Hyperledger Blockchain Project Announces ‘Technical Working Group China’ Following Strong Interest
The Hyperledger Project, a cross-industry collaborative effort to study, develop and implement open-source blockchain solutions and standards has set up a working group as an extended arm in China. The move to establish the group follows strong interest amid an increase in member numbers in the country. Announced this week, the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger Project revealed that over 25% of Hyperledger members – of which there are more than a hundred on last count – are from mainland China. As a result, the open-source consortium has announced the Technical Working Group China (TWG....
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