The momentum behind the Hyperledger Project signals the arrival of an enterprise-grade permissioned distributed ledger technologies. It will play a major role in redesign of century-old processes. As a corporate sponsor of the Hyperledger Project and the Linux Foundation, Altoros will continue contributing resources and code to help the Hyperledger Project fulfill its mission.

IBM's Arnaud Le Hors explores what Hyperledger Fabric v1.0 brings to the table, examines related project incubations, illustrating the particulars of how blockchain can work in the enterprise.

Blockchain is an efficient tool for streamlining processes. It seems it can also be used for developing and containing digital identity.

While there have been many discussions about blockchain in finance, it's still unclear how much one can save and how the business models will evolve.

Outlining key issues with transaction networks, Elli Androulaki of IBM explained how Hyperledger Fabric—an open-source blockchain implementation in Hyperledger—deals with permissions, roles, transactions, and consensus.

The upstart is bringing in decentralized governance to blockchain. What else are they doing and what's the timeline for development?

Outlining four major blockchain layers, Arthur Breitman of Tezos spoke on the challenges brought along by centralized and decentralized ledgers, censorship sensitivity, and governance.

The blockchain ecosystem should forget about disruption and instead focus on cooperation and working with existing financial services.

Trusted networks can be used to diminish natural monopolies in supply chains. The result? Sped up transactions and streamlined processes—not just in finance.