NChain

Web3 Swiss Army Knife

NChain is a low-code, web3 Swiss Army knife for building enterprise applications.

Types

Name	Description	Resources
Account	arbitrary keypair capable of storing value on the underlying network	Docs
Connector	adapter that connects arbitrary external infrastructure with Provide	Docs
Contract	programmable on-chain smart contract	Docs
Network	configurable blockchain network	Docs
Oracle	tamper-proof source of real-world data for the blockchain	Docs
Token	specialized contract that represents a financial instrument or utility	Docs
Transaction	record of exchange of some value or data on a specific network	Docs
Wallet	hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet in accordance with BIP44	Docs

C2

NChain uses the C2 service for container orchestration of peer-to-peer networks using the nodes API.

Vault

NChain depends on the Vault service for signing self-custody transactions which use an Account or Wallet.