Standards
IEEE recognizes the vital role standards will play in the development and adoption of blockchain technologies. IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA), a globally recognized standards-setting body within IEEE, has been actively pursuing blockchain standardization efforts through various activities in multiple industry sectors. The IEEE Blockchain Technical Community will collaborate with IEEE SA to further develop and progress blockchain related standards.
Published Standards
- 2140.1-2020 – IEEE Standard for General Requirements for Cryptocurrency Exchanges
- 2140.2-2021 – IEEE Standard for Security Management for Customer Cryptographic Assets on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
- 2140.4-2023 – IEEE Standard for Distributed/Decentralized Exchange Framework Using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
- 2140.5-2020 – IEEE Standard for a Custodian Framework of Cryptocurrency
- 2142.1-2021 – IEEE Recommended Practice for E-Invoice Business Using Blockchain Technology
- 2143.1-2020 – IEEE Standard for General Process of Cryptocurrency Payment
- 2144.1-2020 – IEEE Standard for Framework of Blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) Data Management
- 2146.1-2022 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Entity-Based Risk Mutual Assistance Model through Blockchain Technology
- 2418.2-2020 – IEEE Standard Data Format for Blockchain Systems
- 2418.7-2021 – IEEE Standard for the Use of Blockchain in Supply Chain Finance
- 2418.10-2022 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Asset Management
- 3205-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain Interoperability Data Authentication and Communication Protocol
- 3801-2022 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-based Electronic Contracts
- 3207-2022 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-Based Digital Asset Identification
- 3802-2022 – IEEE Standard for Application Technical Specification of Blockchain-based E-Commerce Transaction Evidence Collecting
- 3218-2022 – IEEE Standard for Using Blockchain for Carbon Trading Applications
- 3230.02-2024 – IEEE Standard for Testing Specification of Blockchain Systems
- 3127-2025 – Guide for an Architectural Framework for Blockchain-based Federated Machine Learning
- 3241.01-2024 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Using Blockchain in Low Carbon Zones Evaluation
- 3221.01-2025 – Standard for Blockchain Interoperability – Cross-Chain Transaction Consistency Protocol
- 3812.1-2023 – IEEE Standard for General Requirements for Identity Framework for Metaverse
- 3831-2025 – Standard for Reference Architecture and Technical Requirements for Electricity Data Asset Management Platform
- 3832-2025 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for General Requirements for Distributed Banking Financial Core Business Systems
- 3230.01 – IEEE Standard for Capability Evaluation Requirements of Blockchain Practitioners
- 3231.02-2025 – IEEE Standard for Reference Architecture of Blockchain Fusion Server
- 3231.01-2025 – IEEE Standard for the Reference Architecture of Blockchain as a Service
- 3240.04-2025 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Blockchain-based Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Technical Specifications
- 3209-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain Identity Key Management
- 3203-2023 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Blockchain Interoperability Naming Protocol
- 3214-2024 – Standard for Testing Specification of Blockchain Systems
- 3217-2023 – IEEE Standard for Application Interface Specification for Blockchain Systems
- 3224-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-Based Green Power Identification Applications
- 3219-2023 – IEEE Approved Draft Standard for Blockchain-based Zero-Trust Framework for Internet of Things (IoT)
- 2145-2023 – IEEE Trial-Use Recommended Practice for Framework and Definitions for Blockchain Governance
- 3810-2023 – IEEE Standard for Framework of Energy Market Simulation
- 3806-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-Based Hepatobiliary Disease Data Extraction and Exchange
- 3821-2024 – Standard for Framework of Digital Intelligent Comprehensive Energy Service Station Management Systems
- 3817-2024 – Standard for Natural Gas Market Knowledge Graphs
- 3816-2024 – Standard for Internet of Rights (IOR): Overview and Architecture
- 3803 – 2024– Standard for Household Appliances Customer Data Assetization and Commercialization Requirements
- 3206-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Asset Classification
- 3214-2024 – Standard for Testing Specification of Blockchain Systems
- 3201-2024 – Standard for Blockchain Access Control
- 3800-2024 – Standard for a data-trading system: overview, terminology, and reference model
- 3214-2024 – Standard for Testing Specification of Blockchain Systems
- 3230.03-2025 – Standard for Blockchain Service Capability Evaluation
- 3270.03-2024 – IEEE Standard Technical Requirements for Digital Collection Services Based on Blockchain Technologies
- 3240.01-2023 – IEEE Standard for Blockchain-Based Green Power Identification Applications
- 3812.2-2025 – Standard for Data Access Management for Identity Relationships
- 3830-2025 – IEEE Standard for a Privacy-Preserving Platform for the Circulation of Electric Energy Consumption Data
- 3834-2025 – IEEE Standard for Energy Market Corpus Construction Framework for Large Language Models Training
- 3835-2025 – IEEE Standard for Digital Twin Technology Framework for Integrated Energy Systems
- 3250.01-2024 – IEEE Standard for Trusted Data Circulation based on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)
- 3220.01-2025 – IEEE Standard for Consensus Framework for Blockchain Systems
- 2147.1-2025 – IEEE Standard for Requirements of Integrated Consortium Chain Station
Standards Under Development
- P2140.3 – Standard for User Identification and Anti-Money Laundering on Cryptocurrency Exchanges
- P2143.2 – Standard for Cryptocurrency Payment Performance Metrics
- P2143.3 – Standard for Risk Control Requirements for Cryptocurrency Payment
- P2144.2 – Standard for Functional Requirements in Blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) Data Management
- P2144.3 – Standard for Assessment of Blockchain-based Internet of Things (IoT) Data Management
- P2146.2 – Standard for External Data Retrieval of Blockchain for Risk Mutual Assistance Model
- P2418.1 – Standard for the Framework of Blockchain Use in Internet of Things (IoT)
- P2418.3 – Standard for the Framework of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Use in Agriculture
- P2418.6 – Standard for the Framework of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Use in Healthcare and the Life and Social Sciences
- P2418.11 – Framework for Use of Distributed Ledger Technology in Security of Electronic Voting (e-Voting) Systems
- P2958 – Standard for a Decentralized Identity and Access Management Framework for Internet of Things
- P3202 – Standard for Capability Evaluation Requirements of Blockchain Practitioners
- P3204 – Standard for Blockchain Interoperability – Cross Chain Transaction Consistency Protocol
- P3208 – Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Asset Exchange Model
- P3210 – Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Identity System Framework
- P3211 – Standard for Blockchain-based Electronic Evidence Interface Specification
- P3212 – Standard for Blockchain System Governance Specification
- P3216 – Standard for Blockchain Service Capability Evaluation
- P3220 – Guide for the Application of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Based Digital Asset
- P3221 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Digital Collection Services Based on Blockchain Technologies
- P3222 – Standard for the Reference Architecture of Blockchain as a Service
- P3223 – Standard for the Reference Architecture of Blockchain Fusion Server
- P3225 – Standard for Using Blockchain in Low Carbon Zones Evaluation
- P3226 – Standard for Trusted Data Circulation based on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)
- P3228 – Standard for the Recurring Transactions Using Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
- P3807 – Standard for Consortium Chain Certificate Application
- P3808 – Standard for Consortium Chain Traceability Application
- P3809 – Standard for Technical Specification of Blockchain-based Electronic Bidding
- P3241.03 – Standard for Carbon Accounting Utilizing Blockchain
- P3234 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Carbon Trading Data Format Specification
- P3811 – Standard for Security Service Specifications for DLT–based Supply Chain Finance
- P3826 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Large Language Models for Finance
- P3220.02 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Decentralized Storage Protocol Specification
- P3240.03 – Standard for a Blockchain-based Energy Metaverse Application Model, Framework, and Requirements
- P3241.02 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Carbon Trading Data Format Specification
- P3221.02 – Standard for Blockchain Cross-Chain Gateways—Technical Specifications
- P3270.01 – Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Asset Exchange Model
- P3250.03 – Guide for Blockchain-Based Data Transfer Applications
- P3222.01 – Standard for Blockchain-based Digital Identity System Framework
- P3250.02 – Standard for a Reference Framework of Data Security Circulation System Based on Blockchain and Federated Computation
- P3270.02 – Guide for the Application of Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Based Digital Asset
- P3240.02 – Standard for Blockchain based Power System Demand Response Technical Specification
- P3250.04 – Standard for Technical Specifications of Blockchain-Based Air Cargo Data Management
- P3240.07 – Standard for Identity Management of Electricity Internet of Things (IoT) Devices Based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
- P3833 – Standard for Framework for Proactive AI Agent Based on Multi-modal Human Computer Interaction
- P3250.07 – Standard for Data Element Trading Platform—Part 2: Management, Service, and Security Requirements
- P3273.01 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Blockchain-based Structured Financial Product Clearing and Settlement System
- P3240.08 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Blockchain-Based Carbon Footprint Management in Coal-Fired Power Generation
- P3234.01 – Standard for Blockchain-based Trusted Evolutionary Scheduling Model for Emergency Supplies
- P3260.02 – Recommended Practice for Implementation and Evaluation of Blockchain-Based Laboratory Data Control and Information Management Systems
- P3240.11 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Energy Management in Buildings with Integrated Photovoltaic, Storage, and Charging Systems
- P3240.12 – Standard for On-Site Energy Metering with Distributed Ledger Technology
- P3225.02 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Framework for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Sharing
- P3837 – Standard for Reference Framework for Economical and Comprehensive Training of Embodied Intelligence
- P3841 – Standard for Intelligent Billing and Energy Settlement Platforms for Multi-Split Air-Conditioning (Heat Pump) Units
- P3842 – Standard for General Requirements of Financial Comprehensive Risk Management System
- P3843 – Standard for Reference Framework for Trusted Data Matrix in the Low-Altitude Economy
- P3846 – Standard for Data Governance Methods Under Limited Data Conditions in Energy Digitalization Systems
- P2048.204 – Standard for Security Specifications of Blockchain-Based Metaverse Digital Commodity Circulation
- P3241.06 – Standard for Carbon Footprint Data Collection Based on Blockchain
- P3274.02 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization
- P3274.03 – Standard for Business Requirements of Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization
- P3275.01 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Digital Asset Custody
- P3226.01 – Standard for Web3.0 Ecosystem Reference Models
- P3241.07 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Electricity Carbon Emission Monitoring
- P3240.17 – Standard for Distribution Network Power Supply Reliability Data Management Based on Blockchain
- P3240.20 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Environmental Protection and Power Consumption Monitoring Platform
- P3240.18 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Green Data Center Electricity Consumption Traceability
- P3848 – Standard for Decentralized Digital Asset Classification Methodology
- P3849 – Standard for Requirements of Blockchain-Based Trusted Data Circulation for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- P3850 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Customer Service for Power Grids
- P3853 – Standards for Evaluation Methods for the Value and Applicability of Transmission Sensing Data of Power Equipment in Special Environments
- P3855 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Economical Computing and Energy Converged Management
- P3240.05 – Standard for Technical Specifications of Blockchain-Based Electricity Trading Smart Contracts
- P3827 – Standard for Data Assets Infrastructure for Smart Home Systems – Requirements and Guidelines for Multimodal Data Fusion
- P3813 – Standard for General Framework and Technical Requirements for an Industrial Digital Asset Trading Platform
- P3814 – Standard for Carbon Asset Trading Mechanism and Technical Requirements
- P3812.3 – Standard for Decentralized/Disintermediation Identity Framework Based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
- P3818 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Blockchain-based Data Management for Medical Service
- P3815 – Standard for Layer 2 Framework for Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT)
- P3819 – Standard for Metaverse Financial System – Reference Architecture and Technical Requirements
- P3820 – Standard for Explainability Capability Evaluation of Anti-Fraud Artificial intelligence (AI) Systems
- P3215 – Standard for Consensus Framework for Blockchain System
- P3227 – Standard for a Reference Framework of Data Security Circulation System Based on Blockchain and Federated Computation
- P3229 – Guide for Industrial Software Application Based on Blockchain
- P3230 – Standard for Blockchain based Power System Demand Response Technical Specification
- P3231 – Standard for a Blockchain-based Energy Metaverse Application Model, Framework, and Requirements
- P3232 – Standard for Blockchain-based Renewable Energy Certificates Trading Technical Specifications
- P3227.1 – System Technical Requirements for Risk Assessment of On-chain Digital Content
- P3233 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Decentralized Storage Protocol Specification
- P2048.201- Standard for Security Specification of Blockchain-based Metaverse Accounts
- P3816.1 – Standard for Certificates of Internet of Rights (IOR)
- P3816.2 – Standard for Entrusted Storage of Internet of Rights (IOR)
- P3822 – Standard for Framework of Computational Resource Trading based on Blockchain
- P3823- Guide for Privacy-Preserving Computation-Based Price Mechanism for the Data Element Market
- P3824- Standard for Reference Framework for Blockchain-Based Digital Content Management Platform
- P3825 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Blockchain-Based Electronic Transferable Records
- P2048.202 – Standard for Security Specifications of Blockchain-Based Metaverse Data
- P2048.203 – Standard for Security Specifications of Blockchain-Based Metaverse Interconnection
- P3828 – Standard for Digital Product Passport – Reference Architecture and Technical Requirements
- P3829 – Standard for a Framework for Privacy Algorithm Trading based on Blockchain for Industrial Service
- P3800.1 – Standard for a Data Trading System: Protocol and Object Framework
- P3232.01 – Standard for Blockchain System Governance Specification
- P3240.06 – Standard for Blockchain-based Hourly Time-matching Green Power Trading
- P3223.01 – Standard for Blockchain-based Electronic Evidence Interface Specification
- P3260.01 – Guide for Industrial Software Application Based on Blockchain
- P3232.02 – System Technical Requirements for Risk Assessment of On-chain Digital Content
- P3271.01 – Standard for the Recurring Transactions Using Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs)
- P3250.05 – Recommended Practices for Reference Framework for Blockchain-based Financial Data Circulation and Valuation Platform
- P3272.01 – Standard for Blockchain Based Stablecoins Payment Service Requirements
- P3233.01 – Guide for Developing a Blockchain Teaching and Training Platform
- P3225.01 – Standard for Reference Architecture of Blockchain-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent
- P3250.06 – Standard For Data Element Trading Platform—Part 1: Reference Architecture and Technical Requirements
- P3274.01 – Standard for Blockchain Based Technical Specification for Real-World Assets Registry System
- P3240.09 – Standard for Technical Specification for Collaborative Control of Microgrid Based on Blockchain
- P3240.10 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Blockchain-Based Lifecycle Traceability Systems of Green Electricity
- P3260.03 – Standard for Construction and Testing of Blockchain-Based Laboratory Data Control and Information Management Systems
- P3241.05 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Carbon Trading Data Interaction Model
- P3240.13 – Standard for Technical Requirements for Blockchain-Based Preserve Evidence Services of Behind-the-Meter Electricity Data
- P3241.04 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Net Carbon Emission Factor Accounting with Environmental Attribute Deduction
- P3836 – Standard for Requirements for the Framework of Data Management and Services in Energy Digitalization Systems
- P3838 – Standard for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Identification and Record Management System in Low-Altitude Economy
- P3839 – Standard for Digital and Intelligent Economic Technology Application Scenario Architecture
- P3844 – Standard for the Evaluation of Commercial Stations Combining Storage of Photovoltaic-Energy and Charging of Electric Vehicles
- P3845 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Web3.0 Architecture and Technical Requirements
- P3840 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Privacy-Preserving Computation for Vehicle-Road-Cloud Collaboration in Intelligent Transportation
- P3240.14 – Standard for Framework and Requirements for Trusted Data Interaction at Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Stations Based on Distributed Ledger Technology
- P3274.04 – Standard for Evaluation and Grading of Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization
- P3275.02 – Standard for Technical Requirements of Web3 Wallets
- P3240.21 – Standard for Blockchain-Based Data Storage of Generation-Side Distributed Resources in Virtual Power Plants
- P3240.19 – Standard for Technical Specification of Blockchain-Based Intelligent Electronic Devices (IEDs) in Decentralized Power Systems
- P3240.22 – Standard for Performance Assessment for Resource Recycling of Energy Equipment with Blockchain Technology
- P3225.03 – Guide for Blockchain-Based Embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Power Systems
- P3847 – Standard for Technical Requirements and Interoperability Protocols for Decentralized Identity
- P3851 – Standard for General Requirements of Coordinated Management of Computing Resources in Data Centers
- P3852 – Standard for Framework and Requirements for Household and Commercial Appliances as a Service
- P3854 – Standard for Maturity Capability Requirements for Data Assets in the Energy Industry
- P2418.5 – Standard for Blockchain in Energy
Conformity Assessment Program
IEEE SA Events & Conferences
Past standards activities related to Blockchain include:
- IEEE Blockchain for Clinical Trials EU Forum Brings Focus on Empowering Patients
- IEEE Initiative to Build Consensus on Optimizing Clinical Trials and Enhancing Patient Safety with Blockchain
- IEEE Releases Findings from First Detailed Study of Blockchain Adoption in the Pharmaceutical Enterprise
- IEEE Driving Collaboration on Advancing Blockchain Adoption Within the Pharmaceutical Industry
Blockchain for Agriculture
Past Events
Blockchain For Agriculture Forum
28-29 November 2018 | Honolulu, Hawaii
Blockchain for Clinical Trials
From a global perspective, the application of blockchain technologies in the context of clinical research is broad and promising. Tracking the complex data flow with numerous diverse stakeholders, and documenting it in real-time through a timestamping workflow, is a key step towards proving data consistency and inviolability, and will hence improve clinical trial methodology. The Blockchain for Clinical Trials Insights Program is a multi-phase eye-opening learning program that will introduce and evaluate blockchain applications for clinical trials while examining the impact of convergence of emerging technologies such as IoT and AI and blockchain for optimizing the process.
Past Events
Blockchain For Clinical Trials Forum – Europe
13-15 November 2018 – Glasgow, Scotland
Wearables & Medical Interoperability Workshop (WAMIII)
25 April 2018 – Washington DC Area
Blockchain for Clinical Trials Optimization Forum
12 February 2018 | Orlando, FL
Blockchain – The Game Changer in the Optimization and Efficacy of Clinical Trials
Live Webcast – View On Demand Recording (YouTube)
Pharma Supply Blockchain
The Pharma Supply Blockchain Forum is the first in a series of transformative events presenting a non-biased, educational program with the goal of developing a roadmap for advancing adoption of blockchain technology in the pharmaceutical enterprise. Throughout this Forum participants get a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and challenges of employing a blockchain solution on the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Past Events
Blockchain For Clinical Trials Forum – Europe
13-15 November 2018 – Glasgow, Scotland
Wearables & Medical Interoperability Workshop (WAMIII)
25 April 2018 – Washington DC Area
Blockchain for Clinical Trials Optimization Forum
12 February 2018 | Orlando, FL
Blockchain – The Game Changer in the Optimization and Efficacy of Clinical Trials
Live Webcast – View On Demand Recording (YouTube)
Related Events
See below for additional IEEE SA Blockchain-related events.
Past Events
IEEE Blockchain Summit at the IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering
4 April 2017 | Vancouver
A Landscape View of Applications & Considerations of Blockchain Across Industries
April 2017
IEEE Security & Privacy on the Blockchain (IEEE S&B)
29 April 2017
Governance and Engagement in Global Blockchain Development (Report) (PDF, 513 KB)
20 March 2017 | Allahabad, India
Advancing HealthTech for Humanity™ Virtual Blockchain Workshop
22 September – 21 October 2016
Pharma Supply Blockchain
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