LFDT European Chapter Meeting Minutes
Date: 26-03-2026
Attendees
- New members:
- Stanislav Yanich (PAN Blockchain Association, Bulgaria — the country’s first blockchain NGO)
- Alexander Pehlivanov (PAN Blockchain Association)
- Facilitator: Shane Deconinck
- Scribe: Maciej Hoffmann
- Representatives from Espeo Software, Howest, Evernym/DSR Corporation, Jon Bauer
- Next meeting facilitator (set): Renata Toktar
1. Opening (5 minutes)
- Meeting commenced with a warm welcome
- Agenda overview provided
- Brief chapter progress update
2. Newcomers (5 minutes)
- Introductions:
- Stanislav Yanich (PAN Blockchain Association, Bulgaria)
- Alexander Pehlivanov (PAN Blockchain Association)
- Overview of chapter mission & current initiatives
3. New Projects Planned / Launched / Delivered (15 minutes)
- Daniel Szego’s Updates
- On-site Meetups in Vienna & Budapest, planned for autumn 2025
- Zero-Knowledge Programming Learning Group launched on Discord (global focus)
- Discord channel: https://discord.com/channels/905194001349627914/1329201532628898036
- Espeo Software
- Howest
- Horizon 20/20 carbon-capture tokenisation project (with Wageningen UR & Cafamore), starting May
- Reported on a Flanders Digital Product Passports event (alwaysontrack.be)
- Proposed research on Digital Product Passports & Verifiable Credentials
- Suggested organising a Digital Identity meetup
- Shane invited Renata to speak at LFDT Belgium; additional Paladyn insights shared
- DSR Corporation (Evernym)
- MVP of an EBSI alternative on Besu (GitHub: https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-besu)
- Progress on a new Hedera-based ledger & pluggable products
- Plans announced for a Hedera event
- PAN Blockchain Association
- Jon Bauer
- Indentus project updates (VDR layer) — GitHub: https://github.com/hyperledger-identus/identus
- cSign progress & IIW California demo — Internet Identity Workshop: https://internetidentityworkshop.com/
- Additional Discussion
- Celebrated key achievements & milestones
- Explored further collaboration opportunities
- Agreed that Renata Toktar will facilitate the next meeting
4. Planned Events & Meetups / Speaking Opportunities (20 minutes)
- Announcements of upcoming events & conferences
- Identified speaking & volunteer opportunities
- Discussed collaboration on event organisation
5. Open Discussion (10 minutes)
- Floor opened for feedback & brainstorming — none raised
6. Closing (5 minutes)
- Arranged next meeting details & follow-up actions
- Next Meeting: 23-04-2025
- Confluence page: https://lf-hyperledger.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CP/pages/254705665
Meeting Adjourned