In celebration of Hyperledger‘s fifth birthday today, we interviewed IBM‘s Vice President of Blockchain (and more), Jerry Cuomo.
He shared his views on Hyperledger’s accomplishments and open source in general. Such as the impact of Amazon’s choice of Hyperledger Fabric for its Managed Blockchain offering. Cuomo also looked to the future and his vision of blockchain enabling greater trust in AI.
Question: What do you think are Hyperledger’s biggest achievements to date?
Jerry Cuomo: I’d say two things. The ecosystem around it. So the community that has been formed around it. And I think with that it’s the way we work as a team has all of the markings of the Linux Foundation. Like from a governance perspective. It’s a wonderful thing on a good day. And it’s a nagging thing that drives you nuts on a bad day for all the right reasons. So the governance process has led to some of the best code, not just blockchain, but just in the lineage of the Linux operating system.
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