"DARPA-Funded Study Provides Insights into Blockchain Vulnerabilities"

Over the last decade, distributed ledger technology, such as blockchains, has become more prevalent in various contexts. The idea is that blockchains operate securely without centralized control and are unsusceptible to change. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) mission is to create and prevent technological surprises, so it set out to understand those security assumptions and determine how decentralized blockchains are. Therefore, the agency commissioned cybersecurity research and consulting firm Trail of Bits to investigate the fundamental properties of blockchains and the cybersecurity risks they pose. The study resulted in a report that provides a holistic analysis available to anyone considering blockchains for critical matters to gain further insight into the potential vulnerabilities within these systems. This article continues to discuss the DARPA-funded study aimed at providing a better understanding of blockchain vulnerabilities. 

DARPA reports "DARPA-Funded Study Provides Insights into Blockchain Vulnerabilities"