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The Hedera Hashgraph platform provides a new form of distributed consensus - it is a fast, secure, fair 'Blockchain' with a novel Governance mechanism.
\nIn this episode, we speak to the APAC Head of Hedera, Edgar Seah. Edgar has a very eclectic background with stints in Investment Banking, NGOs and corporates aroud the globe.
\nTune in to hear about:
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\n \tEdgar\u2019s background and how ended up as Hedera Hashgraph\u2019s Asia\u2019s head
\n \tHistory of Hashgraph (consensus mechanism)
\n \tHashgraph is leveraged in a private manner by a company called Swirlds and in a public manner by Hedera
\n \tBackground on Swirlds and Enterprise clients on Swirlds (e.g. Credit Union Consortium)
\n \tMotivation behind creating a public ledger in addition to the private ledger
\n \tProperties of Hashgraph - Speed, Security (aBFT - Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance), Fairness
\n \tGovernance and a deep dive into how Hedera is trying to solve this problem - Council Governance (off-chain governance) and Consensus Model (on-chain governance)
\n \tDiscussion and views on the claim that Hedera is a private Blockchain and not a public one
\n \tRegulatory compliance and the path Hedera is taking to achieve mainstream adoption
\n \tHedera Hashgraph\u2019s roadmap and the 20 or so projects building on top of it etc
\n \tSpecific areas of focus in Asia
\n \tTwitter: https://twitter.com/hashgraph
\n \tWebsite: https://www.hedera.com/
\n \tHedera 18 Hackathon website: https://www.hedera18.com/