Topic
Open Source: collaborative innovation in shaping the digital foundations of resilient economies.
Bio
General Manager of Decentralized Technologies at the Linux Foundation and Executive Director of LF Decentralized Trust
Date
November 13, 2025
Time (Kyiv)
1730
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AcademiaResearchIndustryEnergyPublic goodsEducation / DeSciID / ZK / Privacy
Key Ideas:
- Open source levels: Code availability → Open development (active community) → Open governance (transparent decision-making/roadmaps)
- Why open source matters:
- Transparency for trust networks
- Security through public review (contrary to misconceptions)
- Economic efficiency (collaboration vs competition)
- Sustainability beyond single organizations
- No single point of failure
- LF Decentralized Trust (LFDT): Expanded from Hyperledger - blockchain, DID, cryptography, interoperability
- Key projects:
- Besu: EVM execution client (16% Ethereum mainnet)
- Hyperledger Fabric: Enterprise supply chain/traceability
- Hedera: Public layer one codebase
- Trust Over IP: Internet digital trust architecture standards
- Credible: Bhutan national digital identity (anchored on Ethereum)
- Paladin: Privacy plugins for EVM
- Loch Ness: Cryptography with MPC/threshold signatures
- Public permissioned networks: BlackChain (Latin America/IDB), EBSI (Europe), various using Besu
- CBDC research: 23 case studies, 10 central banks as members (Bank of Korea latest)
- Training: Millions trained, 300K+ took intro blockchain course, certifications for Fabric/Besu
- Community: 15K developers in India chapter, 7K in Brazil, regional chapters in Europe/Japan
- Ukraine opportunity: Potential for regional chapter, already digital governance leaders (Diia app), suitable for decentralized identity experiments