Survey on blockchain ecosystem common security risk analysis

GAO Haoyu; CAO Chunjie; XU Xiang; PEI Qingqi; LU Xiang; LEI Hong

doi:10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2025015

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Comprehensive Reviews | 更新时间：2025-05-14

- Survey on blockchain ecosystem common security risk analysis
- Chinese Journal of Network and Information Security Vol. 11, Issue 2, Pages: 1-25(2025)
- 作者机构：
  
  1.海南大学网络空间安全学院（密码学院），海南海口 570228
  2.西安电子科技大学网络与信息安全学院，陕西西安 710071
  3.中国科学院信息工程研究所，北京 100864
- 作者简介：
- 基金信息：
  
  The National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFB2700600);Research Startup Fund of Hainan University(KYQD(ZR)-21071)
- DOI：10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2025015
  CLC： TP309.2;TP39
- Received：25 April 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-09-13，
  
  Published：25 April 2025
- 稿件说明：
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高昊昱, 曹春杰, 徐响, 等. 区块链生态共性安全风险分析综述[J]. 网络与信息安全学报, 2025, 11(2): 1-25.

GAO H Y, CAO C J, XU X, et al. Survey on blockchain ecosystem common security risk analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Network and Information Security, 2025, 11(2): 1-25.
高昊昱, 曹春杰, 徐响, 等. 区块链生态共性安全风险分析综述[J]. 网络与信息安全学报, 2025, 11(2): 1-25. DOI： 10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2025015.

GAO H Y, CAO C J, XU X, et al. Survey on blockchain ecosystem common security risk analysis[J]. Chinese Journal of Network and Information Security, 2025, 11(2): 1-25. DOI： 10.11959/j.issn.2096-109x.2025015.

摘要

区块链作为一种去信任化的分布式基础架构和新型计算范式，已经从最初的数字“加密货币”设计演进为广泛应用的技术基础设施，为数字经济发展和转型提供了新的动能。然而，这也为区块链技术与应用环境组成的生态带来了众多风险与挑战，包括区块链自身存在的技术安全风险及其融入现有系统所产生的安全问题。针对这些风险进行深入分析与研究，对于促进区块链技术与生态的良性发展具有重要意义。对这两类风险进行了全面系统的分析和评估，总结每种风险的成因、影响和缓解措施，为现有区块链项目的安全管理和风险控制提供了有力指导。提出了区块链生态安全发展的六大安全目标，并根据这六大安全目标构建了一个全面、多维度的区块链项目安全评估框架，旨在推动区块链生态的健康发展，为构建更加安全、稳定、高效的区块链应用环境提供有力支持。

Abstract

Blockchain has been evolved from the initial design of cryptocurrency to a widely applied technological foundation as a decentralized distributed infrastructure and novel computing paradigm

providing new impetus for the development and transformation of the digital economy. However

numerous risks and challenges have also been brought to the ecosystem composed of blockchain technology and application environments

including the technical security risks inherent in blockchain itself and those arising from its integration into existing systems. In-depth analysis and research on these risks have been of great significance for promoting the benign development of blockchain technology and ecology. Firstly

a comprehensive and systematic analysis and evaluation of these two types of risks were conducted

with the causes

impacts

and mitigation measures for each risk being summarized

thereby providing strong guidance for security management and risk control of existing blockchain projects. Subsequently

six security objectives for the development of blockchain ecology security were proposed

and based on these objectives

a comprehensive

multi-dimensional blockchain project security assessment framework was constructed

aiming to promote the healthy development of the blockchain ecosystem and provide robust support for building a more secure

stable

and efficient blockchain application environment.

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