TY - GEN
T1 - Maintaining trust in peer-to-peer barter relationships
AU - Saito, Kenji
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This paper proposes a barter currency system called i-WAT to promote sustainable economy in peer-to-peer internetworking. i-WAT itself is a peer-to-peer system, -without necessitating a central point of authority. It uses a digitally signed, electronic form of promissory note as the medium of exchange. This paper illustrates how it should assist internetworking of peer-to-peer systems, and discusses, in particular, how trust can be maintained in such a currency system. Among other means, the current design of i-WAT allows the notes to be transported over Jabber[8, 9] instant messaging protocol. A prototype of an i-WAT checkbook has been developed as a plug-in for a Jabber client. We are beginning to experiment on the actual usage of the currency system using the checkbook as well as provisional web applications.
AB - This paper proposes a barter currency system called i-WAT to promote sustainable economy in peer-to-peer internetworking. i-WAT itself is a peer-to-peer system, -without necessitating a central point of authority. It uses a digitally signed, electronic form of promissory note as the medium of exchange. This paper illustrates how it should assist internetworking of peer-to-peer systems, and discusses, in particular, how trust can be maintained in such a currency system. Among other means, the current design of i-WAT allows the notes to be transported over Jabber[8, 9] instant messaging protocol. A prototype of an i-WAT checkbook has been developed as a plug-in for a Jabber client. We are beginning to experiment on the actual usage of the currency system using the checkbook as well as provisional web applications.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2642546755&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=2642546755&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/saintw.2004.1268691
DO - 10.1109/saintw.2004.1268691
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:2642546755
SN - 0769520502
SN - 9780769520506
T3 - Proceedings - International Symposium on Applications and the Internet Workshops
SP - 582
EP - 588
BT - Proceedings - 2004 International Symposium on Applications and the Internet Workshops (Saint 2004Workshops)
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - Proceedings - 2004 International Symposium on Applications and the Internet Workshops (Saint 2004Workshop)
Y2 - 26 January 2004 through 30 January 2004
ER -