Meta data

Metadata is structured information that describes a blockchain asset and helps identify it, as well as verify its authenticity and integrity. In the context of our API, metadata includes both on-chain information stored directly on the blockchain and off-chain data stored outside the blockchain.

Metadata allows a user or system to get a complete view of an asset: its origin, current state, and all changes. Each change also includes on-chain and off-chain attributes, ensuring transparency and traceability of all operations related to the asset.

It is important to understand that metadata does not contain the asset itself (for example, a token or physical object) but only describes its properties, origin, and history of changes. This makes metadata a tool for verification and analysis, allowing users to confirm the authenticity and integrity of the asset without accessing the asset directly.

In this way, metadata acts as a single source of truth for a blockchain asset, combining information about the contract, transactions, and related documents, and enabling automatic verification of authenticity and integrity both on-chain and off-chain.