Aims and Scope
Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, a wide array of cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based systems have been introduced, achieving varying degrees of adoption and success. While some of these projects are incremental variations of Bitcoin, others present novel consensus mechanisms, governance models, privacy-enhancing technologies, or explore use cases beyond digital currency—such as decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and scalable Layer 2 solutions. Despite these innovations, many proposed systems are released as rapid prototypes or proof-of-concept implementations, often lacking rigorous scientific evaluation.
This workshop aims to serve as a dedicated forum for researchers to critically assess existing systems, explore emerging paradigms such as zero-knowledge proofs, cross-chain interoperability, and sustainable consensus, and propose robust frameworks that contribute to a sound scientific foundation for the ongoing development of blockchain technologies and next-generation decentralized systems.
Topics
The main topics include (but are not limited to):
- Anonymity and privacy in cryptocurrencies
- Blockchain Governance
- Privacy-preserving technologies
- Blockchain based trust systems
- Security analysis of existing cryptocurrencies
- Formal threat models in cryptocurrency systems
- Scalability and Performance Optimization
- Second Layer Solutions
- P2P network cryptocurrencies analysis
- Blockchain-based Identity Management
- Private transactions in blockchain based systems
- New usages of the blockchain technology
- Scalability solutions for blockchain systems
- Interoperability and Cross-Chain Technologies
- Distributed consensus and fault tolerance
- Blockchain Analytics and Forensics
- Blockchain Architecture and Consensus Mechanisms
- On-chain and off-chain code synergies
- Smart Contracts and Decentralized Applications (DApps)
- NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Digital Assets
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Blockchain Education and Adoption Challenges
- Quantum Computing and Blockchain Security
Program Commitee
PC Chairs:
Hannes Hartenstein - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Jordi Herrera-Joancomartí - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
PC Members:
- Daniel Augot - INRIA Saclay
- Lennart Ante - Blockchain Research Lab
- Arasu Arun - New York University
- Artem Barger - IdeaDLT
- Alex Biryukov - University of Luxembourg
- Jeremy Clark - Concordia University
- Vanesa Daza - Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Joshua Ellul - University of Malta
- Co-Pierre Georg - Frankfurt School of Finance
- Ghassan Karame - Ruhr-University Bochum
- Pedro Moreno Sánchez - IMDEA Software Institute, MPI-SP
- Shin'ichiro Matsuo - Virginia Tech and Georgetown University
- Guillermo Navarro-Arribas - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Mariusz Nowostawski - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Cristina Pérez-Solà - Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
- Weidong Shi - University of Houston
- Eirini Tsiropoulou - Arizona State University
- Hitesh Tewari - Trinity College Dublin
- Dimitrios Vasilopoulos - University College Cork
- Edgar Weippl - SBA Research
Call for papers
Regular and short papers: Papers must be original and not
submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors are invited to submit
their manuscripts following the LNCS Proceedings Manuscript style.
Papers are limited to 16 pages (full papers), or 8 pages (short
papers) including references and appendices. Paper must be
submitted in PDF format using
the
ESORICS 2025 submission entry at easychair and selecting the
9th Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology workshop
Double blind review: CBT requires anonymized submissions
— please make sure that submitted papers contain no author names
or obvious self-references.
Accepted conference papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS
collection. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to
cover a full registration and present their work at the workshop;
otherwise the paper will not be included in the proceedings.
Please contact CBT2025@easychair.org in case of doubts and questions.
Venue
The workshop will be held in Toulouse, France, in collaboration with the 30th annual European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2025. More information on accommodation and venue available from the ESORICS 2025 website
Registration
Information about the registration is available at the ESORICS 2025 website.
Kindly use this link to register for the workshop (CBT 2025). Some important information follows:
- At least one regular registration (e.g., a non-student registration) has to be made for each accepted paper at the workshop.
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