After more than three years of open source development, the Hyperledger Fabric framework is reaching its second major milestone with the release of version 2.0. Fabric version 1.0 represented a breakthrough in blockchain technology for the enterprise with several unique features, including:

1. a consensus mechanism providing more flexibility, better performance, and finality,

1. channels providing for greater privacy.

Version 2.0 brings a new set of functionalities for greater decentralization, including a new ordering option and a new lifecycle model to deploy smart contracts as well as a new way to handle digital assets called FabToken. This talk will give attendees an update on the latest developments of Hyperledger Fabric, explaining the new features and what it means for application developers.