Hashgraph Enthusiasts

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The last episode of Hashgraph Enthusiasts for the year! We reflect on everything that's happened, unpack the big narratives happening in web3 regarding fees, take a look at the latest ETF rumours, review Charles' first week as Hedera's president, step back and admire the insanity happening on the Hedera network and within the ecosystem and community, I share insider updates on WalletConnect for Hedera and we take a look forward into 2024! A huge thanks to all the supporters of the show, can't wait for what's next...

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Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. Reflecting on 2023

2. Congestion, Fees & Frustration

3. More ETF Updates & Rumours

4. Hedera President: Week One

5. Hedera In Beast Mode

6. Hedera Gaming Breadcrumbs

7. The HTS Crypto Market

8. WalletConnect Updates

9. Messari 2024 Crypto Thesis

10. Looking ahead…

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/106

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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This week brings a major upgrade to the show: new professional equipment, a theme song and unlocked potential thanks to supporters of the show! Also, Hedera gets a new president, the Governing Council teases a new member in their October meeting, FSCO goes live on the Hedera mainnet, Bitcoin ETF rumours and network struggles, music NFTs, Flutterwave makes major moves for African payments and the real struggles of a bull market. This is a big one folks! Next week will be the last episode of the year...

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. The New Hedera President

2. FSCO Goes Live on Hedera

3. Governing Council & Minutes

4. Transaction Dip & Rip

5. BTC ETF Rumours Continue

6. Carbon Offset Credit Talk

7. Hedera Music Ecosystem

8. Flutterwave Money Transmission

9. BRC-20 and Ordinals

10. The Struggles of a Bull Market

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/105

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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I have an enlightening conversation with Matt Smithies, CTO of Dovu as we unpack all the news from COP28 so far regarding the Hedera Guardian and finding out what all this stuff means for hashgraph enthusiasts. We also chat about Calaxy adding Solana to their ""send crypto via DM"" feature, the marketing and optics struggles that frustrate the Hedera community, some exciting coupon updates, Shayne's talk at the NYSE, my gripes with the Hedera subreddit, opportunities in memecoins and Leemon in the Swiss Alps!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. Guardian & COP28

2. New DOVU ELV Credits

3. Calaxy Adding Solana

4. “We Do Not Pump”

5. Shayne Speaks at NYSE

6. Coupon Updates & News

7. Leemon in the Swiss Alps

8. I Miss Old Hedera Reddit

9. HTS Meme Tokens

10. You Forgot Hedera!

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/104

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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This was an incredible conversation with David Cohen (aka AnonymousDave71) which covered the past, present and future of Hedera, plus a deep-dive into Taekion, the future of web3 file storage. As an original advisor to Hedera, David provides unique perspectives, opinions and insights on most of the hot topics in the hashgraph enthusiasts community and tells some great stories!

Dive into the episode and listen to past episodes here: https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/103

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In this episode we dive into a few important breaking stories like EDF launching their new PoC on Hedera to automate the tracking and management of renewable energy certificates, the UKs intensive moves in the crypto space, new waves of Hedera FUD, a possible re-brand of the Hedera Consensus Service, COP28 details and rumours, a Hyundai & LG partnership, new use cases, rumours and more!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. EDF Uses Hedera for New PoC

2. COP28 & Hedera

3. Hedera on Capitol Hill

4. New Waves of Hedera FUD

5. Branding of HCS

6. UK Regulator Wants Tokenization

7. Online Payments with Wix & Hedera

8. Circle & Hedera Breadcrumbs

9. Hyundai & LG Team Up

10. SaucerSwap V2 Hurdles

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/102

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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This week on the show, we delved into exciting developments in the cryptocurrency world, notably Calaxy's new feature for crypto transactions via direct messages, powered by Hedera hashgraph. My interview with John Wingate from BankSocial highlighted their innovative use of Hedera's technology. We also covered SaucerSwap V2's launch, Binance's legal challenges alongside its Japan arm listing HBAR, and Bittrex's upcoming closure. The focus then shifted to Hedera's advancements in Hashgraph technology and the need for secure data storage solutions like Taekion's TFS Lite, amidst the rising costs of data breaches in the US. This is a juicy one, so strap in!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. Calaxy DMs Go Live on CNBC

2. My Feed is Full of HBAR Charts

3. SaucerSwap V2 Launches

4. Hedera Writes to the US Gov

5. Bank Social Announces DEFY

6. More Big Exchange Shakeups

7. Dell’s Paper on DLT & Edge

8. Governing Council Meeting

9. Hedera Writes to the IRS

10. Taekion Funded by US Gov

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/101

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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On this special episode, we recap a year in Hedera, taking a close look at the last 50 episodes of the show, highlighting all the top news and rumours! Plus I catch up with 12 amazing guests and we give away an NFTees tokenized HBAR holiday sweater to a listener of the show! I'm so grateful to the Hashgraph Enthusiasts community and I can't wait for what's in store for 2024, don't miss this episode!

For links to everything we talked about, visit the episode page and dive in! Link here: https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/100

Guests include: Rob Allen, Patches, Fatboy, HBAR Gremlin, King Solomon, HelloFutureBuzz, Coinman, Oliver, Joshua, Celestial Being, Batty Hattie, Angry Penguins and Tatsuaki, plus many messages from the community!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It's easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show's Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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Hashgraph continues blazing the trail as a disruptive technology with influencers hopping on board, price pumps, CBDC testing on mainnet, major banks diving in, DeRec ramping up and the NYSE being pitched! Plus we talk about TPS and some juicy rumours!

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Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. Big Green Candles & Influencers

2. A New CBDC Testing on Mainnet

3. OneSpan, ProvenDB and Hedera

4. Web3 ATL: DeRec & Rumours

5. Shayne at NYSE: What’s Next?

6. How Hedera TPS is Calculated

7. Chainspect Adds Hedera to Leaderboard

8. A Sneak Peek at 5 Digit TPS

9. Charles Hoskins & Midnight

10. Reflecting on 100 Episodes

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/99

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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The HBAR community exudes optimism reminiscent of 2021, with Hedera's substance established and a need for more hype-driven marketing. Flutterwave collaborates with Hedera Hashgraph to integrate USDC for enhanced cross-border transactions in Africa, while Hedera continues to innovate with features like ""Data on Disk"" and optimized consensus algorithms, setting industry benchmarks. Also, Brandon (The HBAR Bull) stops by to talk about Twigital!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. HBARbarians Hungry for Hype

2. Thoughts on Hedera’s Marketing

3. Hedera & Flutterwave Transform Payments

4. Governing Council Predictions

5. A Question on Permissioned Nodes

6. New Data on Disk Feature

7. The hashgraph gets an upgrade

8. Citadel IOT: Creating an ecosystem

9. Twigital Launches on Mainnet

10. Episode 100 is coming!

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/98

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

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I'm back after a busy period of travel and ecosystem development! I waste no time diving into the recent crypto market pump, the GC meeting minutes, major milestones and metrics, the need for hype, some exciting technical updates, a deep dive into Hedera's tokenomics, domains and the breakthrough Hedera WalletConnect SDK coming soon!

Tune in live on Spaces every Wednesday at 12pm ET / 9am PT for the weekly Hashgraph Enthusiasts News Show.

Top 10 Stories of the Week:

1. Bitcoin Wakes up Leading a Pump

2. Questions Swirl Regarding GC Pipeline

3. 25 Billion Transaction Milestone

4. Messari ""State of Hedera"" Q3 Report

5. The Need for Hashgraph Hype

6. Smart Contract Verification & ChatGPT

7. Stablecoin Studio Analytics

8. A Deeper Look at Hedera Tokenomics

9. Hedera Domain Dillema Continues

10. Hedera WalletConnect SDK is Coming

Episode notes (all the information, stories and links discussed on the episode with summaries): https://itsbrandond.com/hbar/97

A huge thanks to all supporters, you help me improve and grow the show! It’s easy to contribute and I appreciate all the fun transaction memos, they make my day! Send HBAR to the show’s Hedera wallet: 0.0.1725506 -or- enthusiast.hbar

You can also support the show for free by subscribing, leaving a review and sharing!