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Watch out, blockchain: there’s a new kid in town called Hashgraph. Could it unseat the technology and electronic ledger behind Bitcoin? Watch out, blockchain: there’s a new kid in town called ...

Hedera provides fast, low-cost consensus with finality in seconds and near-zero fees. It powers live use cases in CBDCs, NFTs, AI, and tokenized real estate. Institutions like Google, IBM, and the ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Hedera Hashgraph derives its name from an algorithm. It is based on the ...

Blockchain technology emerged in response to the collapse of several banking institutions in 2008. It proposed a new monetary system intended to eliminate control of the money supply, relying solely ...

Eftpos has teamed up with distributed ledger firm Hedera Hashgraph to develop a micropayments proof-of-concept in hopes it could be used as an alternative payment to monthly subscriptions or paywalls.

The spotlight on the distributed ledger space to-date is primarily focused on blockchain. Yet, blockchains come with limitations by design. Consensus mechanisms using proof of work (POW) are by their ...

While blockchain led the way for distributed ledger technology (DLT), alternatives like DAGs, Hashgraph, and Holochain bring unique advantages. These technologies solve blockchain’s challenges, ...