HyPoPE: A Hybrid Proof of Participation and Efficiency Protocol for Secure IoT Blockchain Networks
Aditya Aryaman Das, Gautam Srivastava · 2025
The Internet of Things and Blockchain are considered two major technologies. They face numerous challenges, including poor interoperability, security flaws, privacy concerns, and a lack of industry standards. Most IoT devices require a constant Internet connection, making them vulnerable to various attack vectors. Blockchain technology provides authentication and a decentralized environment, preventing malicious third parties from accessing the network. However, traditional consensus schemes like Proof of Work (PoW), PBFT, etc., restrict performance, processing time, and energy efficiency. In these systems, a miner must devote substantial time and money to obtaining the reward-based structure of the consensus mechanism. Recent research on blockchains has focused on accelerating the speed and scalability and enhancing the security level to overcome these limitations. In this paper, we propose a new hybrid consensus scheme, HyPoPE. In this model, the consensus algorithm has a more straightforward form while maintaining higher energy efficiency, faster throughput time, and higher security than traditional algorithms like PoW, PBFT, etc.