Cryptocurrencies, Blockchains, Distributed Ledgers and Tangles
Version 3.0
June 2021
R. W. “Nick” Stavros
Ian T. Stavros
Bryan Turek
Char Wales
Ian Murphy
Jackrabbit Consulting
Abstract
The excitement, expansion, and advancement in Distributed Computing resulting from Satoshi Nakamoto’s paper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”1)
highlights the need for a Reference Architecture (RA) focused on Distributed Immutable Data Objects (DIDOs), where it is understood that DIDOs include, but are not limited to cryptocurrencies, the original blockchain, and distributed ledger technologies. This paper, an OMG Discussion paper, presents an RA for DIDOs.
DIDO-RA 3.0 PDF (Slim Version) This is a “slimmed down” version of the RA: it only contains the first pages of Appendices A through F. Any links to entries in these Appendices will direct the reader back to this Wiki.