03/13/26

Announcements

New research from the Linux Foundation shows that organizations actively contributing to open source report 2–5x return on investment, while passive consumption correlates with higher technical debt, private fork maintenance, and hidden long-term costs. Check out the ROI for Open Source Contribution research report for more details.

Code & Projects

Learn more about Hyperledger Indy on Besu at an online meetup on Wednesday, April 1 at 9AM Pacific. The event will provide a broad overview of decentralized identity/verifiable credentials, how Indy on Besu works, and how teams at CPqD and DSR Coporation are implementing this important technology.

Noteworthy Pull Requests

Articles, Training & Tutorials:

Events

March 23rd 2026 at 9amPT / 12Noon ET, Jim St Clair will join the students and faculty at the Fintech Center at Morgan State University for: "Agentic AI: The Technology, Where It Is Going, Where Open Source Works". All are welcome to join this event and it will be recorded and shared on the LFDT YouTube.

You can find more project calls and other events listed on the community calendar.

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