Vijayalakshmi P.Dinakaran A.Cengiz K.2024-06-122024-06-1220229.78112E+12https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119836728.ch5https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/15975Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) have progressed considerably in recent years with their significance in the development of applications related to the ability to produce transparency, redundancy, and responsibility. Technological progression guarantees the expansion of computers in terms of principles related to quantum physics and is not adequate to the principles of conventional physics. Quantum computing focuses on developing technology that supports the principle of quantum theory and gains monumental processes through multiple states and performs tasks simultaneously with reasonable permutations. Quantum blockchain framework simplifies the event and deployment of applications with minimized customization. The quantum blockchain framework ensures to yield a quantum-based system reliable, manageable, adaptable, and cost-efficient. This chapter consists of three phases for the design consideration of the quantum blockchain framework. In the foremost phase, the hardware components of a system, viz., processors, and its interconnecting network devices are evaluated. The second phase identifies the underlying components that underpin the quantum blockchain system for the current communication task performed. The last phase presents the essential integrant of the system's behavior. This chapter also elaborates the significant and complementary ways that a framework of quantum blockchain is represented and quantified. © 2022 Scrivener Publishing LLC.en10.1002/9781119836728.ch5info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessDistributed Ledger Technology; Layering; Quantum Blockchain; Quantum Theory; SecurityBook Chapter1091252-s2.0-85147835683N/A