A Smart Mining Strategy for Blockchain-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems

This article presents a novel approach to enhance asset management and resource sharing in intelligent industrial systems using Blockchain. We introduce a hybrid network architecture—termed the Hybrid Cyber-Physical System (HyCPS)—designed to facilitate decentralized and trustworthy data sharing across all layers. Central to this framework is a robust smart consensus protocol underpinned by a lightweight yet effective algorithm known as the Validation Trust Algorithm (VTA). Employing a combination of node-ranking and global decision-making strategies, the VTA ensures secure, transparent resource management. The integrated approach is implemented within the HyCPS architecture and rigorously validated through comprehensive simulations across diverse scenarios.