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A Review of Cross-Blockchain Solutions

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With the development of distributed ledgers, a variety of blockchain projects, with different characteristics, are emerging and working in a broad range of application scenarios. Cross-Blockchain Solutions are designed to solve the issue of interoperability between different blockchains that are usually impossible with existing protocols and standards, those solutions are growing massively which have different properties. However, it is difficult for technicians to weigh the pros and cons and choose the optimal solution. In this paper, to understand the available solutions thoroughly, the protocol mechanisms of three mature cross-blockchain solutions are discussed. Then, four innovative solutions and their new capabilities are introduced, the pros and cons of above solution are identified. Finally, available industrial solutions in the market are discussed.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12163004), the basic applied research program of Yunnan Province (202001AT070135, 202101AS070007, 202002AD080002, 2018FB105).

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  1. School of Big Data and Intelligent Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China

    YuXuan Zuo, Zhen** Qiang, Dai Fei, **aoFeng Shao, ShiQi Su & ZhiHong Liang

  2. Yunnan Institute of Product Quality Supervision and Inspection, Kunming, China

    Miao Yang

  3. School of Software, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China

    Qi Mo

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Zuo, Y. et al. (2022). A Review of Cross-Blockchain Solutions. In: Khosravi, M.R., He, Q., Dai, H. (eds) Cloud Computing. CloudComp 2021. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 430. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99191-3_17

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