An overview of Hyperledger blockchain technologies and their uses

Abstract

Hyperledger is an open source community focused on developing a suite of stable frameworks, tools and libraries for enterprise-grade blockchain deployments. It presents an umbrella term comprising different blockchain technologies (BCTs), including distributed ledgers, libraries, and tools. Due to the variety of technologies, it is often not so easy to choose the correct BCT depending on the needs of a blockchain-based application. In this paper, we present an overview of the most (and less) popular Hyperledger distributed ledgers, comparing their similarities and differences between themselves and with Bitcoin and Ethereum, with the ultimate goal of simplifying the choice of ledger for a given application.