Design Patterns for Smart Contract Organizations

• Alan Veloso Federal University of Pará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0905-0771
• Leonardo da Costa Federal University of Pará https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4803-6737
• Billy Pinheiro Amazônia Blockchain Solutions http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2317-6258
• Antônio Abelém Federal University of Pará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4085-6674
• Filipe Saraiva Federal University of Pará https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3187-4221

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wpeif.2020.12470

Abstract

Currently, different areas are using blockchain and smart contracts to provide security to systems. These systems can use multiple smart contracts that coordinate and cooperate with each other to achieve their goals, that is, they form an smart contracts organization (SCO). This study preliminarily presents design patterns from different organizational structures based on the literature on Multiagent System (MAS) and SCO, which include hierarchy, holarchy, society and market. The design patterns are briefly described, the systems that present them are exposed and a form of evaluation and validation is proposed.

Keywords: Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Multiagent System

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