IBM’s First Connect-a-Thon to Build Ecosystem on its Blockchain

IBM’s First Connect-a-Thon to Build Ecosystem on its Blockchain

IBM will be hosting the first ever Hyperledger Fabric v1.0 Connect-a-Thon starting on Dec. 17. The Connect-a-Thon is part of IBM’s efforts to become a partner for companies that want to build on the Blockchain ecosystem. IBM released its version of the Blockchain in 2016, and it is being marketed as IBM Blockchain. IBM’s Blockchain ecosystem will help startups, independent software vendors and system integrators to get the support that they need to develop their own Blockchain-based business and will also assist in creating an ecosystem around their own solutions by providing visibility to....


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