  Blockchain technology is among the fastest-growing technologies in the world
today. It has been adopted in diverse areas but mostly in financial systems,
such as Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Therefore, it is a niche that has attracted
interest from researchers from various fields, including computer science.
Other areas where Blockchain is being embraced are the Smart Grid and Internet
of Things (IoT) technologies, among others. While it is all good and improving
many areas of applications, Blockchain still has some shortcomings. For
example, it is not designed for high scalability when accommodating normal
transactions. On the other hand, a parallel technology that has diverse
applications in distributed networks better known as edge computing has
emerged. Its main advantage is that it increases the speed of pf processes
within those networks. However, like Blockchain, edge computing has its
shortcomings. Its security systems and management systems have been found to be
wanting. Hence the idea to integrate the two technologies and take advantage of
their strengths. A blend of the two would lead to advanced network servers,
huge data storage, and heightened security in transactions. However, this
integration will best happen when some measures are taken. For example, there
is a need to address scalability, resource management satisfactorily, and the
security of the systems. To solve the integration problem, a decentralized
Blockchain-based model of Edge computing is proposed in this paper.
