Survey on Cross-Chain Protocols of Blockchain

Abstract

With the development of blockchain technology, due to the different system architecture and application scenarios of blockchain platforms, it is difficult to realize the interconnection and intercommunication of data and assets on different blockchains, which affects the promotion and application of blockchain. The cross-chain tech-nology of blockchain is an important technical solution to realize the interconnection of blockchain and improve the interoperability and extensibility of blockchain. The blockchain cross-chain protocol is the specific design specifi-cations to realize the cross-chain interoperability between different blockchains through cross-chain technology, so it is of great significance to the realization of blockchain interoperability and the construction of blockchain cross-chain application. This paper systematically arranges and analyzes the latest researches on the integration and implemen-tation of blockchain cross-chain protocols, and places them in four hierarchies: Firstly, the current research status of blockchain cross-chain interoperability is explained from three aspects, Internet of blockchains, cross-chain techno-logy and blockchain interoperability. Secondly, the cross-chain protocols are divided into cross-chain communi-cation agreements, cross-chain asset transaction agreements and cross-chain smart contract call agreements, and the latest research is analyzed. Thirdly, the key design principles of cross-chain protocols are summarized, and the solutions for the problems of security, privacy and scalability of cross-chain protocol are provided. Finally, com-bined with the actual needs of blockchain cross-chain applications, the future research direction of blockchain cross-chain protocol is given.

Keywords

• |blockchain|cross-chain interoperability|cross-chain technology|cross-chain protocol|cross-chain application