Blockchain Network

• CURIE: gmeow:BlockchainNetwork
• IRI: https://blackcatinformatics.ca/gmeow/BlockchainNetwork
• Category: class
• Defined by: gmeow:slices/attestation
• Box roles: CBox role, TBox role (What is this?)

A blockchain network identified by a chain identifier (e.g. CAIP-2 chainId).

Structure

Subclass of: gmeow:Entity

Practical Pattern

Use gmeow:BlockchainNetwork as a specialized kind of gmeow:Entity. Add statement metadata or a standpoint when the assertion needs provenance, confidence, or vantage.

Common Companion Terms

gmeow:Entity

Usage Advice

Use when

• Use to model the distributed-ledger network a transaction, contract, or account belongs to — identified by its chain id (CAIP-2) — when the chain context is needed to interpret on-chain evidence.

Avoid when

• Avoid for an individual block, transaction, or account on the network (those are their own classes); the network is the chain itself, not its records.

How to use

• Mint the network with gmeow:chainId (the EL minimum, e.g. eip155:1); reference it from gmeow:SmartContract, gmeow:BlockchainAccount, and gmeow:LedgerTransaction so on-chain identifiers resolve against the right chain.

Examples

• ex:ethMainnet a gmeow:BlockchainNetwork; gmeow:chainId "eip155:1".