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Panasonic and IBM Team Up with Constellation Network to Launch Their DoD-Approved “Blockchain of Blockchains” at Chainwire Global Hackathon
San Francisco, USA/California, July 15, 2024, Chainwire
The door is now open for Web3 and Web2 developers to leverage Constellation Network’s highly anticipated Hypergraph distributed ledger technology, which has been under development for the past several years under various contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense.
Constellation’s Global Metagraph Hackathon is a completely virtual, free-to-enter event that will run from July 15 to September 9, 2024. A total of $100,000 USD equivalent in $DAG (Constellation Network’s cryptocurrency) will be distributed to winners in several categories spanning metagraph development and on-chain tools, with the largest single prize of $25,000 going to the most successful Metagraph.
With its Hackathon, Constellation officially unveils its “metagraph” application layer technology running on top of its Hypergraph global consensus layer to a global audience. A metagraph can be any type of Layer 1 decentralized application (dApp) network or legacy Web2 network with its own internal business logic. Other blockchains can also be metagraphs on top of Constellation’s Hypergraph.
“Constellation Hypergraph is the blockchain of blockchains,” says Ben Jorgensen, CEO of Constellation Network. “The best way forward for all of us with Web3 and blockchain technology is interoperability and collaboration across chains and communities. There are many of us separately building these networks that can support things like decentralized AI, tokenized assets, IoT edge computing, decentralized finance, and many other Web3 creations that seem to be popping up everywhere.”
“But what about Hypergraph?” Ben continues, “This technology can tie them all together, make everything interoperable, give them a foundational infrastructure that can secure their networks and validate their data flows.”
Panasonic (OTC:) and IBM (NYSE:) have partnered with Constellation, along with SIMBA Chain, the C14 cryptocurrency introduction service, Stardust Collective, and National DigiFoundry, led by members of the US National Science Foundation, the US Space Force, and the US Department of the Treasury, to support the development of innovative new metagraphic technologies that interact in ways never before seen in space.
Constellation’s fast and free Hypergraph network is uniquely designed using DAG-based infrastructure and microservices to create an underlying digital transfer layer with a flexible structure and application network overlay (metagraph). This facilitates interoperability and composability across legacy Web3 and Web2 networks, providing the network security, data validation, scalability, and simplified onboarding that enterprises and governments need for adoption.
“Interoperability” is a buzzword in the Web3 space and can be explained as all networks that need to communicate with other networks, such as a smart factory or city where multiple networks of IoT devices communicate and share data, each with its own unique metagraph network that communicates through the underlying Hypergraph.
“I have been looking forward to this year since we founded the company. Our vision has always been to have blockchain tools that are easy for developers to use and accessible to everyone. This hackathon marks the beginning of many expressions that metagraphs have to offer and there seems to be no end to the vast list of use cases. I am grateful to the team that made this possible, as well as the partners who stepped up and helped make it a reality.”
– Benjamin Diggles, Chief Strategy Officer
Constellation metagraphs can work with any data type, interface directly with external data sources, accept existing Scala or Java libraries, provide complete control over validation and consensus logic within the network, and scale to the level your applications need via a multi-layered microservices architecture.
“With technology vetted to rigorous U.S. Department of Defense standards and collaboration with industry giants like Panasonic and IBM, this hackathon is more than a competition: it’s an invitation to developers around the world to pioneer the next generation of decentralized applications and revolutionize the digital landscape.”
-Altif Brown, architect of the global community
Judgment
Submissions for the Hackathon will be judged from September 16-23, 2024, and winners will be announced on or about September 30. Hackathon judges include:
- Alan Boeme, former CTO of H&M, Coca-Cola (NYSE:) and Procter & Gamble
- David Beck, Branch Chief, Space Industrial Base and Supply Chain, U.S. Space Force
- Kevin Jackson, Forward Edge AI Vice President, Digital Assets
- Dr. Dragan Boscovic, Clinical Professor, Director AZ Blockchain Applied Research Center
- Ben Jorgensen, Co-Founder and CEO, Constellation Network
- Benjamin Diggles, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Constellation Network
- Altif Brown, co-founder of Constellation Network and president of Stardust Collective
- Alex Brandes, CTO, Constellation Network
- Joao Carvalho, Technical Product Manager, Constellation Network
- Dagnum PI, Marketing Manager, Stardust Collective
- Andrea Mullaney, Ecosystem Marketing, Stardust Collective, Web3 Consultant
- Martien Van Loo, Ecosystem Advisor, Stardust Collective, CEO & Co-Founder, Bundle It, Tech Stars Mentor
Users can visit Constellation Metagraph Hackathon Website to register and find all the event details and supporting materials.
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