diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-nodejs/src/index.ts b/packages/anoncreds-nodejs/src/index.ts
index 278b29a..1f17eae 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-nodejs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-nodejs/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { registerAnoncreds } from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
 
 import { NodeJSAnoncreds } from './NodeJSAnoncreds'
 
 export const anoncredsNodeJS = new NodeJSAnoncreds()
-registerAnoncreds({ lib: anoncredsNodeJS })
+NativeAnoncreds.register(anoncredsNodeJS)
 
 export * from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-react-native/src/index.ts b/packages/anoncreds-react-native/src/index.ts
index 9aa9de4..f4d5e89 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-react-native/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-react-native/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { registerAnoncreds } from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
 
 import { ReactNativeAnoncreds } from './ReactNativeAnoncreds'
 import { register } from './register'
 
 export * from '@hyperledger/anoncreds-shared'
 
-registerAnoncreds({ lib: new ReactNativeAnoncreds(register()) })
+NativeAnoncreds.register(new ReactNativeAnoncreds(register()))
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/AnoncredsObject.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/AnoncredsObject.ts
index 7ee3c0c..518b564 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/AnoncredsObject.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/AnoncredsObject.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from './types'
 
 import { ObjectHandle } from './ObjectHandle'
-import { anoncreds } from './register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from './register'
 
 export class AnoncredsObject {
   public handle: ObjectHandle
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ export class AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public toJson() {
-    return JSON.parse(anoncreds.getJson({ objectHandle: this.handle })) as JsonObject
+    return JSON.parse(NativeAnoncreds.instance.getJson({ objectHandle: this.handle })) as JsonObject
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/ObjectHandle.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/ObjectHandle.ts
index 2f95ce1..2ab1b33 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/ObjectHandle.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/ObjectHandle.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { anoncreds } from './register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from './register'
 
 export class ObjectHandle {
   private readonly _handle: number
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ export class ObjectHandle {
   }
 
   public typeName() {
-    return anoncreds.getTypeName({ objectHandle: this })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.getTypeName({ objectHandle: this })
   }
 
   // TODO: do we need this?
   public clear() {
-    anoncreds.objectFree({ objectHandle: this })
+    NativeAnoncreds.instance.objectFree({ objectHandle: this })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Credential.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Credential.ts
index a371037..fa9b366 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Credential.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Credential.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { CredentialRevocationConfig } from './CredentialRevocationConfig'
 import type { RevocationStatusList } from './RevocationStatusList'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
 import { CredentialDefinitionPrivate } from './CredentialDefinitionPrivate'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class Credential extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.credentialRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(CredentialRequest.fromJson(options.credentialRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      credential = anoncreds.createCredential({
+      credential = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createCredential({
         credentialDefinition,
         credentialDefinitionPrivate,
         credentialOffer,
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export class Credential extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new Credential(anoncreds.credentialFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new Credential(NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 
   public process(options: ProcessCredentialOptions) {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class Credential extends AnoncredsObject {
               )
             : undefined
 
-      credential = anoncreds.processCredential({
+      credential = NativeAnoncreds.instance.processCredential({
         credential: this.handle,
         credentialDefinition,
         credentialRequestMetadata,
@@ -134,25 +134,25 @@ export class Credential extends AnoncredsObject {
     return this
   }
   public get schemaId() {
-    return anoncreds.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'schema_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'schema_id' })
   }
 
   public get credentialDefinitionId() {
-    return anoncreds.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'cred_def_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'cred_def_id' })
   }
 
   public get revocationRegistryId() {
-    return anoncreds.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'rev_reg_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'rev_reg_id' })
   }
 
   public get revocationRegistryIndex() {
-    const index = anoncreds.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'rev_reg_index' })
+    const index = NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'rev_reg_index' })
     return index ? Number(index) : undefined
   }
 
   public toW3c(options: CredentialToW3cOptions): W3cCredential {
     return new W3cCredential(
-      anoncreds.credentialToW3c({
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialToW3c({
         objectHandle: this.handle,
         issuerId: options.issuerId,
         w3cVersion: options.w3cVersion,
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ export class Credential extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromW3c(options: CredentialFromW3cOptions) {
-    return new Credential(anoncreds.credentialFromW3c({ objectHandle: options.credential.handle }).handle)
+    return new Credential(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialFromW3c({ objectHandle: options.credential.handle }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinition.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinition.ts
index be3440c..3c29ec8 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinition.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { CredentialDefinitionPrivate } from './CredentialDefinitionPrivate'
 import { KeyCorrectnessProof } from './KeyCorrectnessProof'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class CredentialDefinition extends AnoncredsObject {
         options.schema instanceof Schema
           ? options.schema.handle
           : pushToArray(Schema.fromJson(options.schema).handle, objectHandles)
-      createReturnObj = anoncreds.createCredentialDefinition({
+      createReturnObj = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createCredentialDefinition({
         schemaId: options.schemaId,
         schema,
         signatureType: options.signatureType,
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export class CredentialDefinition extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new CredentialDefinition(anoncreds.credentialDefinitionFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new CredentialDefinition(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialDefinitionFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinitionPrivate.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinitionPrivate.ts
index 230c5fe..a8d8680 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinitionPrivate.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialDefinitionPrivate.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class CredentialDefinitionPrivate extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
     return new CredentialDefinitionPrivate(
-      anoncreds.credentialDefinitionPrivateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialDefinitionPrivateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialOffer.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialOffer.ts
index 701128e..9edc09a 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialOffer.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialOffer.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { KeyCorrectnessProof } from './KeyCorrectnessProof'
 import { pushToArray } from './utils'
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class CredentialOffer extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.keyCorrectnessProof.handle
           : pushToArray(KeyCorrectnessProof.fromJson(options.keyCorrectnessProof).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      credentialOfferHandle = anoncreds.createCredentialOffer({
+      credentialOfferHandle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createCredentialOffer({
         schemaId: options.schemaId,
         credentialDefinitionId: options.credentialDefinitionId,
         keyCorrectnessProof,
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ export class CredentialOffer extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new CredentialOffer(anoncreds.credentialOfferFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new CredentialOffer(NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialOfferFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequest.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequest.ts
index 2541b6e..6871ee4 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequest.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
 import { CredentialOffer } from './CredentialOffer'
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export class CredentialRequest extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.credentialOffer.handle
           : pushToArray(CredentialOffer.fromJson(options.credentialOffer).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      createReturnObj = anoncreds.createCredentialRequest({
+      createReturnObj = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createCredentialRequest({
         entropy: options.entropy,
         proverDid: options.proverDid,
         credentialDefinition,
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ export class CredentialRequest extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new CredentialRequest(anoncreds.credentialRequestFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new CredentialRequest(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialRequestFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequestMetadata.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequestMetadata.ts
index 3ed7efb..03d0b8b 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequestMetadata.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRequestMetadata.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class CredentialRequestMetadata extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
     return new CredentialRequestMetadata(
-      anoncreds.credentialRequestMetadataFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialRequestMetadataFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRevocationState.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRevocationState.ts
index 73015d7..6288f56 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRevocationState.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/CredentialRevocationState.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { RevocationRegistryDefinition } from './RevocationRegistryDefinition'
 import { RevocationStatusList } from './RevocationStatusList'
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class CredentialRevocationState extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.revocationStatusList.handle
           : pushToArray(RevocationStatusList.fromJson(options.revocationStatusList).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      credentialRevocationStateHandle = anoncreds.createOrUpdateRevocationState({
+      credentialRevocationStateHandle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createOrUpdateRevocationState({
         revocationRegistryDefinition,
         revocationStatusList,
         revocationRegistryIndex: options.revocationRegistryIndex,
@@ -58,11 +58,13 @@ export class CredentialRevocationState extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new CredentialRevocationState(anoncreds.revocationStateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new CredentialRevocationState(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationStateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 
   public update(options: UpdateRevocationStateOptions) {
-    this.handle = anoncreds.createOrUpdateRevocationState({
+    this.handle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createOrUpdateRevocationState({
       revocationRegistryDefinition: options.revocationRegistryDefinition.handle,
       revocationStatusList: options.revocationStatusList.handle,
       revocationRegistryIndex: options.revocationRegistryIndex,
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/KeyCorrectnessProof.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/KeyCorrectnessProof.ts
index ad2bcea..7cad48a 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/KeyCorrectnessProof.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/KeyCorrectnessProof.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class KeyCorrectnessProof extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new KeyCorrectnessProof(anoncreds.keyCorrectnessProofFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new KeyCorrectnessProof(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.keyCorrectnessProofFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/LinkSecret.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/LinkSecret.ts
index 4a7ce02..04679d4 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/LinkSecret.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/LinkSecret.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class LinkSecret {
   public static create(): string {
-    return anoncreds.createLinkSecret()
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.createLinkSecret()
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Presentation.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Presentation.ts
index 5db166a..05f671b 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Presentation.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Presentation.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 import type { RevocationRegistry } from './RevocationRegistry'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { Credential } from './Credential'
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class Presentation extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.presentationRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(PresentationRequest.fromJson(options.presentationRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      presentationHandle = anoncreds.createPresentation({
+      presentationHandle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createPresentation({
         presentationRequest,
         credentials: options.credentials.map((item) => ({
           credential:
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class Presentation extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new Presentation(anoncreds.presentationFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new Presentation(NativeAnoncreds.instance.presentationFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 
   public verify(options: VerifyPresentationOptions) {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class Presentation extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.presentationRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(PresentationRequest.fromJson(options.presentationRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      verified = anoncreds.verifyPresentation({
+      verified = NativeAnoncreds.instance.verifyPresentation({
         presentation: this.handle,
         presentationRequest,
         schemas: schemas.map((o) =>
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/PresentationRequest.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/PresentationRequest.ts
index 0b29548..fcc0ad2 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/PresentationRequest.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/PresentationRequest.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class PresentationRequest extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new PresentationRequest(anoncreds.presentationRequestFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new PresentationRequest(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.presentationRequestFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistry.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistry.ts
index 65bc83a..698738c 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistry.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistry.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 import type { RevocationRegistryDefinition } from './RevocationRegistryDefinition'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export type UpdateRevocationRegistryOptions = {
   revocationRegistryDefinition: RevocationRegistryDefinition
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export type UpdateRevocationRegistryOptions = {
 
 export class RevocationRegistry extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new RevocationRegistry(anoncreds.revocationRegistryFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new RevocationRegistry(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinition.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinition.ts
index a904eed..b7f5d76 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinition.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinition.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
 import { RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate } from './RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class RevocationRegistryDefinition extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.credentialDefinition.handle
           : pushToArray(CredentialDefinition.fromJson(options.credentialDefinition).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      createReturnObj = anoncreds.createRevocationRegistryDefinition({
+      createReturnObj = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createRevocationRegistryDefinition({
         ...options,
         credentialDefinition,
       })
@@ -54,25 +54,34 @@ export class RevocationRegistryDefinition extends AnoncredsObject {
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
     return new RevocationRegistryDefinition(
-      anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
     )
   }
 
   public getId() {
-    return anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'id' })
   }
 
   public getMaximumCredentialNumber() {
     return Number(
-      anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'max_cred_num' })
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({
+        objectHandle: this.handle,
+        name: 'max_cred_num',
+      })
     )
   }
 
   public getTailsHash() {
-    return anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'tails_hash' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({
+      objectHandle: this.handle,
+      name: 'tails_hash',
+    })
   }
 
   public getTailsLocation() {
-    return anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({ objectHandle: this.handle, name: 'tails_location' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionGetAttribute({
+      objectHandle: this.handle,
+      name: 'tails_location',
+    })
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate.ts
index de7e183..a35d566 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export class RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
     return new RevocationRegistryDefinitionPrivate(
-      anoncreds.revocationRegistryDefinitionPrivateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationRegistryDefinitionPrivateFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationStatusList.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationStatusList.ts
index be75bf3..2cf8928 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationStatusList.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/RevocationStatusList.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import type { ObjectHandle } from '../ObjectHandle'
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
 import { RevocationRegistryDefinition } from './RevocationRegistryDefinition'
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class RevocationStatusList extends AnoncredsObject {
               objectHandles
             )
 
-      revocationStatusListHandle = anoncreds.createRevocationStatusList({
+      revocationStatusListHandle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createRevocationStatusList({
         ...options,
         credentialDefinition,
         revocationRegistryDefinition,
@@ -73,11 +73,13 @@ export class RevocationStatusList extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new RevocationStatusList(anoncreds.revocationStatusListFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new RevocationStatusList(
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.revocationStatusListFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle
+    )
   }
 
   public updateTimestamp(options: UpdateRevocationStatusListTimestampOptions) {
-    const updatedRevocationStatusList = anoncreds.updateRevocationStatusListTimestampOnly({
+    const updatedRevocationStatusList = NativeAnoncreds.instance.updateRevocationStatusListTimestampOnly({
       timestamp: options.timestamp,
       currentRevocationStatusList: this.handle,
     })
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export class RevocationStatusList extends AnoncredsObject {
               objectHandles
             )
 
-      const updatedRevocationStatusList = anoncreds.updateRevocationStatusList({
+      const updatedRevocationStatusList = NativeAnoncreds.instance.updateRevocationStatusList({
         ...options,
         credentialDefinition,
         revocationRegistryDefinition,
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Schema.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Schema.ts
index 0f1ca67..8f4cac0 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Schema.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/Schema.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 export type CreateSchemaOptions = {
   name: string
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ export type CreateSchemaOptions = {
 
 export class Schema extends AnoncredsObject {
   public static create(options: CreateSchemaOptions) {
-    return new Schema(anoncreds.createSchema(options).handle)
+    return new Schema(NativeAnoncreds.instance.createSchema(options).handle)
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new Schema(anoncreds.schemaFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new Schema(NativeAnoncreds.instance.schemaFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cCredential.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cCredential.ts
index c195133..e583870 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cCredential.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cCredential.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { CredentialRevocationConfig } from './CredentialRevocationConfig'
 import type { RevocationStatusList } from './RevocationStatusList'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 
 import { Credential } from './Credential'
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class W3cCredential extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.credentialRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(CredentialRequest.fromJson(options.credentialRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      credential = anoncreds.createW3cCredential({
+      credential = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createW3cCredential({
         credentialDefinition,
         credentialDefinitionPrivate,
         credentialOffer,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class W3cCredential extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new W3cCredential(anoncreds.w3cCredentialFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new W3cCredential(NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 
   public process(options: ProcessW3cCredentialOptions) {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class W3cCredential extends AnoncredsObject {
               )
             : undefined
 
-      credential = anoncreds.processW3cCredential({
+      credential = NativeAnoncreds.instance.processW3cCredential({
         credential: this.handle,
         credentialDefinition,
         credentialRequestMetadata,
@@ -135,41 +135,47 @@ export class W3cCredential extends AnoncredsObject {
 
   private getProofDetails(): ObjectHandle {
     if (!this.proofDetails) {
-      this.proofDetails = anoncreds.w3cCredentialGetIntegrityProofDetails({ objectHandle: this.handle })
+      this.proofDetails = NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialGetIntegrityProofDetails({ objectHandle: this.handle })
     }
     return this.proofDetails
   }
 
   public get schemaId() {
     const proofDetails = this.getProofDetails()
-    return anoncreds.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'schema_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'schema_id' })
   }
 
   public get credentialDefinitionId() {
     const proofDetails = this.getProofDetails()
-    return anoncreds.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'cred_def_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'cred_def_id' })
   }
 
   public get revocationRegistryId() {
     const proofDetails = this.getProofDetails()
-    return anoncreds.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'rev_reg_id' })
+    return NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'rev_reg_id' })
   }
 
   public get revocationRegistryIndex() {
     const proofDetails = this.getProofDetails()
-    const index = anoncreds.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'rev_reg_index' })
+    const index = NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({
+      objectHandle: proofDetails,
+      name: 'rev_reg_index',
+    })
     return index ? Number(index) : undefined
   }
 
   public get timestamp() {
     const proofDetails = this.getProofDetails()
-    const index = anoncreds.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({ objectHandle: proofDetails, name: 'timestamp' })
+    const index = NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cCredentialProofGetAttribute({
+      objectHandle: proofDetails,
+      name: 'timestamp',
+    })
     return index ? Number(index) : undefined
   }
 
   public toLegacy(): Credential {
     return new Credential(
-      anoncreds.credentialFromW3c({
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialFromW3c({
         objectHandle: this.handle,
       }).handle
     )
@@ -177,7 +183,7 @@ export class W3cCredential extends AnoncredsObject {
 
   public static fromLegacy(options: W3cCredentialFromLegacyOptions): W3cCredential {
     return new W3cCredential(
-      anoncreds.credentialToW3c({
+      NativeAnoncreds.instance.credentialToW3c({
         objectHandle: options.credential.handle,
         issuerId: options.issuerId,
         w3cVersion: options.w3cVersion,
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cPresentation.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cPresentation.ts
index 6ffe84b..ad1665d 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cPresentation.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/api/W3cPresentation.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import type { JsonObject } from '../types'
 import type { CredentialProve, NonRevokedIntervalOverride } from './Presentation'
 
 import { AnoncredsObject } from '../AnoncredsObject'
-import { anoncreds } from '../register'
 
+import { NativeAnoncreds } from '../register'
 import { CredentialDefinition } from './CredentialDefinition'
 import { CredentialRevocationState } from './CredentialRevocationState'
 import { PresentationRequest } from './PresentationRequest'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export class W3cPresentation extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.presentationRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(PresentationRequest.fromJson(options.presentationRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      presentationHandle = anoncreds.createW3cPresentation({
+      presentationHandle = NativeAnoncreds.instance.createW3cPresentation({
         presentationRequest,
         credentials: options.credentials.map((item) => ({
           credential:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class W3cPresentation extends AnoncredsObject {
   }
 
   public static fromJson(json: JsonObject) {
-    return new W3cPresentation(anoncreds.w3cPresentationFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
+    return new W3cPresentation(NativeAnoncreds.instance.w3cPresentationFromJson({ json: JSON.stringify(json) }).handle)
   }
 
   public verify(options: VerifyW3cPresentationOptions) {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class W3cPresentation extends AnoncredsObject {
           ? options.presentationRequest.handle
           : pushToArray(PresentationRequest.fromJson(options.presentationRequest).handle, objectHandles)
 
-      verified = anoncreds.verifyW3cPresentation({
+      verified = NativeAnoncreds.instance.verifyW3cPresentation({
         presentation: this.handle,
         presentationRequest,
         schemas: schemas.map((o) =>
diff --git a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/register.ts b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/register.ts
index 6fd4f25..6b39ff8 100644
--- a/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/register.ts
+++ b/packages/anoncreds-shared/src/register.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,34 @@
 import type { Anoncreds } from './Anoncreds'
+import { AnoncredsError } from './error'
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use `NativeAnoncreds`.instance` instead
+ */
 export let anoncreds: Anoncreds
 
+export class NativeAnoncreds {
+  static #nativeAnoncreds: Anoncreds
+
+  public static get instance(): Anoncreds {
+    if (!NativeAnoncreds.#nativeAnoncreds)
+      throw AnoncredsError.customError({
+        message:
+          "Native anoncreds has not been registered yet. Make sure to import '@hyperledger/anoncreds-nodejs' or '@hyperledger/anoncreds-react-native', or call 'NativeAnoncreds.register' with a custom implementation.",
+      })
+
+    return NativeAnoncreds.#nativeAnoncreds
+  }
+
+  public static register(nativeAnoncreds: Anoncreds) {
+    anoncreds = nativeAnoncreds
+    NativeAnoncreds.#nativeAnoncreds = nativeAnoncreds
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated use `NativeAnoncreds.register` instead
+ */
 export const registerAnoncreds = ({ lib }: { lib: Anoncreds }) => {
   anoncreds = lib
+  NativeAnoncreds.register(lib)
 }