Hyperledger Fabric started as IBM Fabric, and it was the original a result of a hackathon by a company called Digital Asset. It was rebranded when it joined the Hyperledger project at beginning of 2016. Hyperledger itself doesn't refer to a specific technology, but it is a banner project of the Linux foundation, which hosts multiple blockchain and DLT technologies and supports the collaborative effort to create blockchain-based distributed ledgers. Besides Hyperledger Fabric, the project includes other technologies and frameworks, such as Sawtooth (from Intel), Iroha, Indy, and Burrow, as well as tools such as Composer and Explorer. You can find a list of business-oriented blockchain frameworks hosted by Hyperledger Fabric ...
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