Arweave Namespace - Chains
| Author | Rohit Pathare, Phil Billingsby, Dan MacDonald |
|---|---|
| Status | Draft |
| Type | Standard |
| Created | 2022-09-01 |
| Requires | CAIP-2 |
Table of Contents
CAIP-2
For context, see the [CAIP-2][] specification.
Abstract
In CAIP-2 a general blockchain identification scheme is defined. This is the implementation of CAIP-2 for Arweave network.
Arweave Namespace
The namespace “arweave” refers to the wider Arweave ecosystem.
Reference Definition
The reference relies on Arweave’s current designation of addresses belonging to main network by prefixing them with 7wIU which is the representation of the hash of the genesis block truncated to the first 4 characters.
Rationale
Arweave has one blockchain, the Blockweave.
Backwards Compatibility
Not applicable.
Test Cases
This is a manually composed example.
# Arweave Mainnet
arweave:7wIU
References
Rights
Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.
Citation
Please cite this document as:
Rohit Pathare, Phil Billingsby, Dan MacDonald, "namespaces/arweave-caip2: Arweave Namespace - Chains [DRAFT]," Chain Agnostic Namespaces, arweave-caip2, September 2022 / . [Online serial]. Available: https://github.com/ChainAgnostic/namespaces/arweave-caip2.md