Blockchain in Luxembourg: Meet the Man Behind Hyperledger | #UNILuxembourg #DigitalLuxembourg #ICT | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it

We’re positively beaming. By becoming associate members of Hyperledger, an open-source collaborative consortium dedicated to enhancing Blockchain technology, we’ve effectively laid a milestone. Indeed, the University of Luxembourg is the first (and only university, yet!) to join this international community of innovators.

“Blockchain continues to gain traction with its potential to impact global businesses by increasing efficiency and solving problems associated with transparency and information sharing,” says Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger. “At Hyperledger, we're seeing this firsthand as more and more diverse organisations across industry sectors like the University of Luxembourg invest their energy and resources in understanding how blockchain technology can strengthen their own business processes."

Hosted at the Linux Foundation, Hyperledger is an open-source, not-for-profit community accelerating the development and adoption of business blockchain technologies. The Hyperledger consortium already includes leading companies such as IBM, Airbus, SAP, Fujitsu, Deutsche Börse, and over 80 additional members.

SnT researchers are a driving force of the FinTech revolution in Luxembourg. And our partnership with Hyperledger hints that we’re onto something. SnT director Björn Ottersten confirms:

 

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