IBM Joins Consensus 2016 As Exclusive Four Block Sponsor
IBM is officially joining Consensus 2016 as the conference’s exclusive Four Block sponsor, adding yet another marquee name to the sponsor list for the event, to be held from May 2-4 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. As a founding member of the open-source Linux Foundation Hyperledger project, and a driver of global blockchain collaboration and innovation, IBM is working to reimagine business networks across industries such as finance, healthcare, insurance, supply chains and Internet of Things. To date, Hyperledger has attracted leading financial institutions including the London....
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