Hyperledger as a protocol

Hyperledger is aiming to build new blockchain platforms that are driven by industry use cases. As there have been many contributions made to the Hyperledger project by the community, Hyperledger blockchain platform is evolving into a protocol for business transactions. Hyperledger is also evolving into a specification that can be used as a reference to build blockchain platforms as compared to earlier blockchain solutions that address only a specific type of industry or requirement.

In the following section, a reference architecture is presented that has been published by the Hyperledger project. As this work is under continuous and rigorous development, some changes are expected in this, but core services are expected ...

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