Teechain is a layer two payment network that offers high performance and strong security for blockchains and cryptocurrencies. In this blogpost we evaluate the performance of Teechain for the Bitcoin network: we look at the maximum throughput of several Teechain payment networks and measure...

Blockchains in cryptocurrencies allow users to exchange funds securely. However, their performance is limited by their need to achieve consensus for all payments. To overcome this, blockchain payment networks, such as the Lightning Network and...

Cloud computing is an appealing paradigm as it saves costs due to the sharing of resources, is widely applicable to many services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, etc.) and offers a simple interface with users. It is also tempting for attacks given that the resources are accessible remotely and a single cloud...

In the era of big data and AI, many data-intensive applications exhibit requirements that cannot be satisfied by traditional batch processing models.
Streaming applications, such as click stream analytics, IoT data processing,...