Key Takeaways
NTT DATA is deploying Horizen EON blockchain certificate signer nodes on the NTT DATA infrastructure.
Nodes help secure the Horizen EON network.
NTT DATA deploys Horizen EON nodes
The Horizen team announced: blog post NTT DATA, a leading IT service provider and global innovation partner, announced on Thursday, September 28 that it is deploying Horizen EON blockchain certificate signer nodes on the NTT DATA infrastructure.
Nodes contribute to the reliability, security, and robustness of the Horizen EON network.
Horizen EON is an EVM-compatible sidechain and smart contract platform built with Zendoo, a powerful ZK-enabled cross-chain transfer protocol. Blockchain makes it easy for developers to build dApps and access the Horizen ecosystem.
Commenting on this Latest Cryptocurrency NewsFrancisco Spadafora, Head of EMEAL Blockchain Competence Center, said:
“Contributing to public blockchains, running nodes and validators is part of our strategy to work very closely with the public blockchain industry to support the growth of these ecosystems and provide the scalability capabilities we have as NTT DATA.
This is the first of several initiatives we want to launch with the cryptocurrency industry, and we are excited to take this important step together with Horizen. We provide solutions to our customers based on this.”
The Horizon EON blockchain now has 47 certificate signer nodes.
With NTT DATA joining the ecosystem, the Horizen EON blockchain now has 47 certificate signer nodes. These nodes are tasked with providing reliability and ensuring decentralization for transactions on the EON chain.
Signer nodes also sign reverse transfer requests, allowing the flow of ZEN from the EON chain to the Horizen mainchain.
NTT DATA is an IT service provider and global innovation partner headquartered in Tokyo and operating in more than 50 countries.
Meanwhile, Horizen is a layer 0 public blockchain that enables a zero-knowledge network of blockchains based on Zendoo, the largest node system and massively scalable cross-chain protocol.