AWS Web3 Blog

In the pharmaceutical industry, the cost of clinical research and clinical trials is extremely high, which results in higher drug prices and insurance expenses. Furthermore, the high costs have resulted in decreased numbers of clinical trials at national research institutes and universities, slowing the progress of pharmaceutical research. In addition, incidents of data falsification or […]

Learn how to automate Avalanche node deployment on AWS using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK). This post walks through the step-by-step process of setting up a blockchain node infrastructure, including creating S3 buckets for certificate backup, configuring KMS encryption, establishing EC2 instances, and implementing proper networking.

A common frustration among people who buy tickets to concerts, plays, and other events is that each ticket carries multiple fees. The fees often vary in ways that seem hard to comprehend, making the final cost unpredictable. Through the ticket’s lifecycle, multiple intermediaries can add to the cost and collect revenue, with no monetary benefit […]

After the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, Korean Air began transporting vaccines in February, 2021. In the process, Korean Air realized the need to provide more accurate information between related stakeholders in a more reliable way and turned to blockchain technology. Korean Air confirmed that blockchain is suitable for improving traceability, transparency, and accuracy of […]

On October 22, 2022, HAQM Managed Blockchain for Ethereum launched an alternative way for interoperable access to Ethereum nodes JSON-RPC APIs for HTTPs and secure WebSockets using token-based access. In this post we demonstrate how to deploy an Ethereum node and access its JSON-RPC APIs using an accessor token. Managed Blockchain is a fully managed […]

In this post, we share an open-source solution for running cross-chain analytics on public blockchain data along with public datasets for Bitcoin and Ethereum available through AWS Open Data. These datasets are still experimental and are not recommended for production workloads. You can find the open-source project on GitHub here and the public blockchain datasets […]

In Part 1 of this series, we gave a high-level introduction to the AWS Nitro System and explained why Nitro is well suited for flexible and secure blockchain key management workloads. In Part 2, we guided you through the steps to configure aspects like AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key policies and how to […]

In Part 1 of this series, we provided a high-level introduction to the AWS Nitro System and explained why Nitro is well suited for flexible and secure blockchain key management workloads. In this post, we guide you through the steps to configure aspects like AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key policies and how to […]

Public blockchains are used for a variety of use cases, like decentralized finance (DeFi) apps, non-fungible token (NFT) apps, or cross-border payments. Blockchains differ in their protocol and consensus design, implementation language, and smart contract capabilities. Determining how external participants can be incentivized to join a network running their own node is key in economic […]

Ownership is one of the core tenets of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)—you can own an NFT and prove that you own it. On blockchain, such a proof of ownership means that the NFT is in a wallet that the owner controls. Only the owner has the private key to that wallet, and only the owner can […]