
Besu
An enterprise-friendly Ethereum execution client.

What is Besu?
Hyperledger Besu is an Ethereum execution client that joined the Hyperledger Foundation in August 2019. Using Besu's command line interface and JSON-RPC APIs, users can run, maintain, debug, and monitor their nodes on Ethereum networks. Besu is written in Java under the Apache 2.0 license. The execution client supports smart contract development, deployment, and operations. Hyperledger Besu supports projects all around the world while running thousands of Ethereum nodes.
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