diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 1b80dcb..189d5e8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that - [web3.js](#web3js) - [Implementation of Blockchain](#implementation-of-blockchain) - [Projects and Applications](#projects-and-applications) + - [Quorum](#quorum) - [Monero](#monero) - [IOTA](#iota) - [EOS](#eos) @@ -350,6 +351,22 @@ These apps run on a custom built **blockchain, an enormously powerful shared glo --- ## Projects and Applications +[](https://github.com/jpmorganchase/quorum) +### Quorum + +**Quorum** is an Ethereum-based distributed ledger protocol with transaction/contract privacy and new consensus mechanisms. + +**Quorum** is a fork of [go-ethereum](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum) and is updated in line with go-ethereum releases. + +Key enhancements over go-ethereum: + +* **Privacy** - Quorum supports private transactions and private contracts through public/private state separation, and utilises peer-to-peer encrypted message exchanges (see [Constellation](https://github.com/jpmorganchase/constellation) and [Tessera](https://github.com/jpmorganchase/tessera)) for directed transfer of private data to network participants +* **Alternative** Consensus Mechanisms - with no need for POW/POS in a permissioned network, Quorum instead offers multiple consensus mechanisms that are more appropriate for consortium chains: + * **Raft-based Consensus** - a consensus model for faster blocktimes, transaction finality, and on-demand block creation + * **Istanbul BFT** - a PBFT-inspired consensus algorithm with transaction finality, by AMIS. +* **Peer Permissioning** - node/peer permissioning using smart contracts, ensuring only known parties can join the network +* **Higher Performance** - Quorum offers significantly higher performance than public geth + [](https://github.com/monero-project/monero) ### Monero