Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LF Decentralized Trust), the premier open source foundation for decentralized technology, announced BrBPO, Gateway.fm, Silence Laboratories, and Valor Capital Group as its newest general members and Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN) as the latest associate member. In addition, Key State Capital, which initially joined LF Decentralized Trust as a member of Trust Over IP, has now signed on as a general member of the Foundation.

 As these events show, digital assets and tokenization are moving into the mainstream, and LF Decentralized Trust members and projects are playing critical roles in advancing the market. Besu, an LF Decentralized Trust project initially contributed by Consensys that serves as an enterprise-grade EVM client, is particularly gaining traction in institutional-grade financial projects where compatibility with both public and permissioned networks offers a strategic advantage.

In response to this demand, LF Decentralized Trust has introduced a Besu Certified Service Provider (CSP) program to make it faster and easier for enterprises to implement Besu. CSPs are pre-qualified professional service providers that have demonstrated experience in deploying, implementing, and supporting specific LF Decentralized Trust technologies. 

The first wave of Besu CSPs includes Consensys and Kaleido—both active maintainers of the Besu project—as well as Cheesecake Labs, CPQD, DSR Corporation, and Kerala Blockchain Academy (KBA), all LF Decentralized Trust members with valuable implementation expertise and a track record of ecosystem engagement.

"Since contributing Besu to the open source community in 2019, we've been committed to growing the ecosystem through robust, enterprise-ready Ethereum infrastructure," said Rob Dawson, CTO at Consensys. "The launch of the Besu Certified Service Provider program signals the accelerating momentum for Besu adoption in the enterprise space and ensures that organizations have trusted partners with proven expertise to deploy and support Besu in production environments. It's a win for developers and enterprises building on permissioned and public networks alike and a testament to the strength of open source collaboration."