Hyperledger
Hyperledger (or Hyperledger project) is a cross-industry collaborative effort to create blockchain-based open standard for distributed ledgers for globally conducted business transactions. The project has been started by Linux Foundation[1] and backed by technological, financial, banking and supply chain companies worldwide.[2]
The project aims to create an open-standard, decentralised ledger based on blockchain technology to advance worldwide business transaction processing in terms of cost-effectiveness, speed and traceability.
Founding members of the initiative represent a diverse group of stakeholders, including: ABN AMRO, Accenture, ANZ Bank, Blockchain, BNY Mellon, Calastone, Cisco, CLS, CME Group, ConsenSys, Credits, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Deutsche Börse Group, Digital Asset Holdings, Fujitsu Limited, Guardtime, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, IntellectEU, J.P. Morgan, NEC, NTT DATA, R3, Red Hat, State Street, SWIFT, Symbiont, VMware and Wells Fargo.
On March 29, 2016, Linux Foundation announced[3] 10 additional members and the result of elections: Blockstream, Bloq, eVue Digital Labs, Gem, itBit, Milligan Partners, Montran Labs, Ribbit.me, Tequa Creek Holdings and Thomson Reuters joined Hyperledger as general members. Blythe Masters, CEO of Digital Asset Holdings, was elected as the Chair of the Governing Board. Christopher Ferris, CTO Open Technology at IBM, was elected Chair of the TSC. Charles Cascarilla, CEO of itBit, and Craig Young, CTO at SWIFT were elected as General Member representatives to the Governing Board.
References
- ↑ "Linux Foundation Unites Industry Leaders to Advance Blockchain Technology". 2015-12-17.
- ↑ "Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Project Announces 30 Founding Members and Code Proposals To Advance Blockchain Technology". 2016-02-09. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ↑ "Open Source Blockchain Effort for the Enterprise Elects Leadership Positions and Gains New Investments". 2016-03-29.
External links
- Hyperledger project official page