Every enterprise blockchain evaluation starts with the same questions. After 5+ years of answering them for founders, CTOs, and architects, here they are — answered directly, with no sales pitch.
Blockchain platforms are often presented as monoliths — "Hyperledger Fabric" or "Ethereum" as a single thing. They're not. Every blockchain is a stack of independent layers, each making specific design choices that determine the platform's characteristics.
Understanding these layers — and how different platforms make different choices at each one — is the difference between evaluating blockchain platforms and being sold one.
Enterprise blockchain is plagued by jargon. Consensus algorithms with Greek-letter names. Cryptography terms borrowed from academic papers. Acronyms that mean different things in different contexts.
This glossary cuts through the noise. Every definition is plain English, cross-referenced, and written for someone who needs to make decisions, not publish papers.
Every enterprise blockchain project starts with a meeting. In that meeting, someone says something that isn't true. Five myths, specifically. They sound reasonable. They sound informed. And they'll lead your project into a ditch if you don't catch them.
Here are the five myths I encounter most frequently — and what you should believe instead.