Research. Build. Transform.
Building the Future Through Blockchain Innovation
Delft University of Technology is home to one of the largest research groups on blockchain technology. We combine running code with novel approaches to create secure, scalable trust without central control.
- 10+Years of blockchain research
- 15Key publications
- 2007Established in Delft
About us
Advancing Blockchain for a Better Tomorrow
Blockchain Lab is part of Delft University of Technology. Motivated students at PhD, MSc and BSc level develop and evaluate new blockchain concepts, then validate them in prototypes that are used in the real world.
Open Source
A non-profit lab. We share all findings openly and refrain from patenting.
Early Pioneers
Our Bandwidth as a Currency research with Harvard began in 2007.
Ethical Blockchain
Exploring self-governance as the basis for wide acceptance.
Enhanced Privacy
Trials that reward people who donate bandwidth to Tor.
Our research
From Research to Running Code
Our work combines running code with novel approaches to broaden and strengthen the cybercurrency field.
Scalable Blockchain
TrustChain: tamper-proof timelines where every participant keeps their own chain.
Learn MoreTrustchain Protocol
An open IETF Internet-Draft for storing identity and creating trust.
Learn MoreDecentralized Marketplaces
Marketplaces for bandwidth trading without controlling servers.
Learn MoreBandwidth as a Currency
Research with Harvard University that spearheaded unbounded scalability.
Learn MoreHardware Fingerprints
The first open source, software-based physical unclonable function.
Learn MoreSelf-Sovereign Identity
An identity wallet on your smartphone that you own and control.
Learn MoreHow it works
From Technology to Real World Impact
Much of our work is experimental: new concepts are validated in prototypes that are used in the real world.
TrustChain: scalable, graph-based ledgers with no global consensus bottleneck.
Industry applications
Blockchain Across Industries
Our research is motivated by important application areas, such as transaction processing, e-commerce and logistics.
Finance
Secure, scalable cybercurrency without forks.
E-commerce
Anonymous online purchases and transaction processing.
Supply Chain
Transparent, decentralized traceability with TRADE.
Government
Self-sovereign identity trials in the Netherlands.
Online Privacy
Payments that reward people who donate bandwidth.
Digital Identity
Your identity documents, secured on your smartphone.
Key publications
Research, Insights and Updates
Selected peer-reviewed work and open standards from the lab.
Ready to Build the Future With Blockchain?
All our work is open source and shared with the community.