7 principles for designing a blockchain network to power and sustain your business

IBM Blockchain Dev Center's guidance for creating enterprise blockchain networks that balance business control, security, and scalability while enabling participant autonomy and competitive advantage.

Network participants must have control of their business
The network must be extensible, with membership flexibility
The network must be permissioned but with competitive data protected
The network must allow open access and global collaboration
The network must be scalable for transaction processing and data encryption processing
The network must be secure and address new security challenges of a shared network
The network must co-exist with existing systems of record and transaction systems

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Network participants must have control of their business

The network must be extensible, with membership flexibility

The network must be permissioned but with competitive data protected

The network must allow open access and global collaboration

The network must be scalable for transaction processing and data encryption processing

The network must be secure and address new security challenges of a shared network

The network must co-exist with existing systems of record and transaction systems

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