Abstract
Blockchain technology is a promising technology that attracts popularity
among researchers. However, it was first introduced with digital
currencies in particular Bitcoin, but nowadays it is also known as one
of the most frequently used techniques for securing networks. This
systematic review research identifies studies that use blockchain for
their security challenges. In addition, different fields in blockchain
usage, blockchain categorization type, consensus mechanism, smart
contract usage, and integration with other software-based algorithm is
also investigated. Our results maintain that the internet of things
(IoT) is the main field that blockchain is used to provide security.