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title: "Hedera Developer Highlights January 2024"
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published_at: "2024-01-31T16:00:00+00:00"
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excerpt: "January 2024 highlights: Hitachi joins Hedera Council, Hedera Wallet Snap on MetaMask goes live, new Building on Hedera Course launched, and DeRec Alliance formed. Join the Wallet Snap webinar and share feedback on Hedera docs!"
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# Hedera Developer Highlights January 2024

January 31, 2024

Ed Marquez

Head of Developer Relations

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September 16, 2026

### Scaffold-HBAR Template Bounty

Create a production-quality template that serves as the go-to starting point for Hedera developers and stand a chance to win one of five $2,000 prizes from a $10,000 pool.

[Read More](https://hedera.com/blog/scaffold-hbar-template-bounty/)

September 8, 2026

### How to unlock the full potential of HCS (and why it is not a database)

HCS gives you fair ordering, consensus timestamps, and a tamper-resistant history. Pair it with an index or a database for queries.

[Read More](https://hedera.com/blog/how-to-unlock-the-full-potential-of-hcs-and-why-it-is-not-a-database/)

September 4, 2026

### Hedera Council Grows Partner Network with New Strategic and Community Partners

WISeKey joins as a Strategic Partner, bringing deep expertise in cybersecurity, digital identity, and IoT, alongside new Community Partner SpaceDev, a Latin American software company expanding Hedera’s reach and adoption

[Read More](https://hedera.com/blog/hedera-council-grows-partner-network-with-new-strategic-and-community-partners/)

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