We are pleased to announce that four papers by members and collaborators of the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies group have been accepted at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC).
Three papers were accepted as full papers, and one paper was accepted as a short paper.
The accepted papers are:
Non-Monotonic Effects of Node Churn on Block Synchronization in Bitcoin
Yu Gao, Matija Piškorec and Claudio J. Tessone
Accepted as a full paper at IEEE ICBC 2026.
Cost and Latency Benchmarking of Intent- and Non-Intent-Based Cross-Chain Bridges
Gian Senpinar, Benjamin Kraner and Claudio J. Tessone
Accepted as a full paper at IEEE ICBC 2026.
Protocol Driven Dynamics of the Bitcoin Peer-to-Peer Network under Churn
Yu Gao, Matija Piškorec and Claudio J. Tessone
Accepted as a full paper at IEEE ICBC 2026.
When Fees Replace Rewards: Mining Incentives and Consensus Stability in Bitcoin’s Fee-Dominant Regime
Robin Hany, Benjamin Kraner and Claudio J. Tessone
Accepted as a short paper at IEEE ICBC 2026.
Congratulations to all authors on this excellent achievement.