Chapter 11. Hyperledger and Enterprise Blockchains

Unlike most of the other blockchain systems discussed in this book, Hyperledger never had an InitialCoin Offer (ICO) and has no tokens that are publicly traded. This is because Hyperledger isn't a blockchain itself, but instead a collection of technologies used for the creation of new blockchains. Moreover, these blockchain technologies were explicitly designed and built for enterprise use cases and not the public markets.

In this chapter, we will cover the following items:

• The history of Hyperledger
• Critical details about each of the six current Hyperledger projects
• An overview of the Hyperledger tools used to support the ecosystem
• Suggestions on how to select Hyperledger technologies for a project

The Hyperledger name doesn't apply to a single technology, but rather a collection of blockchain technologies all donated to the Linux Foundation under the Hyperledger name.

Members of the Hyperledger project include major blockchain companies such...