Overview

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

Bridge

cross-chain interoperability protocol for exchanging arbitrary messages

Connector

adapter that connects arbitrary external infrastructure with Provide

Contract

programmable on-chain smart contract

Network

configurable blockchain network

Oracle

tamper-proof source of real-world data for the blockchain

Token

specialized contract that represents a financial instrument or utility

Transaction

record of exchange of some value or data on a specific network

Wallet

hierarchical deterministic (HD) wallet in accordance with BIP44

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.

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