Hyperledger

Hyperledger is not a blockchain but a project that was initiated by the Linux Foundation in December 2015 to advance blockchain technology. This project is a collaborative effort by its members to build an open source distributed ledger framework that can be used to develop and implement cross-industry blockchain applications and systems. The principal focus is to create and run platforms that support global business transactions. The project also focuses on improving the reliability and performance of blockchain systems.

This chapter will, for the most part, discuss Hyperledger projects, and their various features and components. As Hyperledger is so vast it’s not possible to cover all projects in detail in this short chapter. As such, we will introduce a variety of the projects available, and then provide detailed discussions on Hyperledger Fabric. Projects under the Hyperledger umbrella undergo multiple stages of development, going from proposal, to incubation...