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Talk Title: Best Open Source Platforms for Developing Blockchain Applications
Abstract: Since the phenomenal rise in the value of thecryptocurrency Bitcoin, which uses blockchain for accounting, there has been atremendous interest in blockchain technology. Blockchain is not only anchoredin financial use cases but has found its ways in almost every business domainof the modern world. From the supply chain industry to elections and healthcare, Blockchain is revolutionizing the way businesses interact and is termedas 5th evolution of computing. A blockchain is a data structure that makes it possible to create a digital ledger of data and share it among a network of independentparties. Blockchain has been assumed to cause potential cost saving for banks,health industry, supply chain, and many others. One of the reasons whyblockchain enjoys a top position in upcoming technologies depends on its opensource nature. Being open source helps the platform to grow exponentially aswell as keeps the community up to date. A number of commercial and open sourceplatforms provide the framework for creating applications that support ablockchain. For easy and quick blockchain app development, there are variousopen source platforms available including Ethereum, Hyperledger, HydraChain,MultiChain etc. which makes development of DApps and other blockchain use casescomparatively easier.