Conditional E-Cash

Abstract. We introduce a novel conditional e-cash protocol allowing future anonymous cashing of bank-issued e-money only upon the satisfaction of an agreed-upon public condition. Payers are able to remunerate payees for services that depend on future, yet to be determined outcomes of events. Once payment complete, any double-spending attempt by the payer will reveal its identity; no double-spending by the payee is possible. Payers can not be linked to payees or to ongoing or past transactions. The flow of cash within the system is thus both correct and anonymous. We discuss several applications of conditional e-cash including online trading of financial securities, prediction markets, and betting systems.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: FC
• Authors: Larry Shi, Bogdan Carbunar, Radu Sion
• Keywords: Conditional E-cash Protocol, E-cash, FC 2007, Future Anonymous Cashing