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CALL FOR PAPERS
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10th International Workshop on
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology – CBT 2026
(in conjunction with ESORICS 2026)
September 17th, 2026, Rome, Italy
Website: http://cbtworkshop.org/
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IMPORTANT DATES
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* Submission deadline: July 1 (extended)
* Notification to authors: July 22
* Camera-ready versions: August 24
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WORKSHOP HISTORY
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Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, a wide array of
cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based systems have been introduced,
achieving varying degrees of adoption and success. While some of
these projects are incremental variations of Bitcoin, others present
novel consensus mechanisms, governance models, privacy-enhancing
technologies, or explore use cases beyond digital currency—such as
decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs),
decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and scalable Layer 2
solutions. Despite these innovations, many proposed systems are
released as rapid prototypes or proof-of-concept implementations,
often lacking rigorous scientific evaluation.
This workshop aims to serve as a dedicated forum for researchers to
critically assess existing systems, explore emerging paradigms such
as zero-knowledge proofs, cross-chain interoperability, and
sustainable consensus, and propose robust frameworks that contribute
to a sound scientific foundation for the ongoing development of
blockchain technologies and next-generation decentralized systems.
The main topics include (but are not limited to):
* Anonymity and privacy in cryptocurrencies
* Blockchain Governance
* Privacy-preserving technologies
* Blockchain based trust systems
* Security analysis of existing cryptocurrencies
* Formal threat models in cryptocurrency systems
* Scalability and Performance Optimization
* Second Layer Solutions
* P2P network cryptocurrencies analysis
* Blockchain-based Identity Management
* Private transactions in blockchain based systems
* New usages of the blockchain technology
* Scalability solutions for blockchain systems
* Interoperability and Cross-Chain Technologies
* Distributed consensus and fault tolerance
* Blockchain Analytics and Forensics
* Blockchain Architecture and Consensus Mechanisms
* On-chain and off-chain code synergies
* Smart Contracts and Decentralized Applications (DApps)
* NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) and Digital Assets
* Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
* Blockchain Education and Adoption Challenges
* Post-Quantum Cryptography and Blockchain Security
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SUBMISSION DETAILS
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Regular and short papers: Papers must be original and not submitted
for publication elsewhere. Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts
following the LNCS Proceedings Manuscript style. Papers are limited to
16 pages (full papers), or 8 pages (short papers) including references
and appendices. Paper must be submitted in PDF format.
Double blind review: CBT requires anonymized submissions — please make
sure that submitted papers contain no author names or obvious self-references.
Papers can be submitted as PDF via the CBT 2026 submission
site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=esorics2026
Accepted regular papers will be published by Springer in the LNCS
collection. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to
register and present their work at the workshop; otherwise the paper
will not be included in the proceedings.
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PROGRAM COMMITEE
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PC Chairs:
Victor Garcia-Font (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
Jordi Herrera-Joancomartí – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Cristina Pérez-Solà (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
PC Members:
Lennart Ante, Blockchain Research Lab gGmbH
Daniel Augot, INRIA Saclay–Île-de-France & LIX
Alex Biryukov, University of Luxembourg
Rainer Böhme, University of Innsbruck
Jeremy Clark, Concordia University
Mauro Conti, Padova University
Vanesa Daza, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Co-Pierre Georg, Deutsche Bundesbank
Dongning Guo, Northwestern University
Hannes Hartenstein, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ethan Heilman, Boston University
Dorjan Hitaj, Sapienza University of Rome
Xiapu Luo, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shin’Ichiro Matsuo, Georgetown University
Pedro Moreno-Sanchez, IMDEA Software Institute
Guillermo Navarro-Arribas, Autonomous University of Barcelona
Charmaine Ndolo, Dresden University of Technology
Mohammad Pishdar, KU Leuven
Friman Sánchez, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Weidong Shi, University of Houston
Hitesh Tewari, Trinity College Dublin
Dimitrios Vasilopoulos, SnT University of Luxembourg
Edgar Weippl, University of Vienna
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VENUE/FORMAT
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The workshop will be held in Rome, Italy, in collaboration
with the 31th annual European Symposium on Research in
Computer Security, ESORICS 2026. More information on accommodation
and venue available from the ESORICS 2026 website at
https://sites.google.com/di.uniroma1.it/esorics2026
This call for papers and additional information about CBT 2026
can be found at http://cbtworkshop.org/