Which protocols do you build on?

Permissioned: R3 Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, Hyperledger Besu, Hyperledger Indy, and Hyperledger Burrow. Sovereign and public-modular: Cosmos SDK and Substrate. We pick the framework based on your finality model, identity requirements, regulator expectations, and integration surface — not on what we already know.

Who owns the network and the keys?

You do. Network governance, validator keys, and admin contracts stay with your organization or your nominated custodian. Instanodes operates under contract; you can take operations in-house or move providers at any time without code or data lock-in.

How do you handle regulatory and audit requirements?

We deliver an architecture document, threat model, and audit-ready operational runbook with every engagement. Infrastructure is SOC 2 Type II certified and designed against ISO 27001, MiCA, DORA, GDPR, HIPAA, and sector-specific frameworks. Where required, we coordinate directly with your regulator-facing teams and external auditors.

How long does an enterprise engagement take?

Discovery and architecture: about 1 week. Build, audit, and operate cut-over: 3 to 4 weeks depending on scope. First production network typically live within 4 to 5 weeks. Multi-phase rollouts (additional jurisdictions, new participants) extend from that baseline.

Can you integrate with our existing systems?

Yes. ERP (SAP, Oracle), custody platforms (Fireblocks, Copper, BitGo), settlement and payments rails (SWIFT, ISO 20022, real-time gross settlement), identity providers (SAML, OIDC, Active Directory), and existing data warehouses are all in scope.

What does pricing look like?

Two components: a fixed-fee build engagement scoped during discovery, and an ongoing managed-operations subscription based on network size, throughput, and SLA tier. Typical engagements range from $250k to multi-million for build, with operations from $15k/month upward. Pricing is delivered in writing before contracting.

Do you support hybrid permissioned-public deployments?

Yes. Many production networks combine a permissioned core (settlement, identity, sensitive data) with selective anchoring or settlement to a public chain (Ethereum, Polygon) for auditability or interop. We design these patterns with the trust assumptions documented for regulators.

deployment

Enterprise Blockchain

Production networks for regulated industries

Permissioned and public blockchain networks engineered for institutions, governments, and large-scale enterprises. Architecture, build, and operate — under contract.

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Protocols supported: 7+
Network uptime: 99.95%
Type II certified: SOC 2
Operations: 24/7

Frameworks we build on

Two frameworks. One rigorous fit process.

Most enterprise networks land on Corda or Fabric. Picking the right one is a design decision driven by your privacy model, regulator expectations, and integration surface — not by preference.

R3 Corda

Maintained by R3 · Apache 2.0

Built for regulated finance

Corda is a permissioned DLT engineered around the realities of regulated capital markets. Transactions are shared peer-to-peer only with parties that need to see them — there is no global broadcast, no global ledger, and no global state.

Model: Permissioned · Peer-to-peer
Consensus: Notary (validating / non-validating)
Finality: Deterministic, near-instant
Contracts: Kotlin / Java (JVM)
Privacy: Need-to-know per-transaction
Identity: X.509 PKI via Network Map Service

Best for

Inter-bank settlement and tokenized deposits
Capital markets post-trade (DvP, corporate actions)
Syndicated lending and trade finance
Insurance: reinsurance and parametric claims

Production deployments

HSBCSDXContourB3iSpunta Banca DLT

Hyperledger Fabric

Linux Foundation · Apache 2.0

The consortium blockchain workhorse

Fabric is a modular permissioned blockchain platform. Pluggable consensus, channels for private sub-ledgers, and execute-order-validate transaction flow make it the default choice for multi-party enterprise networks that need flexibility.

Model: Permissioned · Modular
Consensus: Raft (pluggable orderer service)
Finality: Deterministic, configurable
Contracts: Go · Node.js · Java (chaincode)
Privacy: Channels + private data collections
Identity: MSP with X.509 + Fabric CA

Best for

Supply-chain provenance and trade documentation
Healthcare data sharing and consent
Cross-border trade and customs networks
Loyalty, rewards, and tokenized assets in retail

Production deployments

IBM Food TrustTradeLenswe.tradeAadhaar pilotsHoneywell GoDirect

Privacy model?

Corda · Need-to-know peer-to-peer

Fabric · Channels + private collections

Throughput target?

Corda · 100s tx/sec, deterministic

Fabric · 1000s tx/sec, tunable

Smart-contract team?

Corda · JVM (Kotlin/Java) shop

Fabric · Polyglot (Go/Node/Java)

The Hyperledger family

One foundation. Four production-grade frameworks.

Hyperledger is not a single chain — it is a portfolio of open-source frameworks maintained by the Linux Foundation, each engineered for a different shape of enterprise problem.

Hyperledger Fabric

Modular permissioned blockchain

The flagship Hyperledger framework. Channels, private data collections, and pluggable consensus make Fabric the default for consortium networks.

Channels for sub-ledgers
MSP identity
Chaincode in Go/Node/Java
Raft ordering

Hyperledger Besu

Enterprise Ethereum client

Java-based Ethereum client built for enterprise. Run permissioned networks with IBFT 2.0 or QBFT consensus while keeping full EVM compatibility.

EVM-compatible
IBFT 2.0 / QBFT / Clique
On-chain permissioning
Private transactions (Tessera)

Hyperledger Indy

Decentralized identity ledger

Purpose-built for sovereign decentralized identity. Schemas, credentials, and revocation registries — the backbone of governmental DID systems.

W3C DIDs + Verifiable Credentials
Zero-knowledge proofs
Plenum BFT consensus
Indy SDK + Aries

Hyperledger Burrow

EVM with BFT finality

A permissioned smart-contract execution environment that pairs EVM compatibility with Tendermint-style BFT consensus for deterministic, instant finality.

EVM execution
Tendermint BFT
Native permissioning
Burrow Deploy tooling

R3 Corda, while not a Hyperledger project, is built and operated alongside these frameworks by the same engineering team — picked when finality, peer-to-peer confidentiality, and JVM tooling matter most.

Architecture blueprint

Six layers, audited end to end.

Every enterprise network we deliver maps to the same reference architecture. Frameworks and clients change between engagements — the layer responsibilities and the audit boundaries do not.

L1
Applications & Integrations
Customer dashboards, regulator portals, ERP connectors, and partner APIs.
React / Next.jsSAP / OracleMobile clientsREST · GraphQL
L2
Smart Contracts & Chaincode
Business logic — DvP, KYC gates, settlement workflows, tokenization rules.
Corda Flows (Kotlin)Fabric Chaincode (Go)Solidity (Besu)Indy schemas
L3
Consensus & Ordering
Deterministic finality engineered for the regulator-facing throughput profile.
Raft orderingIBFT 2.0 / QBFTNotary clustersPlenum BFT
L4
Identity & Membership
Who can read, write, and operate — every action tied to a verified institution.
MSP / Fabric CANetwork Map ServiceHSM-backed keysSAML / OIDC SSO
L5
Storage & State
World-state databases, off-chain stores, and selective archival under retention policy.
LevelDB · CouchDBPostgreSQL vaultIPFS attachmentsEncrypted backups
L6
Infrastructure & Operations
Where the network actually runs — and how the operations team keeps it running.
KubernetesHSM (FIPS 140-2 L3)Prometheus · GrafanaSOC 2 Type II

audit

Engagement scope

Included in every enterprise blockchain engagement

Permissioned and public network design

Architecture for consortium networks, sovereign chains, and regulated public deployments. Validator-set design, finality model, and upgrade governance from day one.

Full protocol coverage

R3 Corda, Hyperledger Fabric, Besu, Indy, and Burrow for permissioned use cases. Cosmos SDK and Substrate for sovereign chains. Framework picked to the workload, not the brochure.

Compliance-first architecture

SOC 2 Type II infrastructure. Designed against ISO 27001, MiCA, DORA, GDPR, and sector-specific frameworks. Audit logging, data residency, and key custody documented for regulators.

Identity and access management

PKI, HSM-backed signing, role-based access, and integration with enterprise IAM (SAML, OIDC, Active Directory). Privileged-access workflows for production network operations.

Operations and SRE handoff

Network operated under contract with 24/7 incident response, contractual SLAs, and quarterly performance reviews. Optional knowledge-transfer to your in-house team on your timeline.

Migration and integration

ERP, custody, settlement, and identity-system integrations. Data migration from existing ledgers or off-chain systems. Cross-chain interoperability where it matters.

How it works

From signup to live RPC

Discovery and architecture
Workshop your business case, regulatory perimeter, and integration surface. Decide permissioned vs. sovereign, framework, validator topology, governance, and key custody.
Network design and review
Detailed network design — consensus, identity, access, data model, audit, and disaster recovery — delivered with a written architecture document and risk register.
Build, test, and audit
Implementation against your design. Internal QA, third-party security review, and load testing under contracted SLAs. Documentation handed over to your operations team.
Operate under contract
We run the network — validators, observability, incident response, framework upgrades — with a contractual uptime SLA and quarterly performance reviews.

Engagement model

Why institutions pick Instanodes over generic dev shops

Enterprise blockchain is a high-consideration build. The cost of getting it wrong is regulatory exposure, not just rework.

	Generic dev shop	Strategy consultancy	Instanodes
Production operations under SLA	No	No	Yes
Audit-ready architecture documents	Sometimes	Yes	Yes
Multi-protocol expertise	Limited	Limited	Yes
Compliance frameworks built in	No	Advisory only	Yes
Long-term ownership of the network	Hand-off only	Hand-off only	Operate or hand-off
Time to production network	9–18 months	Advisory, no build	4–5 weeks

Industry · Framework fit

The framework follows the workload.

Mapping the seven industries we deliver into most often — to the frameworks engineered for their privacy, finality, and regulator-facing requirements.

Industry	Workload	Frameworks	Outcome	Proof point
Banking	Inter-bank settlement · Tokenized deposits	CordaFabric	T+0 settlement against central-bank money	MiCA / DORA mapped
Capital Markets	Post-trade · DvP · Corporate actions	Corda	Atomic delivery-versus-payment	CSD integration ready
Government	Land registry · Identity · Vital records	IndyFabric	Sovereign credentials with ZK proofs	Offline operation modes
Healthcare	Consent · Clinical-trial integrity	IndyFabric	Cross-provider consent registry	HIPAA + GDPR aligned
Supply Chain	Provenance · Trade finance · Customs	Fabric	Multi-jurisdiction provenance ledger	ERP + customs connectors
Energy	Grid settlement · REC + carbon	BesuFabric	P2P energy settlement + audit trail	Regulator-facing reporting
Insurance	Parametric · Reinsurance settlement	CordaFabric	Multi-party claims with oracles	Auditable workflows

Banking
CordaFabric
Inter-bank settlement · Tokenized deposits
Outcome
T+0 settlement against central-bank money
MiCA / DORA mapped
Capital Markets
Corda
Post-trade · DvP · Corporate actions
Outcome
Atomic delivery-versus-payment
CSD integration ready
Government
IndyFabric
Land registry · Identity · Vital records
Outcome
Sovereign credentials with ZK proofs
Offline operation modes
Healthcare
IndyFabric
Consent · Clinical-trial integrity
Outcome
Cross-provider consent registry
HIPAA + GDPR aligned
Supply Chain
Fabric
Provenance · Trade finance · Customs
Outcome
Multi-jurisdiction provenance ledger
ERP + customs connectors
Energy
BesuFabric
Grid settlement · REC + carbon
Outcome
P2P energy settlement + audit trail
Regulator-facing reporting
Insurance
CordaFabric
Parametric · Reinsurance settlement
Outcome
Multi-party claims with oracles
Auditable workflows

LegendCordaFabricBesuIndy

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

Instanodes does not write a smart contract and walk away. We design networks against your regulatory perimeter, build them with the controls your auditors expect, and operate them under contract afterward. The deliverable is a production network, not a proof of concept.

deployment

Build a network engineered for production.

Workshop your business case, regulatory perimeter, and integration surface with our enterprise team. Output: a written architecture proposal — before contract.

Book a discovery call See pricing model

Generic dev shop

Strategy consultancy

Instanodes

Production operations under SLA

Yes

Audit-ready architecture documents

Sometimes

Yes

Multi-protocol expertise

Limited

Yes

Compliance frameworks built in

Advisory only

Yes

Long-term ownership of the network

Hand-off only

Operate or hand-off

Time to production network

9–18 months

Advisory, no build

4–5 weeks

Industry

Workload

Frameworks

Outcome

Proof point

Banking

Inter-bank settlement · Tokenized deposits

CordaFabric

T+0 settlement against central-bank money

MiCA / DORA mapped

Capital Markets

Post-trade · DvP · Corporate actions

Corda

Atomic delivery-versus-payment

CSD integration ready

Government

Land registry · Identity · Vital records

IndyFabric

Sovereign credentials with ZK proofs

Offline operation modes

Healthcare

Consent · Clinical-trial integrity

IndyFabric

Cross-provider consent registry

HIPAA + GDPR aligned

Supply Chain

Provenance · Trade finance · Customs

Fabric

Multi-jurisdiction provenance ledger

ERP + customs connectors

Energy

Grid settlement · REC + carbon

BesuFabric

P2P energy settlement + audit trail

Regulator-facing reporting

Insurance

Parametric · Reinsurance settlement

CordaFabric

Multi-party claims with oracles

Auditable workflows

Enterprise Blockchain

Two frameworks. One rigorous fit process.

R3 Corda

Hyperledger Fabric

One foundation. Four production-grade frameworks.

Hyperledger Fabric

Hyperledger Besu

Hyperledger Indy

Hyperledger Burrow

Six layers, audited end to end.

Applications & Integrations

Smart Contracts & Chaincode

Consensus & Ordering

Identity & Membership

Storage & State

Infrastructure & Operations

Included in every enterprise blockchain engagement

Permissioned and public network design

Full protocol coverage

Compliance-first architecture

Identity and access management

Operations and SRE handoff

Migration and integration

From signup to live RPC

Discovery and architecture

Network design and review

Build, test, and audit

Operate under contract

Why institutions pick Instanodes over generic dev shops

The framework follows the workload.

Banking

Capital Markets

Government

Healthcare

Supply Chain

Energy

Insurance

Frequently asked questions

How is this different from generic blockchain development?

Which protocols do you build on?

Who owns the network and the keys?

How do you handle regulatory and audit requirements?

How long does an enterprise engagement take?

Can you integrate with our existing systems?

What does pricing look like?

Do you support hybrid permissioned-public deployments?

Build a network engineered for production.

Enterprise Blockchain

Two frameworks. One rigorous fit process.

R3 Corda

Hyperledger Fabric

One foundation. Four production-grade frameworks.

Hyperledger Fabric

Hyperledger Besu

Hyperledger Indy

Hyperledger Burrow

Six layers, audited end to end.

Applications & Integrations

Smart Contracts & Chaincode

Consensus & Ordering

Identity & Membership

Storage & State

Infrastructure & Operations

Included in every enterprise blockchain engagement

Permissioned and public network design

Full protocol coverage

Compliance-first architecture

Identity and access management

Operations and SRE handoff

Migration and integration

From signup to live RPC

Discovery and architecture

Network design and review

Build, test, and audit

Operate under contract

Why institutions pick Instanodes over generic dev shops

The framework follows the workload.

Banking

Capital Markets

Government