The easiest path to non-fungible tokens in permissioned chains Earlier this week, we released MultiChain 2.2 with integrated support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Over the past year, we’ve been talking to lots of customers about how they’d like to see NFTs supported on our platform. And with the release of MultiChain 2.2, we’re delivering exactly what they need. What’s an NFT? But first some background. If you’ve been watching the blockchain world for long enough, you’ll recognize the pattern. Every year or two, there’s a big new idea about how blockchains will transform some part of the eco ..read more

November 16, 2021 – Press Release Coin Sciences Ltd is proud to announce the release of MultiChain 2.2, with integrated support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). MultiChain now offers a simple and rapid path for organizations looking to deploy NFTs in a permissioned blockchain environment. MultiChain’s support for NFTs extends its existing multi-asset functionality, which has been available since version 1.0. Now, in MultiChain 2.2, assets can be made non-fungible, so that each of their units is separately named and tracked. Any number of these unique tokens can be issued, transacted and atomica ..read more

Making Smart Filters a whole lot smarter Today, we’re delighted to release MultiChain 2.1, with two important new features for MultiChain developers. A year and a half ago, MultiChain 2.0 introduced Smart Filters, which enable custom logic to be embedded in a blockchain for validating transactions and data. Smart Filters are conceptually similar to the “smart contracts” provided by other blockchain platforms, but have a different design to fit MultiChain’s faster transaction model. Smart Filters come in two varieties – transaction filters and stream filters. A transaction filter validates on-c ..read more

Getting data out of the blockchain and into the wider world With the first public release of MultiChain, way back in 2015, we saw interest in blockchain applications from a surprising direction. While we had originally designed MultiChain to enable the issuance, transfer and custody of digital assets, an increasing number of users were interested in using it for data-oriented applications. In these use cases, the blockchain’s purpose is to enable the storage and retrieval of general purpose information, which need not be financial in nature. The motivation for using a blockchain rather than a ..read more

A deeper look at a leading enterprise blockchain project A few months ago, we published the details of ten enterprise blockchain networks which are built on MultiChain and running in live production. One of these solutions, made for the pharmaceutical industry, is of particular interest – not only because of its scale, but also because it was built by SAP, the third largest enterprise software vendor in the world. SAP’s core business runs on centralized systems, so why are they exploring decentralization and blockchains? You’ll find the answers below, in two parts. First, a detailed case study ..read more

Access great new features relating to confidentiality, scalability and compliance. Today we’re excited to release our demo version of MultiChain 2.0 Enterprise for all MultiChain users to try. The demo can be downloaded now and freely deployed for application development and testing. It unlocks all the features in MultiChain 2.0 Enterprise and can be used for the first 3 months of each blockchain’s life. MultiChain Enterprise is commercial software that provides all the functionality of MultiChain Community, plus high-end blockchain features relating to confidentiality, scalability and complia ..read more

Permissioned networks built by MultiChain partners in live production This is a write-up of a talk given at the Consensus 2019 conference. A video of the talk is also available. In the four years since the first alpha version of MultiChain, hundreds (if not thousands) of proof-of-concept and pilot projects have been built by our partners on the platform. While many of the early ones were pointless blockchains, over time we have seen a consistent rise in the proportion of projects using the technology appropriately. Now we rarely hear about a blockchain-based application which lacks a good answ ..read more

The next major version of MultiChain enters production Today we’re thrilled to announce the production release of MultiChain 2.0, after 18 months of development and 3 months in beta testing. Version 2.0 of MultiChain is now available to download for Linux and Windows, and can also be compiled for Linux, Windows or Mac OS X. MultiChain 2.0 adds smart filters for custom transaction or data validation rules, and a ton of enhancements for streams, including support for text and JSON data, multiple keys, off-chain data and richer querying. Other new features include blockchain parameter upgrading ..read more