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Hyperledger (or the Hyperledger Project) is an umbrella project of open source blockchains and related tools that the Linux Foundation [1] started in December 2015. IBM, Intel, and SAP Ariba have contributed to support the collaborative development of blockchain-based distributed ledgers. It was renamed the Hyperledger Foundation in October 2021.
Stellar is an open-source protocol for exchanging money or tokens using the Stellar Consensus Protocol. [1] The platform's source code is hosted on GitHub . Servers run a software implementation of the protocol, and use the Internet to connect to and communicate with other Stellar servers.
The project is overseen and supervised by the Cardano Foundation based in Zug, Switzerland. [6] [7] When launched in 2017, it was the largest cryptocurrency to use a proof-of-stake blockchain, which is seen as a greener alternative to proof-of-work protocols. [8] Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson. (2022, Web Summit)
Binance Labs has awarded grants of $15,000 each to three startups developing open-source blockchain technologies.
Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source Layer-1 blockchain that uniquely combines a tri-chain architecture (C-Chain, P-Chain, and X-Chain) with customizable Layer-1 networks (formerly known as “Subnets”), enabling diverse applications and sovereign blockchains within its ecosystem. [1] It was developed by Ava Labs and launched in 2020.
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Counterparty is a peer-to-peer financial platform and a distributed, open source protocol built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain and network. [1] It was one of the most well-known "Bitcoin 2.0" (later known as non-fungible token) platforms in 2014, along with Mastercoin, Ethereum, Colored Coins, Ripple and BitShares.
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH [a]) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among cryptocurrencies, ether is second only to bitcoin in market capitalization. [2] [3] It is open-source software. Ethereum was conceived in 2013 by programmer Vitalik Buterin. [4]