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 Marks One Year Anniversary with New Members, Hiero Graduation, and Smart Contract Privacy Project

• Virtual Member Town Hall - 1 Year of LF Decentralized Trust

• Compact smart contract language is now Minokawa, newest LF Decentralized Trust project

• Strengthening Blockchain Interoperability for Enterprises: Harmonia Lab Merges into LFDT Smoot

• LF Decentralized Trust at One: Accelerating Innovation, Collaboration, and Opportunity

• Technical Advisory Council Report: Year One of LF Decentralized Trust

• Hiero Turns One! Celebrating a Community-Driven Journey, Milestones, and What’s Ahead

• One Year of Hiero - Celebrating Open Collaboration and Neutral Governance Webinar.

• ToIP and DIF Announce Three New Working Groups for Trust in the Age of AI

Events & Webinars

• Enterprise Digital Asset Summit (EDAS) - October 8

• European Blockchain Convention 2025 - October 16

• CBWeb3: Building a Regional Digital Public Good for Inclusive Finance in Latin America & the Caribbean - October 16

• Linux Foundation Legal Summit - October 20

• Internet Identity Workshop IIWXLI #41 - October 21

• RISC-V Summit - October 22

• Future of Money, Governance and the Law - October 30. Community members get a free pass and discount code (daytime only, limited supply)

• Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 - November 12

• Open Source Summit Japan 2025 - December 8

• Member Summit 2025/26 - January 28

Member News

• 수호아이오, 리눅스 재단 디센트럴라이즈드 트러스트 공인 서비스 제공업체 선정 - 블록체인투데이 {Sooho.io Named a Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Authorized Service Provider} 

• New Keystate Capital report tracks 270+ decentralized identity projects, standards, and regulations, spotlighting global trends, and offering the full dataset for the first time via open API.

• Hedera adds $1M to Africa hackathon, marks Hiero year, sets v0.65 for Sept 24

• Help shape “The State of Blockchain Report 2026” by LFDT Member Espeo Software. If you work in banking, payments, or fintech, take their 10–12 minute survey on adoption and use cases such as tokenised assets, stablecoins, or cross-border payments.

LF Decentralized Trust & Technologies in the News

• Ledger Insights - Deutsche Bundesbank is latest central bank to join LF Decentralized Trust

• Identity Week - ToIP and DIF launch new Working Groups focused on trusted AI Agents 

• DappCentral interview from RareEvo - LF Decentralized Trust: The Home of Open-Source Projects

• Developer Tech News - Tim Berners-Lee: The web is no longer open and free

LF Decentralized Trust Projects in Action

• UN: Experiment With Pension Funds Proves Blockchain as 'Ultimate' Identity Tech (Hyperledger Indy)

• The World Bank and Blockchain: A New Era of Transparency (Besu)

• Global Banking Giant SWIFT Ignites Mainstream Adoption With Ethereum Stablecoin Payment Test (Besu)

• European Stablecoin Consortium: Banks Including Caixabank To Issue Euro Denominated Stablecoin (Hyperledger Fabric)

• HSBC Launches Tokenized Deposit Service with Ant International (Besu)

• Cambodia's leap surprises ASEAN: $105 billion transaction, directly connected with Vietnam (Hyperledger Iroha)

• Vietnam ramps up blockchain as local players chase early lead (Hyperledger Fabric)

• Do pinus ao pixel, o futuro sustentável que brota no Sul do Brasil {From pine to pixel, the sustainable future sprouting in southern Brazil} (Besu)

• Hashgraph Group Launches TransAct on Hedera (Hiero)

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