Hyperledger Grows by 16 New Members

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies, announced today 16 organizations joined the project, bringing the total number of new members in 2018 to 67. A global collaboration hosted by The Linux Foundation, Hyperledger now includes more than 235 organizations.

Hyperledger has gained significant traction as a multi-project, multi-stakeholder effort and includes 10 business blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The fast growing membership base is helping fuel innovation and increasingly widespread adoption of enterprise blockchain.

"As we just demonstrated at Consensus, the Hyperledger community is on the front lines of putting blockchain into production across numerous industries," said Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger. "From healthcare to banking to digital identity management, our members are developing both the use cases and the code for distributed ledgers that scale, connect and interoperate. The accelerating growth we are seeing shows the widening footprint of enterprise blockchain and increasing recognition of a community-based approach to advancing the technology and business models."

Hyperledger aims to enable organizations to build robust, industry-specific applications, platforms and hardware systems to support their individual business transactions by creating enterprise-grade, open source distributed ledger frameworks and code bases. The latest general members to join the community are: BlackRidge Technology, Blockdaemon, Chengdu Chiwu Software Technologies, China Systems Holdings Limited, Evernym, Experian, iownit capital and markets, Inc., Kakaopay, Lucidity, PokitDok and Thinktecture AG. They join Deutsche Bank, which signed on earlier this month as a Premier member.

Hyperledger supports an open community that values contributions and participation from various entities. As such, pre-approved non-profits, open source projects and government entities can join Hyperledger at no cost as associate members. Associate members joining this month include Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), MIT Connection Science and National Institute of Telecommunications (Ministry of Digital Affairs Poland).

New member quotes:

BlackRidge Technology

"BlackRidge is excited to join Hyperledger to collaborate and contribute in the area of securing enterprise blockchain services from advanced insider and cyber threats," said Mike Miracle, SVP Marketing and Strategy, BlackRidge Technology. "We have been working with Hyperledger member IBM and Marist College to research and test additional network security and cyber-attack protection for hybrid and cloud-based blockchain services based on Hyperledger Fabric. Joining Hyperledger provides us with access to additional technical and marketing resources to help accelerate our mission of extending an identity-based trust model to the underlying network and server infrastructure that implements blockchain services."

Blockdaemon

"Blockdaemon is handling the practical implications of deploying and managing any major blockchain networks on its ground-breaking decentralized infrastructure," said Konstantin Richter, CEO, Blockdaemon. "Simple 3-click deployments and developer tools make it the Heroku for blockchain. The goals of Hyperledger align very well with our vision, and we are excited to be working closely with this community to simplify the process of deploying nodes and creating scalable enterprise blockchain solutions."

Chengdu Chiwu Software

"We are very pleased to join the Hyperledger community," said Mr. Shang Yi, President, THI WU. "Blockchain is rising rapidly and changing the world. We are also rapidly absorbing, learning and growing. We are looking forward to collaborating with other members in this diverse community and contributing to Hyperledger."

China Systems Holdings Limited

"As a recognized leader in providing Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance and Payments solutions for the financial industry, China Systems is delighted to join the growing Hyperledger community," said Chris Tseng, Chairman, China Systems. "This move complements and future-proofs our channel and messaging capabilities with financial networks, such as SWIFT, where Hyperledger has also been selected. Leveraging advanced technology such as DLT to drive business improvements is in China Systems' DNA. China Systems has been actively using Hyperledger in a number of business scenarios, and we find the technology fascinating and innovative in the same breath."

Deutsche Bank

"As a Premier member, we're hoping our expertise and global network will help advance open source distributed ledger technologies and allow us to better serve the complex needs of our clients, who look to us to improve their and their trade partners' financial endeavors," said Jon Pearson, Head of Deutsche Bank Labs United Kingdom and Ireland.

Evernym

"Since deciding to contribute the code that has come to be known as project Indy, we've held Hyperledger in very high regard," said Timothy Ruff, CEO, Evernym. "Its vital role in moving distributed ledger technology and its tremendous efficiencies and benefits into the enterprise cannot be overstated. This is our goal as well. As such, it's only natural for Evernym to officially join Hyperledger."

Experian

"We are thrilled to continue our ongoing support of Hyperledger's collaborative effort to create and advance cross-industry blockchain technologies," said Vijay Mehta, senior vice president, advanced technology group, Experian Consumer Information Services. "As part of our culture of innovation, we are constantly exploring new ideas to use the power of data to help people and businesses make better decisions."

iownit capital and markets, Inc.

"We are excited to join Hyperledger and become part of a growing community advancing the distributed ledger technology standards," said Rashad Kurbanov, CEO of iownit capital and markets, Inc. "iownit is building a next generation financial markets platform that leverages blockchain technology to radically simplify and streamline capital formation process. While still young, blockchain is a transformative technology that will reshape financial services industry, and we are proud to be at the forefront of this effort. We look forward to working with the Hyperledger community and making it stronger."

Kakaopay

"Kakaopay provides the most innovative online identification service in Korea by leveraging blockchain technology," said Hoya Na, Chief Technology Officer of Kakaopay. "We are excited to join Hyperledger and The Linux Foundation. This cutting-edge technology will empower us to introduce a new way to collaborate with customers and partners in payment services and financial businesses."

Lucidity

"The power of blockchain is the power to create trust and transparency in industries that desperately need both," said Sam Kim, Lucidity CEO. "It's a challenge that must be taken on collectively, as there are still technologies to build and standards to refine. That's why we're excited to be joining Hyperledger, a collaborative effort to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. Together with Hyperledger, we look forward to advancing the real-world applicability of blockchain technology."

PokitDok

"We are delighted to be a part of the Hyperledger and The Linux Foundation community," said Ted Tanner Jr., PokitDok Co-Founder and CTO. "Hyperledger is the reference for creating enterprise-grade blockchain systems and is proof positive that the network effect will prosper in years to come, with collaboration occurring within the open source industry."

Thinktecture AG

"We are excited to become members of Hyperledger and The Linux Foundation, to support the open source ecosystem, and to further extend our capabilities as a technology specialist for cross-platform, cloud and blockchain applications," said Ingo Rammer, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Thinktecture. "We provide tools and services to make permissioned blockchain networks easier to deploy, manage, and monitor. Given that Hyperledger Fabric is one of the most advanced open-source platforms for enterprise-grade blockchain networks, we have chosen it as one of the core supported technologies and look forward to working more closely with the Hyperledger projects to accelerate the adoption of distributed ledger technologies in different industries."

About Hyperledger
Hyperledger is an open source collaborative effort created to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies. It is a global collaboration including leaders in finance, banking, Internet of Things, supply chains, manufacturing and Technology. The Linux Foundation hosts Hyperledger under the foundation. To learn more, visit: https://www.hyperledger.org/.

Contact:
Jessica Rampen
The Linux Foundation/Hyperledger
jrampen@linuxfoundation.org
650.787.3548

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