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Panasonic and IBM Team Up with Constellation Network to Launch Their DoD-Approved “Blockchain of Blockchains” at Global Hackathon

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15 July, 2024

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.

The doors are now open for Web3 and Web2 developers to build Constellation NetworkThe long-awaited Hypergraph distributed ledger technology, which has been under development over the past few years under various contracts with United States Department of Defense.

Constellation Metagraph Global Hackathon is a completely virtual, free-to-attend event that will take place 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 including 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 AND IBM have collaborated with Constellation, together with SIMBA ChainTHE C14 Cryptocurrency Starter ServiceTHE Stardust Collectiveand the Digi National Foundryled by members of the National Science Foundation of the United StatesTHE US Space ForceAND United States Department of the Treasuryto support the development of new, innovative 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, it 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 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