Hitachi Digitizes Procurement Contracts with Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain Solution
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This integration streamlines contract management for 3,500 suppliers, mitigating fraud risk and enhancing operational efficiency across the procurement lifecycle.
        
        Zero-Knowledge Mechanisms Enable Private, Verifiable Mechanism Design
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This research introduces a framework for privately committing to and executing economic mechanisms, leveraging zero-knowledge proofs to ensure verifiability without revealing sensitive rules or data, fostering trustless interactions.
        
        Google Launches Open Protocol for Secure AI Agent Payments
        
        
        
        
          
        
        
      
        
    
        
        This initiative establishes a standardized framework for autonomous AI agent transactions, blending traditional and blockchain rails for secure, verifiable, and scalable commerce.
