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Real-Time Monitoring and Transparency in Pizza Production Using IoT and Blockchain
Azmat Ullah, Maria Ilaria Lunesu, Lodovica Marchesi, Roberto Tonelli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02536

Real-Time Monitoring and Transparency in Pizza Production Using IoT and Blockchain
This paper presents a blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) system for monitoring pizza production in restaurants. IoT devices track temperature and humidity in real-time, while blockchain ensures secure and tamper-proof data. A Raspberry Pi processes sensor data, captures images, triggers alerts, and interacts with smart contracts. The system detects abnormal conditions, enabling quick responses. Blockchain adds transparency and traceability, supporting compliance and audits. Experiments s…

Explaining Sustained Blockchain Decentralization with Quasi-Experiments: Resource Flexibility of Consensus Mechanisms
Harang Ju, Madhav Kumar, Ehsan Valavi, Sinan Aral
https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.24663

Explaining Sustained Blockchain Decentralization with Quasi-Experiments: Resource Flexibility of Consensus Mechanisms
Decentralization is a fundamental design element of the Web3 economy. Blockchains and distributed consensus mechanisms are touted as fault-tolerant, attack-resistant, and collusion-proof because they are decentralized. Recent analyses, however, find some blockchains are decentralized, others are centralized, and that there are trends towards both centralization and decentralization in the blockchain economy. Despite the importance and variability of decentralization across blockchains, we still…