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@unpublished{logspace,
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@MastersThesis{gtklocker,
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@misc{flydag,
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@article{mimblewimble,
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@inproceedings{soft-power,
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@techreport{ethereum-eclipse,
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@misc{backbone-new,
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@inproceedings{varbackbone,
	Author = {Juan A. Garay and Aggelos Kiayias and Nikos Leonardos},
  booktitle={Annual International Cryptology Conference},
	Editor = {Jonathan Katz and Hovav Shacham},
	Month = {Aug},
	Pages = {291--323},
	Publisher = {Springer},
	Series = {LNCS},
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	Volume = 10401,
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