Hi there, explore this month's highlights from around our global community! Click on any bullet below to read more. 

Main Announcements

• Press Release: LF Decentralized Trust Announces New Identity Project, Hyperledger Iroha 2.0 Release, and Line-up of New Subprojects and Labs

• CREDEBL Becomes an LF Decentralized Trust Project, Advancing Decentralized Identity and Verifiable Credentials for a Secure Digital Future

• Announcing Paladin, an LF Decentralized Trust Lab for Programmable Privacy on EVM

• Announcing Hyperledger Iroha 2

• LF Decentralized Trust’s Hyperledger Indy on Besu Joins the Did:indy Method: Six Months of Progress
• Mentorship spotlight post highlighting work of LF Decentralized Trust mentees:
  • Hyperledger Web3j: Enhancing Android Support with Updated Web3j-android Integration
  • Hyperledger AnonCreds v2 ZKP-based Credential Revocation Manager Implementation
  • AI-FAQ Lab: GUI implementation and prototype deployment

Events & Webinars

• Trust Over IP - Upgrading from did:web to did:webs - Feb 6
• Join us for the first-ever LF Decentralized Trust Interoperability Workshop for Financial Services! Feb 11-12, Jersey City; hosted by J.P. Morgan
• HerderaCon 2025, Denver, Colorado - Feb 25
• Digital Assets Week Hong Kong - Feb 27 
• GFTN Forum Japan - March 3-7
• Real World Crypto Symposium 2025 (RWC 2025) - March 26-28
• Digital Euro Conference 2025 - March 27
• Digital Assets Summit 2025. Join leaders from crypto and mainstream finance in London 6-7 May. Community saves 20% off in-person and digital passes.
• Women in Tech Global Conference - May 20-22

Member News

• DTCC plans to double down on digital assets work in 2025
• Fujitsu part of new sustainable logistics service using blockchain
• What’s Next for Cardano? Input | Output Outlines 2025 Roadmap with Community at the Forefront

LF Decentralized Trust & Technologies in the News:

• LF Decentralized Trust adds new identity, DLT privacy initiatives (Ledger Insights)
• Decentralized AI: Trustworthy ML With Blockchain Tech (AI Competence)
• Best Programming Languages for Blockchain Development in 2025 (Analytics Insight)

LF Decentralized Trust Projects in Action

• DLT fund platform IZNES simulates wCBDC usage with Banque de France (Hyperledger Fabric)
• Bank of Communications HK issues US$300m digital bond (Hyperledger Fabric)
• South African blockchain-powered Uber rival (Hyperledger Indy)
• Papua New Guinea progresses CBDC explorations (Hyperledger Iroha)