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 & LF Research Launch Global Open Source ROI Survey — Participants Receive 30% LF Training Discount
• ERC-4337 Smart Account Tutorial With Web3j
• Besu’s Journey: Bringing Ethereum into the Enterprise
• Transitioning Hedera CLI to Hiero CLI: Embracing Open Source and Extensibility
• Celebrating Web3j 5: A Journey from 2016 to Today

Events & Webinars

• Open Source Summit Korea - November 4-5
• SmartCon - November 4-5
• Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 - November 12
• LF Decentralized Trust webinar with Cheesecake Labs: Beyond the Bridge: Interoperability for Real-World Web3 & Tokenized Assets - November 12

• Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 - November 12

• Open Source Summit Japan 2025 - December 8

• Member Summit 2025/26 - January 28

• Digital Assets Forum 3 - February 5

Member News

• Oracle's New Digital Assets Data Nexus Empowers Banks to Unlock Opportunities in Tokenization, Settlement, and Digital Assets
• Indicio’s New Report: Decentralized Identity Must Be a Top 2026 Budget Priority
• Zoniqx Powers World’s First Tokenized Upstream Oil & Gas Fund on Hedera
• Stellar Network Surpasses $500M in Tokenized Assets as RWA Ecosystem Grows and More Meridian 2025 Show Highlights
• TCS Named Leader in Avasant Blockchain Services 2025 RadarView Report
• IBM Announces New Platform for Financial Institutions and Regulated Enterprises Entering the Digital Asset Economy
• Ethereum Foundation Rolls out New Institution-Focused Site Amid Wall Street’s crypto push
• Midnight Privacy Standards Will Be an Industry-First Says Shielded Technologies Bob Blessing-Hartley 
• Hedera's Integration with the Linux Foundation: What does it mean?
• Consensys Plans Public Debut, Taps JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO: Axios

LF Decentralized Trust & Technologies in the News

• Privacy in Motion - Episode 10: Code, Culture, and Consent: Education for a Trustless Future
• Brave Technologist podcast - Inside the Linux Foundation’s Open-Source Movement 
• Crowdfund Insider - Hedera COO And Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Share Insights On Hiero Project 
• Open Source Cowboy  - Podcast Episode 8: Hart Montgomery, CTO Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust
• EE Times - Why RISC-V + Blockchain Is the Conversation I've Been Waiting to Have
• Analytics Insight - Top Modular Blockchain Architectures to Know in 2025

LF Decentralized Trust Projects in Action

• Siemens und BASF setzen auf Tokenisierung – Industrie-Giganten sparen mit Blockchain Milliarden und definieren Prozesse neu {Siemens and BASF rely on tokenization – industrial giants save billions with blockchain and redefine processes (Hyperledger Fabric)
• SharpLink Plans to Deploy $200M of ETH on Consensys’ Linea via ether.fi and EigenCloud to Unlock Enhanced Ethereum DeFi Yields (Besu) 

Community Discounts

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Training & Certifications

• Preparing for the Besu Certified Professional Exam: Tips, resources, and a discount code
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