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January 19, 2022 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph says it will open-source its blockchain technology during 2022. Simultaneously, the Hedera Governing Council reports that it has voted to purchase the intellectual property rights to the Hashgraph consensus algorithm from Swirlds, Inc., the original creator of the Hashgraph consensus algorithm and founding… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The HBAR Foundation and MetaVRse, a web-based, low-code 3D creation platform, today announced a partnership to build Metaverse solutions for the world’s largest organizations on the Hedera Network. The creation of the Metaverse will require tools that are easy to use and accessible, and MetaVRse… Read More

November 30, 2021 @ 6:48 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank today announced it has completed the development of a proof-of-concept, with a global megabank outside of Korea, to improve the remittance process through the use of stablecoins. It is built on the Hedera network, leveraging stablecoins and focused on international remittances…. Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 4:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph reports that DBS, an international bank based in Singapore, has joined its Governing Council. This is the first Asian bank to join Hedera on its mission to expand the utilization of its enterprise blockchain ecosystem. DBS is expected to be integral in guiding… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle, a stablecoin issuer and aspiring banking platform, is now supported on the Hedera Hashgraph network, according to a note from the company. USDC is a dollar-based stablecoin with over $30 billion in circulation that is widely utilized for payments in the crypto ecosystem. Hedera… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

A new partnership between Hex Trust and Hedera Hashgraph will aim to provide banks, financial institutions, and institutional investors with a safe, and compliant way to integrate HTS-based tokens into the operations of their digital assets. Hex Trust will be using the Hedera Token Service… Read More

September 14, 2021 @ 7:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedera Hashgraph, the “most used,” sustainable, enterprise-grade public network for the decentralized economy, reveals that the Indian Institutes of Technology Madras (IITM) has become the latest member of its Governing Council. The technology-focused University has joined a rotating Council of “up to” 39 international  organizations… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 6:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

GK8 a cybersecurity company offering custodian technology for managing and safeguarding digital assets, announced this week its proprietary end-to-end custody solution, designed for banks and financial institutions, is now available for institutional customers that want to offer custody of Hedera’s native HBAR and HTS-based tokens…. Read More

August 19, 2021 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The London School of Economics (LSE) has joined the Governing Council of Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-focused blockchain that seeks to offer a solution to less efficient forms of distributed ledger technology. The Council provides “decentralized governance” for the public ledger and comprises up to 39… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 12:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Hedera Hashgraph has shared an update on their plans to go Carbon negative. The Hedera Hashgraph team notes that public blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have “ushered in a new era of the web.” We now have the infrastructure required to… Read More

May 27, 2021 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

AllianceBlock has announced a collaboration with Hedera Hashgraph. The two firms said they will join forces to advance the global financial ecosystem through DeFi solutions. Simultaneously, AllianceBlock announced the launch of the AllianceBridge, interoperability product – a blockchain agnostic feature. The bridge will use the… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Regtech ALT/AVE is leveraging Hedera Hashgraph to target paper waste within the financial services industry. According to a note from the company, their new service docStribute has been launched to distribute mandatory, regulated documents to customers, offering an alternative to sending documents to customers via… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 11:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dr. Leemon Baird, Founder and Chief Scientist at Hedera Hashgraph, an ecosystem focused on developing enterprise-grade business applications, has revealed that they’ve just hit their first billion transactions on the Hedera Hashgraph mainnet (in only 19 months). Baird also noted: “And it keeps accelerating. A… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Standard Bank Group, the largest African bank by assets, has partnered with Hedera Hashgraph, to address issues regarding the development of cross-border trade. Standard Bank will establish the continent’s first Hedera network node, according to a release. Hedera is an enterprise-ready blockchain that is designed… Read More

October 19, 2020 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade blockchain platform, has announced a partnership with Onchain to provide custody services in Asia. Onchain will be providing custody for Hedera’s native digital asset HBAR. Holders of HBAR will have the option to secure their HBAR tokens with Onchain’s SAFE digital… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 1:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

High-performance blockchain Hedera Hashgraph is reporting that it now is topping 1.5 million transactions a day – surpassing the popular Ethereum blockchain. Hedera notes that this is approximately 18x the number of transactions Ethereum achieved during its first year as a publicly available network. As… Read More

May 15, 2020 @ 4:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network where “anyone can carve out a piece of cyberspace to transact, play, and socialize in a secure, trusted environment,” may offer “Consensus-as-a-Service” for blockchains or distributed ledger technology (DLT) networks. Hedera is a leading provider of enterprise-grade DLT solutions…. Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 4:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingdom Trust, a regulated custody provider, is now providing custody for Hedera Hashgraph‘s HBAR as it has been added to its list of “acceptable digital currency investments.” Lionel Chocron, Chief Product Officer of Hedera, said Hedera’s mission is to provide the trust layer of the… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 1:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Coupon Bureau (TCB), a non-profit, industry managed coupon data exchange technology provider, will be using the Hedera Hashgraph Service, developed by Hedera Hashgraph, a decentralized public network, in order to provide a real-time, “tamper-proof” log for all coupon events that take place on its… Read More

March 18, 2020 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Hedera Hashgraph an “enterprise-grade” distributed ledger technology (DLT) that seeks to solve many of the issues plaguing existing iterations of blockchain, has received a nice endorsement of sorts. Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) has joined the Hedera Governing Council.  Wipro is an India-based IT company. Wipro operates… Read More