Amazon Just Did Something Big in the Bitcoin Arena

Amazon’s Amazon Web Services has launched “blockchain templates” in an effort to make it easier for developers to make projects that are based on blockchain technology.

The launch of AWS Blockchain Templates was announced on Thursday in an Amazon blog post and gives users pre-set blockchain frameworks that support two versions of the technology: Ethereum and Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric.

Amazon isn’t the only big name jumping into blockchain. IBM is already one of the leaders in blockchain development for enterprises.

Below is Amazon’s full post about the launch on their blog:

AWS Blockchain Templates provide a fast and easy way to create and deploy secure blockchain networks using open source frameworks. Blockchain is a technology that makes it possible to build applications where multiple parties can record transactions without the need for a trusted, central authority to ensure that transactions are verified and secure. Blockchain enables this by establishing a peer-to-peer network where each participant in the network has access to a shared ledger where the transactions are recorded. These transactions are by design, immutable and independently verifiable.

With AWS Blockchain Templates, you can deploy Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric frameworks using managed and certified AWS CloudFormation templates. AWS Blockchain Templates allow you to focus on building your blockchain applications instead of spending time and energy on manual setup of your blockchain network.

AWS Blockchain Templates deploy the blockchain framework you choose as containers on an Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) cluster, or directly on an EC2 instance running Docker. Your blockchain network is created in your own Amazon VPC, allowing you to use your VPC subnets and network Access Control Lists. You can assign granular permissions using AWS IAM to restrict which resources an Amazon ECS cluster or Amazon EC2 instance can access.

To start using AWS Blockchain Templates, visit the getting started page. There is no additional charge for AWS Blockchain Templates. You pay only for the AWS resources needed to run your blockchain network. You can create and deploy blockchain networks in any public AWS region. To learn more, visit the AWS Blog, AWS Blockchain Templates webpage, and AWS Blockchain Templates documentation.

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