Sidechain Elements includes functioning code and a testing environment for working with sidechains.
As open source, protocol-level technology, developers can use Sidechain Elements to extend the functionality of Bitcoin and explore new applications of the Blockchain.
Blockstream's CTO Gregory Maxwell and Bitcoin Core Dev explains Sidechain Elements
“It's nice working on something without billions of dollars resting on it, yet still have a path to production.”
Learn more about our Sidechain Elements initiative.
Read the whitepaper, Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains, to understand the science.
Documentation on the Elements Project is available at ElementsProject.org.
Start working with Sidechain Elements, Blockstream's developer code and online testing environment.
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Sidechain Elements is intended for research and development. We urge developers not use real-world assets in these experimental code and testing environments, and seek peer review before launching production grade sidechains.
Sidechain Elements is released under MIT Open Source License and is available without restriction.