The surge in interest in cryptocurrencies heralded by Bitcoin has been reflected in the composition of the program at FC for several years. Since 2014, a dedicated workshop, the Workshop on Bitcoin and Blockchain Research (BITCOIN), has been held in conjunction with FC. Given the quality and quantity of research appearing in this workshop, the International Financial Cryptography Association (IFCA) Steering Committee, in consultation with current and past program chairs of FC and the BITCOIN workshop, decided to integrate the BITCOIN workshop into the main FC conference as a new blockchain track.

几年来，人们对比特币所预示的加密货币的兴趣激增，反映在FC的项目构成中。自2014年以来，一个专门的研讨会，即比特币和区块链研究研讨会（Bitcoin）与FC联合举办。鉴于本次研讨会的研究质量和数量，国际金融密码协会（IFCA）指导委员会在与FC和比特币研讨会现任和前任项目主席协商后，决定将比特币研讨会整合到主FC中。