Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 shows why diverse inclusion is important for blockchain events, highlighting women and minority speakers. Hyperledger Global Forum 2020 took place March 3-6 in Phoenix, Arizona, bringing together hundreds of attendees from the Hyperledger community. While enterprise blockchains, open-source projects, and other subject matters were discussed, diversity and inclusion served as the…
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Multinational retail conglomerate Walmart joined Hyperledger among eight new entrants announced during the opening day of the Hyperledger Global Forum 2020. Walmart has become the latest major conglomerate to join open-source blockchain consortium Hyperledger. Walmart is among eight new members to join the platform. The new members were announced on March 3 at the Hyperledger…
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Hyperledger Fabric had a major release with version 2.0, which significantly improves performance while adding some decentralization aspects for data sharing. Hyperledger Fabric released version 2.0 of its enterprise distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform, according to a Jan. 30 announcement. Several major features were added to the platform that improve how its different participants communicate…
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In Q4 2019, Hyperledger’s Fabric open source blockchain software overtook R3’s Corda in terms of developer activity. In the last quarter of 2019, Hyperledger’s Fabric open source blockchain software saw more developer activity than R3’s Corda platform. Blockchain service firm Chainstack recently published a report about developer activity on six major enterprise blockchains, showing that…
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Telecom giant Telefonica partners with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks to grant to about 8,000 firms in Spain access to its blockchain. Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica has reportedly partnered with the local Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) to grant access to its blockchain to about 8,000 firms in Spain. According…
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Multinational IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services launched the Quartz DevKit, which the firm claims can build blockchain apps 40% faster. Multinational IT services giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) launched a blockchain app development kit (DevKit). According to an announcement published by TCS on Dec. 16, the new Quartz DevKit is a low-code web-based integrated…
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Glencore is the latest subscriber to the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network, a supply chain solution for the metals industry and other commodities providers. British-Swiss commodity trading and mining company Glencore will use an IBM-developed blockchain solution to track cobalt. In a press release issued on Dec. 12, Glencore confirmed it had joined the Responsible Sourcing…
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Are blockchain-based voting systems really trustworthy or do we need to reevaluate the potency of this technology? At the beginning of October, a story released by CNN claimed that a student affiliated with the University of Michigan attempted to hack into West Virginia’s blockchain-based voting system called Voatz. As per the report, the FBI is…
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