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A Derivative Matrix-Based Covert Communication Method in Blockchain

Xiang Zhang¹, Xiaona Zhang^2,4,*, Xiaorui Zhang^3,5,6, Wei Sun^6,7, Ruohan Meng⁸, Xingming Sun¹

1 School of Computer and Software, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
2 School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
3 Wuxi Research Institute, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Wuxi, 214100, China
4 Key Laboratory of Hydrometeorological Disaster Mechanism and Warning of Ministry of Water Resources, Nanjing, 210044, China
5 Engineering Research Center of Digital Forensics, Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Engineering Center of Network Monitoring, School of Computer and Software, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
6 Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CICAEET), Nanjing, University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
7 School of Automation, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
8 School of Computer Science Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

* Corresponding Author: Xiaona Zhang. Email: