The Hyperledger community just added some big names

Alibaba Cloud, Citi and Deutsche Telekom are among the latest batch of companies to join blockchain consortium, Hyperledger.

Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger, comments: “The growing Hyperledger community reflects the increasing importance of open source efforts to build enterprise blockchain technologies across industries and markets. The latest members showcase the widening interest in and impact of DLT and Hyperledger.”

The other new general members are BlockDao (Hangzhou) Information Technology, Guangzhishu (Beijing) Technology Co., Guangzhou Technology Innovation Space Information Technology Co., KEB Hana Bank, HealthVerity, MediConCen, Techrock (formerly Walimai), we.trade and Xooa.

“We are delighted to join Hyperledger,” says YI Li, Head of Alibaba Cloud Application Service. “As one of the world’s top three IaaS providers, Alibaba Cloud strives to provide the best service possible with the highest regard for all customers. Our Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) is dedicated to providing a worldwide beneficial and trusted infrastructure. While concentrating on the underlying technology, we would also like to invite more partners to join us and co-create a greater blockchain business world.”

“At Citi, we’re constantly evaluating how emerging technologies could solve real problems for our clients and create new growth opportunities in the wider business ecosystem,” comments Beth Devin, Head of Innovation Network & Emerging Technology at Citi Ventures. “We believe blockchain has the potential to drive new forms of efficiency and develop new markets, and are pleased to join the Hyperledger project to advance our exploration.”