A Tree-Based Repository Blockchain Framework for Shared Governance in Collaborative Fork Ecosystems

TL;DR

This paper introduces a tree-based repository blockchain model for managing hard forks in collaborative ecosystems, enhancing shared governance without relying on traditional inter-blockchain communication.

Contribution

It proposes a novel tree-structured repository blockchain that simplifies fork management and governance in collaborative blockchain ecosystems.

Findings

The model enables a single process to access all blocks across forks.

The structure replaces the need for inter-blockchain communication.

A proof-of-concept demonstrates depth-first search on the tree structure.

Abstract

Collaborative blockchain ecosystems allow diverse groups to cooperate on tasks while providing properties such as decentralization and transaction security. We provide a model that uses a repository blockchain to manage hard forks within a collaborative system such that a single process (assuming that it has knowledge of the requirements of each fork) can access all of the blocks within the system. The repository blockchain replaces the need for Inter Blockchain Communication (IBC) within the ecosystem by navigating the networks. The resulting construction resembles a tree instead of a chain. A proof-of-concept implementation performs a depth-first search on the new structure.