Blockchain (BC) and Computer Vision (CV) are the two emerging fields with the potential to transform various sectors.The ability of BC can help in offering decentralized and secure data storage, while CV allows machines to learn and understand visual data. This integration of the two technologies holds massive promise for developing innovative applications that can provide solutions to the challenges in various sectors such as supply chain management, healthcare, smart cities, and defense. This review explores a comprehensive analysis of the integration of BC and CV by examining their combination and potential applications. It also provides a detailed analysis of the fundamental concepts of both technologies, highlighting their strengths and limitations. This paper also explores current research efforts that make use of the benefits offered by this combination. The effort includes how BC can be used as an added layer of security in CV systems and also ensure data integrity, enabling decentralized image and video analytics using BC. The challenges and open issues associated with this integration are also identified, and appropriate potential future directions are also proposed.

翻译：区块链（BC）与计算机视觉（CV）是两大新兴领域，具有变革多个行业的潜力。区块链能够提供去中心化且安全的数据存储，而计算机视觉使机器能够学习并理解视觉数据。这两项技术的融合在开发创新应用方面展现出巨大前景，可为供应链管理、医疗健康、智慧城市和国防等多个领域的挑战提供解决方案。本综述通过探究区块链与计算机视觉的结合方式及潜在应用，对二者融合进行了全面分析。文中详细阐述了两项技术的基础概念，凸显其优势与局限性。本文还梳理了利用这一融合优势的现有研究成果，包括如何将区块链作为计算机视觉系统的附加安全层，确保数据完整性，并基于区块链实现去中心化的图像与视频分析。此外，本文指出了该融合过程中面临的挑战与未解决问题，并提出了相应的未来研究方向。