In this paper we discuss a design philosophy for interoperable blockchain systems, using the design philosophy of the Internet architecture as the basis to identify key design principles. Several interoperability challenges are discussed in the context of cross-domain transactions. We illustrate how these principles are informing the interoperability architecture of the MIT Tradecoin system.
@article{arxiv.1805.05934,
title = {Towards a Design Philosophy for Interoperable Blockchain Systems},
author = {Thomas Hardjono and Alexander Lipton and Alex Pentland},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.05934},
year = {2018}
}