IBM Exec Elected Chair of Hyperledger Blockchain Committee

IBM Exec Elected Chair of Hyperledger Blockchain Committee

An IBM executive has been named as the chairman of the technical committee for the Hyperledger Project, the open-source blockchain initiative launched late last year under the umbrella of the Linux Foundation. Chris Ferris, CTO of open cloud in the IBM cloud division's open technology unit, was elected chairman during a vote that took place earlier this month. The outcome was announced during a committee call on 25th February. Representatives from a variety of mainstream financial and technology firms, including Accenture, CME Group, Deutsche Boerse, DTCC, IBM, Intel and JPMorgan, as well....


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