Today marks a significant moment for the Linux Foundation and the entire decentralized technology landscape. I’m excited to announce the official launch of LF Decentralized Trust, a new umbrella organization dedicated to fostering innovation and collaboration across decentralized technologies. Built on 8+ years of open development and community building, Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LF Decentralized Trust) is the new home for a growing ecosystem of blockchain, ledger, identity, interoperability, cryptographic, and related technologies. We are launching with more than 100 founding members and 200 local, regional and industry groups that convene tens of thousands of participants globally. We have 17 projects and well over 50 labs and a mature standards project with Trust OverIP. And we are just getting started.
LF Decentralized Trust builds on the solid foundation of an almost decade-long journey for our communities, where we’ve seen remarkable growth in blockchain and digital identity projects. But the landscape of decentralized technologies is evolving rapidly, with new needs and opportunities emerging. From cryptographic innovations to interoperability standards, the ecosystem we support has expanded far beyond ledgers and blockchain. LF Decentralized Trust is our answer to this evolution—a space where we can gather the best minds, technologies, and innovations to advance systems of distributed trust.
LF Decentralized Trust encompasses the entire Hyperledger ecosystem, the Trust Over IP (ToIP) community, and exciting new contributions like the Hedera codebase under the project name Hiero. As permissionless blockchain ecosystems continue to gain traction for enterprise use cases, we have already proved to be a good home for projects like Besu, which currently runs as the execution client for 15% of the Ethereum Mainnet. Our diverse mix of members, maintainers, contributors and projects showcases the breadth of decentralized technologies we are now bringing under one roof.
As we look ahead, our mission is clear: to empower communities to develop technologies that deliver transparency, security, reliability, and efficiency on a global scale. We’re here to provide a neutral home for the critical open-source development that powers a digital-first economy. From financial services to supply chain management, and from healthcare to government, the solutions we build together will modernize infrastructure and create new standards of trust for decades to come.
Some of the key areas we’re already focusing on include cryptographic schemes and multi-party computations (MPC) through new projects like Lockness, as well as expanding decentralized synchronization infrastructure for the Canton Network with the new lab Splice and privacy for Besu with the new lab Zeto. These are just the first steps in a much broader journey, and we’re thrilled to see what the future holds for our ever-growing ecosystem.
But we’re just getting started. LF Decentralized Trust is a big tent, and we’re inviting contributors from all corners of the open source world to join us. Whether you’re interested in building new projects, contributing code, or simply exploring the possibilities of decentralized systems, there’s a place for you here.
If you’re curious about how to get involved or would like to discuss becoming a member to support our work and amplify your role in the ecosystem, I encourage you to visit us at LF Decentralized Trust. Together, we can create a trusted digital future.
To our members, we could not achieve this without your support. We are grateful to you for funding our work. To our maintainers, you are at the core of everything we do—your dedication and expertise drive the innovation, collaboration, and success of our projects. To our global community, thank you for all you do and contribute. We are a global force. Thank you all for being part of this journey. Let’s build better together.
Inspired to get involved? Here are some starting points: