The Future of Edge Computing with Blockchain Technology: Possibility of Threats, Opportunities, and Challenges

Abstract

In today’s world, people need tremendous improvement in each aspect of life and they saw so many changes that literally make their life much more simplistic. People need to access and exchange so many data continuously, and that is the concept of cloud computing. In this area, so many advancements happen, and that leads to edge computing. With the help of this, we can access with limited amounts of time and also with fewer errors. Blockchain technology, on the other hand, has also been polar in developing decentralized applications and pushing industries or sectors such as agriculture, finance, transport, manufacturing, logistics, etc., to use blockchain or distributed ledger technology to provide end users with trusted, safe services. When blockchain technology (integration of edge computing and blockchain) is used to protect data over edge or cloud computing, we may require a sufficient number of securities, power backups, regulation, standards, etc. This chapter therefore addresses numerous subjects of interest, such as the probability of risks, research opportunities (including existing research gaps), and challenges faced during the integration of blockchain with edge computing (with the perspective of the smart era).