Last week the World Economic Forum published a
paper exploring the choice between public and private blockchains for enterprises in the supply chain sector. It emphasized that it’s not a one size fits all decision and depends on the objectives of the blockchain.
A private blockchain is often referred to as a consortium blockchain where a group of companies agree to collaborate in a private permissioned blockchain. Sometimes a technology provider will operate the blockchain, and the enterprises are customers.
On the other hand, a public blockchain like Ethereum does not limit access for participants. And anyone can be a node or server operator. Additionally, all transactions are available to the public.
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