Blockchain Technology Lab

New work from the University of Edinburgh’s Blockchain Technology Lab is contributing to improved security standards in financial services through ASC X9. Great to see research translating into real-world impact. 🔗 informatics.ed.ac.uk/news/latest-ne…

Delighted to share that @lukas_aumayr and the BitVM2 team have received the 2025 Bitcoin Research Prize at @ChaincodeLabs' Bitcoin Research Day in NYC. More here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

The Edinburgh Decentralisation Index (EDI) offers a detailed framework to measure blockchain decentralisation across multiple dimensions like consensus, tokenomics, and software. Check out these visuals for more insights!

🏆 Congratulations to Professor Aggelos Kiayias (@sol3gga) on receiving the prestigious 2024 Lovelace Medal from @bcs, honouring his groundbreaking contributions to blockchain technology! 🎉 Learn more about his achievements and impact on the field here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

🎤 Join us today for an X Space hosted by @IntersectMBO, IO CEO @IOHK_Charles, & IO chief scientist @sol3gga. Discuss the guiding principles being proposed for the development of a thriving #blockchain ecosystem. 🔗 Today, Weds Oct. 30 at 17:30 UTC 👉 x.com/i/spaces/1dRKZ…

On Sept 17, the EDI team presented the latest results & dashboard, followed by a roundtable with regulators on the need for a standard framework to measure decentralisation. Hosted by @scotgov with reps from @bankofengland, Blockchain & Digital Trust Taskforce & @Brit_blockchain

We are excited to announce our first clustering integration into the EDI dashboard with @CrystalPlatform. Clustering forensics enable a more accurate measurement of decentralisation. Read more here as well as a call for further participation: blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

The EDI team has released the Software layer, evaluating blockchain client repositories and their commit history. Check out the dashboard for visualisations and insights: blockchainlab.inf.ed.ac.uk/edi-dashboard/…

Highlights from the QSig workshop hosted by @sol3gga & @drakefjustin: Experts gathered at the @InfAtEd to explore quantum signatures. Catch some of the talks on our BTL YouTube channel and learn more in our blog post: youtube.com/playlist?list=… blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

Decentralisation can only be measured taking into account multiple different layers of a blockchain system. The EDI team is thrilled to announce the release of the alpha version of the tokenomics layer of EDI. Check it out here: groups.inf.ed.ac.uk/blockchainlab/…

🔗 Explore the methodology behind measuring decentralisation on blockchain consensus layers with Christina Ovezik's tutorial on the EDI tool. Discover how to map blocks to entities & contribute attribution data. Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=V7lx78…

The EDI team is proud to announce that our SoK paper has been accepted into the regular program of Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2024. Read more: fc24.ifca.ai/preproceedings…

Excited to announce the official Twitter channel for the Edinburgh Decentralisation Index (EDI)! Follow @EDI_X1 for the latest updates on decentralisation research and initiatives.

Looking forward to our Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust Research Showcase at the School of Informatics! Get a sample of the exciting work taking place at the school, including blockchain and distributed ledger research. Reserve a spot in link below.

see our new blog post with @_LadyChristina_ on comparing some alternative reward sharing schemes for Cardano based on our simulation engine blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

if you want to learn more about rewards sharing in Cardano read this new blog post blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

Last Thursday, @sol3gga gave a webinar at CBER on the topic - "Rethinking Information Technology from a Decentralisation Perspective". See below for a recording of the webinar. youtube.com/watch?v=AR1rfx…

Prof. Kiayias @sol3gga is giving a webinar today at CBER cyber-forum.org at 4:00pm (GMT) on "Rethinking Information Technology from a Decentralisation Perspective". Visit our blog for further details - blogs.ed.ac.uk/blockchain/202…

looking forward to my webinar on Thursday at CBER cber-forum.org "Rethinking Information Technology from a Decentralisation Perspective" registration here wakeforest-university.zoom.us/webinar/regist…