uBSaaS: A Unified Blockchain Service as a Service Framework for Streamlined Blockchain Services Integration

Huynh Thanh Thien Pham, Frank Jiang, Lei Pan, Alessio Bonti, Mohamed Abdelrazek

2025

Abstract

Blockchain application development remains complex and costly due to specialized cryptographic requirements and platform-specific protocols. Existing solutions often provide only isolated services, hindering cross-chain interoperability and limiting broader adoption. This paper addresses these gaps by introducing SChare, a platform founded on a unified Blockchain Service as a Service (uBSaaS) framework that abstracts blockchain-intensive tasks into microservices. This architecture enables developers to integrate blockchain features into applications as seamlessly as any third-party service, while supporting orchestration across multiple blockchain networks for enhanced flexibility. We evaluate the platform through an experimental cross-chain application to demonstrate feasibility and scalability. Additionally, a developer study involving hands-on usage and post-study assessments highlights SChare’s effectiveness in reducing both the steep learning curve and overall development overhead. The results indicate that SChare facilitates more accessible blockchain development, thereby encouraging wider adoption. This approach advances the state of the art by unifying platform-specific capabilities, fostering interoperability, and offering a scalable, microservices-based solution for blockchain application development.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pham H., Jiang F., Pan L., Bonti A. and Abdelrazek M. (2025). uBSaaS: A Unified Blockchain Service as a Service Framework for Streamlined Blockchain Services Integration. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE; ISBN 978-989-758-742-9, SciTePress, pages 107-119. DOI: 10.5220/0013335800003928

in Bibtex Style

@conference{enase25,
author={Huynh Pham and Frank Jiang and Lei Pan and Alessio Bonti and Mohamed Abdelrazek},
title={uBSaaS: A Unified Blockchain Service as a Service Framework for Streamlined Blockchain Services Integration},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE},
year={2025},
pages={107-119},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013335800003928},
isbn={978-989-758-742-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: ENASE
TI - uBSaaS: A Unified Blockchain Service as a Service Framework for Streamlined Blockchain Services Integration
SN - 978-989-758-742-9
AU - Pham H.
AU - Jiang F.
AU - Pan L.
AU - Bonti A.
AU - Abdelrazek M.
PY - 2025
SP - 107
EP - 119
DO - 10.5220/0013335800003928
PB - SciTePress