Ep. 109: The Community Grows More Powerful (Weekly News)
Recorded live on 𝕏 Spaces January 17th, 2024
Our good pal Solo Ceesay stops by to share updates live from Davos 2024 through the lens of an HBARbarian! Also, we take a deep dive into Hedera's new governing council member Hitachi, unpack a new partnership with Algorand, explore the conversations and debates on the topic of funding in the Hedera ecosystem and walk through all the other major headlines. Additionally, the show continues to test out a new video format!
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Main Stories
1. New Governing Council Member: Hitachi
The major headline this week is Hitachi joining Hedera as the latest governing council member. With this new addition comes insights and breadcrumbs regarding possible use cases from Hitachi including sustanability and a ""notary public"" service. Very fascinating...
2. Davos 2024 w/ Solo Ceesay
Our pal Solo Ceesay joins the show to share updates live from Davos 2024 and what it all means for Hedera. We've seen a few exciting updates from the event so far, so it was great to also hear the community angle!
3. A Partnership with Algorand
With DeRec entering top-of-mind for folks in the Hedera ecosystem, the momentum has picked up with the Algorand Foundation joining Swirlds Labs in the development and stewardship of the new protocol with more members hinted to join the DeRec Alliance soon.
4. Funding in the Hedera Ecosystem
With the recent news of Hedera allocating almost 5 billion HBAR for operations and ecosystem development, lively conversation and debate has broken out accross the Hedera community bringing important topics to the surface regarding funding in the ecosystem.
Other news…
Hashgraph Enthusiasts is a weekly live show covering popular, important topics in the Hedera ecosystem and hosting conversations with creators, founders and leaders in the community. Hosted by Brandon Davenport, a builder, creator and musician in the Hedera ecosystem.
Tune in live on 𝕏 Spaces Wednesdays at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly news. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube and other platforms. This is an ad-free community show, supported directly by listeners. Tips sent to the show are used for its continued development.
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