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Navigating the digital currency landscape: A comprehensive examination from blockchain foundations to website security
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Abstract
This paper offers an exhaustive exploration of the burgeoning digital currency realm, spanning from the foundational tenets of blockchain technology to the evaluation of pivotal website security vulnerabilities. The rise of decentralized cryptocurrencies, anchored in pioneering cryptography and consensus protocols, has deeply transformed traditional financial interactions. However, this transformation brings to the forefront new cybersecurity risks, borne from the intricate nature of these systems. Addressing these imminent challenges, the study introduces a holistic security model, meticulously designed for the Ethereum blockchain environment. This model integrates methods such as smart contract rigorous validation, transaction irregularity spotting, and network assault emulation. Rigorous experiments and simulations vouch for the model’s efficiency in pinpointing security breaches, marking an impressive 85% detection precision and an 81% robustness against uncharted zero-day onslaughts not encountered during model preparation. When juxtaposed with individual security tactics, the model exhibits a dominant stance in terms of attack deterrence, threat spectrum, and system productivity. Yet, the relentless advent of innovative attack strategies in this field means vulnerabilities remain. To bolster applicability in real-world scenarios, delving deeper into forecasting methodologies and broader tests on active systems prove essential. In essence, this multifaceted research initiative illuminates both theoretical and practical pathways to refine the strategic outline for unyielding security measures, championing prudent innovation and oversight in the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape.
Keywords
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Network Security
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Wang,Z. (2024). Navigating the digital currency landscape: A comprehensive examination from blockchain foundations to website security. Applied and Computational Engineering,47,36-44.
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