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

Main Announcements

• LF Decentralized Trust Announces Six New Members, Expanded Certified Service Provider Program

• Meet Smoot: One Framework to Connect All Chain

• Infosys Boosts Efficiency, Security, and Privacy of Credential Verification with Hyperledger Indy and ACA-Py

• OAuth 2.0 Authorization in 5G Core Networks: Architecture, Workflows, and Security Challenges

• Connecting Chains: Building a Polkadot Connector for Hyperledger Cacti

• ChainDeploy: Anyone should be able to build blockchain networks

Events & Webinars

Member News

• Validation Cloud Debuts Mavrik-1 AI Engine on Hedera to Democratize DeFi Data Analysis and Web3 (Validation Cloud, Hedera)
• Indicio announces ProvenAI: A privacy-preserving identity infrastructure for AI agents (Indicio)
• Accelerated Digital Asset Collateral is “Holy Grail” (DTCC)
• A Scalable Solution Tailored to Modern Business Needs, While Staying Compliant and Future-Ready (Hashgraph)
• The Institutions are Here. Bringing TradFi to Defi: Built by R3, Powered by Solana (R3)

• Giga, a UNICEF-ITU Initiative, Adopts Lido Impact Staking to Fund Global School Connectivity (Launchnodes)

• vLEI - The Rise of Organizational Digital Identity (Key State Capital)
• You might be taking fake medicine unknowingly: This is how blockchain can help (AYANWORKS)
• Gateway.fm accelerates launch of enterprise blockchain apps
• Empowering Canton Network Collaboration with Catalyst Package Manager (IntellectEU)

LF Decentralized Trust & Technologies in the News

• Hyperledger Besu revoluciona Ethereum con nodos stateless {Hyperledger Besu revolutionizes Ethereum with stateless nodes} (Observatorio Blockchain)
• First Person Credentials next solution in line to solve proof-of-personhood (Biometric Update)
• Open Source as a Global Bridge: Linux Foundation at DBW 2025 (Bitcoin Magazine NL)

LF Decentralized Trust Projects in Action

• CBDCs and the future of money: A global shift towards sovereign digital currency (Hyperledger Fabric)
• Central banks prepare for a tokenized future (Besu)
• BNP Paribas AM launches tokenised MMF shares (Besu)
• Global vLEI Pilot With EBA Concludes Successfully (Trust over IP)

Training & Certifications

• Preparing for the Besu Certified Professional Exam: Tips, Resources, and a Discount Code
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