Must-know Aspects for Enterprises to Build Perfect Blockchain Projects

Mathibharathi Mariselvan
6 min readAug 24, 2020

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Blockchain is keeping up the pace when it comes to security features. Yes, with its advent and its impeccable security aspects, most enterprises prefer blockchain as the prime security feature to other common security like firewalls, etc. But most organizations fail to cope with building the best blockchain projects as they do leave the basic aspects that need to be strictly and passionately done to build the best one. In this blog, we can get to know about the basic aspects for enterprises to build the perfect blockchain project.

What is Blockchain?

Blockchain is a digital ledger-based decentralized technology that helps to store information in a secure and transparent way. Blockchain software is used by multiple industries to protect and secure their information from being hacked. They perform in a block format and connect the related information in a chain in which they got the name.

For instance, in the hospitality sector, a patient’s information is stored in a block and the recurring information related to that particular patient will be stored as a separate block and chained to the previous information of that same patient. Like this, the blocks will be chained, and stored, and a ledger that can be accessed only by the patient and the management. The patient will be provided the public key and the management of the private key to access and see the information stored.

3 Steps to Create the Best Blockchain Project

Here are the 3 main steps that you should consider while creating the best blockchain project:

Step 1 — Identifying the Agreement mechanism:

If you are an enterprise that is going to provide blockchain security to a company or an institute, you need to consider the agreement mechanism before initiating the project. If it is a cryptocurrency-related blockchain project, there is a single ledger system that can keep track of the mechanism. But when it comes to other services, there are many different ledger processes including the stake proof, consensus, and agreement based on deposits and financial state, elapsed time agreement, Fault tolerance mechanism, central authority, and management consensus, etc.

So, identifying the agreement mechanism and coming to a common field on merging or creating software for lingering this multiple information will be helpful in managing the security of the blockchain project. But before coming to a consensus, you need to consider the use cases of the particular blockchain project.

Step 2 — Use cases suitable for the project:

Identifying the use case can help you draw the outline of the blockchain project that you are deciding to do. Use cases can be accessed only by doing certain verification and authentication. Yes, firstly, the data and the information should be verified for protection and authenticated for storage.

Also, you need to introduce the digital signature and the encryption mechanism for the project. As you know, any form of data can be provided as a suitable blockchain but the data should be verified to provide the required data storage and ledger.

Secondly, creating asset tokenization to protect real-world assets in the form of tokens is one of the prime security moves. As the real assets are converted into digital assets, they not only can be used for security but also can be traded in the cryptocurrency trading platform as a share without giving the claim to the asset. It can also generate capital for your business development.

Thirdly, smart contract development is one of the prime use cases when it comes to blockchain protection. Blockchain development is the most effective business as it is helpful in building smart contracts. Smart contracts are those digital contracts to business between the two parties that are developed and managed by the blockchain. It does not need any involvement of the third party as it is a ledger and registered by the blockchain. It is a new face to the contract system as the blockchain itself stands for the security of trust and information between the parties.

Step3 — Picking the Best Blockchain Platform

The Blockchain platforms differ from industry to industry. It is based upon the business that one should use the required blockchain. In that sense, the blockchain enterprise should dedicate some time to creating the required and perfect blockchain for your business. The enterprise should allocate certain Principles after analyzing the use cases and the consensus mechanism for blockchain development based on the requirement of the company or an institute.

The popular blockchain platforms for 2025 include:

  • Ethereum
  • IBM Blockchain
  • Hyperledger Fabric
  • Hyperledger Sawtooth
  • R3 Corda
  • Tezos
  • EOSIO
  • Stellar

Each blockchain has its own purpose and is built for specific purposes. Hence, proper consulting advice from a Blockchain Development Company is needed before you choose the blockchain.

Key Principles for Building an Effective Blockchain:

An enterprise should be transparent enough to the client so that he can come to know the data processes and the standard of service. The values should be shared with the client and regularly stay connected so that you can build the blockchain based on his business requirements. So, transparency and shared values play a critical role in building a perfect blockchain project.

Secondly, the legal principles should be cleared. Providing blockchain development services to the industry that is restricted will be more threatening. So you should be legally aware before providing blockchain development services to that particular industry or company.

Maintaining an inclusive governance mechanism is the third principle to follow. Yes, inclusiveness can direct the business proposition the right way and if you need to build the best business-like blockchain development, you should be inclusive.

Fix the Technical Side and Nodes:

The blockchain can be used by industries based on the transparency level.

Some of the blockchains can be accessed as permissioned solutions whereas some of them can be accessed and constructed as permissionless. While some blockchain services require both public and private keys whereas some industries prefer either one of them. So, based on the transparency level, blockchain development should be built.

Another configuration to look at is the hardware part. You should design the nodes either on the premises or in the cloud. Some businesses require the node to run both on the premises and the cloud.

Structure of the Application Program Interface:

Designing and structuring the Application Program Interface is one such thing to consider during blockchain development. You will need API for blockchain for designing the key pair- public or private and assigning certain addresses. Apart from that, performing digital audits data authentication, and information retrieval- all need perfect application programming for better program structure. Also, adding digital asset tokens and smart contract infrastructure needs a perfect program interface to store the tokenized assets and the smart contract information securely and ledger.

Inducing future technology:

Blockchain alone cannot provide security. It needs some future technical assistance to do the job perfectly. So, integrating the blockchain with future techs like Big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning will be an added advantage. Adding this future technology will help the blockchain to work interdependently and independently without any human assistance. For instance, you can add the Internet of Things to your blockchain management services so that it can manage the entire process with the help of the technology itself.

Final Thoughts:

The blockchain development business is one of the alarming businesses in the entire world as the whole business community is relying upon the privacy and security of their information. So, enterprises should follow the above-mentioned aspects to build the perfect blockchain project and improve their business to a different level.

Speaking about blockchain projects, Entrepreneurs have found MVP (Minimum Viable Product) software as a better choice to begin their business in the blockchain field. Hence, approaching an MVP development company can bring solutions to all your problems.

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Mathibharathi Mariselvan
Mathibharathi Mariselvan

Written by Mathibharathi Mariselvan

Co-Founder and Director - Pixel Web Solutions Helping blockchain startups bring ideas to life.

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