Diem

Note to readers: Silvergate Capital Corporation announced in January 2022 that it acquired intellectual property and other technology assets related to running a blockchain-based payment network from Diem, further investing in its platform and enhancing its existing stablecoin infrastructure.

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Diem Core implements a decentralized, programmable distributed ledger which provides a financial infrastructure that can empower billions of people.

Note to Developers

• Diem Core is a prototype.
• The APIs are constantly evolving and designed to demonstrate types of functionality. Expect substantial changes before the release.
• We’ve launched a testnet that is a live demonstration of an early prototype of the Diem Blockchain software.

Quick Links

Learn About Diem

• Diem Protocol: Key Concepts
• Life of a Transaction
• JSON-RPC API Specification
• JSON-RPC SPEC

Getting Started - Try Diem Core

• My First Transaction
• Getting Started With Move

Technical Papers

• The Diem Blockchain
• Move: A Language With Programmable Resources
• State Machine Replication in the Diem Blockchain

Governance

• Diem Improvement Proposals

Blog

• Diem: The Path Forward

License

Diem Core is licensed as Apache 2.0.