Paper 2016/1156 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2016/1156 ↗
Scripting smart contracts for distributed ledger technology
Abstract
We give an overview of the scripting languages used in existing cryptocurrencies, and in particular we review in some detail the scripting languages of Bitcoin, Nxt and Ethereum, in the context of a high-level overview of Distributed Ledger Technology and cryptocurrencies. We survey different approaches, and give an overview of critiques of existing languages. We also cover technologies that might be used to underpin extensions and innovations in scripting and contracts, including technologies for verification, such as zero knowledge proofs, proof-carrying code and static analysis, as well as approaches to making systems more efficient, e.g. Merkelized Abstract Syntax Trees.
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- History
- 2017-02-10: last updated
- 2016-12-21: published
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2016/1156
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2016/1156,
author = {Pablo Lamela Seijas and Simon Thompson and Darryl McAdams},
title = {Scripting smart contracts for distributed ledger technology},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2016/1156},
year = {2016},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/1156}
}