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The large amounts of raw user data handled by IoT operations have driven researchers and developers to provide guards against any malicious threats. Blockchain is a technology that can give connected nodes means of security, transparency, and distribution. IoT devices could guarantee data centralization and availability with shared ledger technology. Federated learning (FL) is a new type of decentralized machine learning (DML) where clients collaborate to train a model and share it privately with an aggregator node. The integration of Blockchain and FL enabled researchers to apply numerous techniques to hide the shared training parameters and protect their privacy. This study explores the application of this integration in different IoT environments, collectively referred to as the Internet of X (IoX). In this paper, we present a state-of-the-art review of federated learning and Blockchain and how they have been used in collaboration in the IoT ecosystem. We also review the existing security and privacy challenges that face the integration of federated learning and Blockchain in the distributed IoT environment. Furthermore, we discuss existing solutions for security and privacy by categorizing them based on the nature of the privacy-preservation mechanism. We believe that our paper will serve as a key reference for researchers interested in improving solutions based on mixing Blockchain and federated learning in the IoT environment while preserving privacy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fi15060203","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,1]],"date-time":"2023-06-01T02:12:45Z","timestamp":1685585565000},"page":"203","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Federated Learning and Blockchain Integration for Privacy Protection in the Internet of Things: Challenges and Solutions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Muneerah","family":"Al Asqah","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Technology, College of Computer, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tarek","family":"Moulahi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Information Technology, College of Computer, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,5,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4724","DOI":"10.1109\/TII.2018.2852491","article-title":"Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges, Opportunities, and Directions","volume":"14","author":"Sisinni","year":"2018","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. 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