Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06406v4
• Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:03:46 GMT
• Title: Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning
• Authors: Murtaza Rangwala, KR Venugopal, Rajkumar Buyya,
• Abstract summary: BCFL addresses challenges of trust, privacy, and coordination in AI systems.<n>This chapter provides comprehensive architectural analysis of BCFL systems.<n>We analyze design patterns from blockchain-verified centralized coordination to fully decentralized peer-to-peer networks.
• Score: 15.579343834528231
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Blockchain-enabled federated learning (BCFL) addresses fundamental challenges of trust, privacy, and coordination in collaborative AI systems. This chapter provides comprehensive architectural analysis of BCFL systems through a systematic four-dimensional taxonomy examining coordination structures, consensus mechanisms, storage architectures, and trust models. We analyze design patterns from blockchain-verified centralized coordination to fully decentralized peer-to-peer networks, evaluating trade-offs in scalability, security, and performance. Through detailed examination of consensus mechanisms designed for federated learning contexts, including Proof of Quality and Proof of Federated Learning, we demonstrate how computational work can be repurposed from arbitrary cryptographic puzzles to productive machine learning tasks. The chapter addresses critical storage challenges by examining multi-tier architectures that balance blockchain's transaction constraints with neural networks' large parameter requirements while maintaining cryptographic integrity. A technical case study of the TrustMesh framework illustrates practical implementation considerations in BCFL systems through distributed image classification training, demonstrating effective collaborative learning across IoT devices with highly non-IID data distributions while maintaining complete transparency and fault tolerance. Analysis of real-world deployments across healthcare consortiums, financial services, and IoT security applications validates the practical viability of BCFL systems, achieving performance comparable to centralized approaches while providing enhanced security guarantees and enabling new models of trustless collaborative intelligence.

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