What is Hashgraph and how does it work?

Meet Hashgraph. Hashgraph is a DLT (distributed ledger technology) that offers a different approach in solving the decentralized solution. It is developed by the CTO and the co-founder of Swirlds, Leemon Baird. If you are entirely new to distributed ledger technology, you may find Hashgraph slightly confusing or just need time to a clear idea.

What is Hedera Hashgraph?

Hashgraph is a distributed ledger technology that has been described as an alternative to blockchains. The hashgraph technology is currently patented, and the only authorized ledger is Hedera Hashgraph. The native cryptocurrency of the Hedera Hashgraph system is HBAR.

What is Hashgraph consensus algorithm?

The hashgraph consensus algorithm enables distributed consensus in an innovative, efficient way. Hashgraph is a distributed consensus algorithm and data structure that is fast, fair, and secure. What is Hedera? Hedera is a fully open source public distributed ledger that utilizes the fast, fair, and secure hashgraph consensus.

What is a Hashgraph distributed ledger?

The hashgraph algorithm accomplishes being fair, fast, Byzantine, ACID compliant, efficient, inexpensive, timestamped, and DoS resistant. A hashgraph distributed ledger is inexpensive to operate compared to blockchain distributed ledgers, as it avoids energy-intensive proof-of-work.