---
layout: base

front_page: true

tagline:    'Meet Bigchain, the world’s most scalable blockchain'

hero_video_name: northern-light
---

{% include hero-video.html %}

    <div class="section">
        <div class="hero__content row">
            <svg class="logo logo--full logo--white" aria-labelledby="title">
                <title>BigchainDB</title>
                <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#logo"></use>
            </svg>
            <h1 class="section-title">{{ page.tagline }}</h1>

            <a href="#features" class="btn btn-link btn-sm">Learn More <svg class="icon">
                <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-caret"></use>
            </svg></a>
        </div>
    </div>
</header>

<section id="features" class="section section-features">
    <div class="row">
        <header class="section-header">
            <h1 class="section-title">This is BigchainDB. 100K writes/s, sustained.</h1>
        </header>

        <figure>
            <img class="img--responsive" src="/assets/img/graph.png" width="672" height="226">
        </figure>

        <div class="grid grid--full grid-small--fit grid--gutters">
            <p class="grid__col">
                <svg class="icon">
                    <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-graph"></use>
                </svg>
                1 Million Transactions per Second
            </p>
            <p class="grid__col">
                <svg class="icon">
                    <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-servers"></use>
                </svg>
                Petabyte Capacity
            </p>
            <p class="grid__col">
                <svg class="icon">
                    <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-tree"></use>
                </svg>
                Use as a Public or Private Blockchain
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>

<section class="section section-suitable background--darker">
    <div class="row">
        <header class="section-header">
            <h1 class="section-title">Built for</h1>
        </header>

        <div class="grid grid--full grid-small--fit grid--gutters text-center">
            <p class="grid__col">
                Blockchain companies looking to scale or serve their clients
            </p>
            <p class="grid__col">
                Companies experimenting with blockchain technologies
            </p>
            <p class="grid__col">
                Cloud platforms wanting to deploy Blockchain as a Service
            </p>
        </div>
    </div>
</section>

<section class="section section-whitepaper">
    <div class="row">
        <header class="section-header">
            <h1 class="section-title">Whitepaper</h1>
        </header>

        <a class="btn btn-primary" href="/whitepaper/">
            <svg class="icon">
                <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-documents"></use>
            </svg>
            Read our Whitepaper
        </a>
    </div>
</section>

<section id="earlyaccess" class="section section-earlyaccess background--photo">
    <div class="row">
        <header class="section-header">
            <h1 class="section-title">Sign Up for Early Access</h1>
            <p class="section-description">For early access and inquiries, enter your contact information below. A member of our team will contact you.</p>
        </header>

        {% include/form-earlyaccess.html %}
    </div>
</section>