Table 8.

Comparative study of the proposed IoT blockchain platform with existing platforms.

Name	Native Cryptocurrency	Consensus Determination	Mining Required	Smart Contract	Device as Node	Access Policy	Support Client
[36]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	No	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[37]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	No	Permissionless	No
[41]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[43]	No	Arbitrary Nodes	No	Yes	No	Permissionless/Permissioned	Yes
[45]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[46]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[47]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	No	No	Permissionless	Yes
[48]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	No	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[49]	No	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Permissionless	Yes
[50]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	No	Permissionless	Yes
[51]	Yes	All Nodes	Yes	Yes	No	Permissionless	Yes
Proposed Platform	No	Arbitrary Nodes	No	Yes	No	Permissioned	Yes