On July 15, Constellation Network launched its Hypergraph blockchain, developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Defense (DoD), for application developers during a global hackathon event co-hosted with technology giants IBM and Panasonic.

The hackathon marked the introduction of Constellation’s “meta graph” application layer, allowing third-party developers to create Web3 applications or even new layer 1 blockchains on the existing Hypergraph network.

Hypergraph is a “Layer 0” protocol designed to validate and store data from interoperable applications and networks, known as “meta graphs,” on its ledger. The meta graphs can handle any data type, interface directly with external data sources, and accept mainstream programming languages like Java.

“Constellation’s Hypergraph is the blockchain of blockchains,” stated Ben Jorgensen, CEO of Constellation Network. “The best way forward with Web3 and blockchain technology for all of us is interoperability and collaboration across chains and communities.”

Diagram of Hypergraph’s network architecture. Source: Constellation Network

In 2019, Constellation became one of the first Web3 developers to secure a contract with the DoD to explore blockchain applications for national security. Constellation is also partnered with the U.S. Space Force and Treasury Department.

As part of its DoD contract, Constellation is investigating use cases such as facilitating secure encrypted communications and aggregating data from disparate legacy systems. Additionally, it is working with the US Air Force to prototype technology designed to secure military data streams from hostile cyberattacks.

Constellation’s blockchain technology aims to thwart spoofing attacks by preventing the interception and replacement of existing data streams with those from hostile agents, as noted in an Air Force memorandum cited on Constellation’s website.

Constellation distributed its native token, DAG, in 2018. The DAG token secures the Hypergraph network through a staking mechanism and is expected to benefit from the proliferation of new meta graph applications.

Source: Cointelegraph