A survey of blockchain consensus algorithms performance evaluation criteria

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Highlights：

• A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art blockchain consensus algorithms.

• An analytical framework to evaluate the pros and cons of consensus mechanisms.

• The comparison criteria are weighted by the pairwise comparison method.

• The existing open issues, challenges and directions to enlighten future research.

摘要

•A comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art blockchain consensus algorithms.•An analytical framework to evaluate the pros and cons of consensus mechanisms.•The comparison criteria are weighted by the pairwise comparison method.•The existing open issues, challenges and directions to enlighten future research.

论文关键词：Blockchain,Consensus algorithms,Performance evaluation criteria,Security vulnerability,Trust and permission models

论文评审过程：Received 7 November 2019, Revised 18 February 2020, Accepted 12 March 2020, Available online 13 April 2020, Version of Record 21 April 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2020.113385