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

Main Announcements

• 2025 Update: Off to a Fast Start

• New major contribution to Hyperledger Fabric: Purpose-built implementation for next-gen digital assets

• New LFDT European Regional Chapter Launches to Support and Grow Engagement and Contributions across the Continent

• Applications Open: 2025 LF Decentralized Trust Mentorship Program

• Trust Registry Query Protocol (TRQP) V2.0 Now Open for Public Review

Events & Webinars

• Alpine Tech Forum - May 5
• Point Zero Forum - May 5 

• Digital Assets Summit - May 6

• Women in Tech 2025 - May 20-22 

• LF Decentralized Trust Privacy for Financial Services Workshop - June 23-24
• Global Digital Collaboration: Inaugural Conference - July 1-2

Member News

• Wall Street Giant DTCC Unveils Tokenized Collateral Platform in Crypto Push

• Solução de privacidade proprietária será transformada em ‘open source’ para viabilizar Drex, diz Parfin {Owned privacy solution will be turned into ‘open source’ to enable Drex, says Parfin} (Rayls Foundation)
• Crypto Meets Tradition: Gala Games Partners With The White House For 2025 Easter Egg Roll
• Finema Becomes a GLEIF Qualified vLEI Issuer, Easing Cross-Border Trade and Finance for SMEs (GLEIF)

• Enterprise Blockchain Enters New Era with Focus on Hybrid Solutions (Hashgraph)

LF Decentralized Trust & Technologies in the News:

• Technologies and Applications for Decentralized Identity in Healthcare (Blockchain in Healthcare Today podcast)

• Your Cryptography is stuck in 2010 - How to Catch Up | Hart Montgomery (Shielded: The Last Line of Cyber Defense podcast)

• AI-Driven Supply Chains: The Future of Anomaly Detection and Self-Healing (Analytics Insights)

• How hybrid encryption model shields financial institutions against looming quantum threats (Business Day NG)

LF Decentralized Trust Projects in Action

• Sailing into the Future: SMA Launches Blockchain-Powered Micro-Credentials (Hyperledger Fabric)
• カルビー、IP管理にブロックチェーン活用──「かるれっと」実証実験開始 {Calbee Uses Blockchain for IP Management - Starts Demonstration Experiment of "Karuretto"} (Hyperledger Indy)
  
• Enhancing Data Integrity in Autonomous Vehicles with Blockchain (Hyperledger Fabric)
• Revolutionizing Supply Chains with Blockchain-Backed Reconciliation (Hyperledger Fabric)
• Buenos Aires Sets Global Precedent by Empowering 3.6 Million Citizens with Blockchain-based Digital Identity on miBA platform (Trust over IP)

• Blockchain no futebol: o antídoto contra a manipulação de jogos {Blockchain in Football: The Antidote to Game Manipulation} (Besu)

Training & Certifications

• Save 50% on Hyperledger Fabric & Besu Certifications!
• Preparing for the Besu Certified Professional Exam: Tips, Resources, and a Discount Code