blockchain; Internet of Vehicles; temporal databases; schema versioning; storage and access structures; access cost models and information retrieval systems; knowledge representation; temporal and versioning aspects in the WWW and Semantic Web
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: blockchain; oracles; decentralized systems; cryptography; privacy and security; consensus algorithms; computer networks; information security
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite being the “backbone of smart contracts”, oracles are a subject that is being overlooked in the blockchain literature. A recent study (June 2022) shows that related articles barely exceed 0.5% of the total production. As stated by Gavin Andresen, all the most interesting blockchain applications require “data from outside”. To date, however, no widely accepted trust model exists for a reliable and secure data transfer from the real world to the blockchain. Considering the recent DeFi growth and emerging regulations, the development of reliable oracle mechanisms is becoming more and more crucial for the success of widespread blockchain adoption. As it is probably considered a niche area of research, with no dedicated outlet, the scope of this Special Issue is to offer an avenue in which oracle-related research is certainly within the scope.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- New oracle designs;
- Analysis of oracle protocols;
- First-party oracles and third-party oracles;
- Oracles for blockchain-based business applications;
- Oracles in DeFi;
- Oracles for blockchain interoperability;
- Oracles in private blockchains;
- Oracles risks and vulnerabilities;
- Past or potential oracle hacks and manipulations;
- Oracle regulations.
Dr. Giulio Caldarelli
Dr. Fabio Grandi
Dr. Mario Cao Cueto
Dr. Daniele Pinna
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- blockchain oracle
- oracle design
- trust model
- oracle protocol
- oracle regulations
- oracle problem
- DeFi oracle
- interoperability oracle
- oracle hack
- oracle vulnerabilities
