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Auto-Create Hedera Accounts with HBAR and Token Transfers

Oct 25, 2022Abi Castro

You can auto-create Hedera accounts with HBAR and token transfers by sending HBAR or HTS tokens to an alias that does not exist on the network. Dive in and learn more.

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Create Testnet Accounts with ED25519 and ECDSA Keys from the Hedera Portal - Back to the Basics

Oct 14, 2022Ed Marquez

The Hedera Portal is where developers create test accounts that enable building applications in development, risk-free, and cost-free environments (testnet, preview, or local network). The portal is a vital part of the Hedera ecosystem because it is effectively an onramp onto Hedera test networks and a faucet for test HBAR. This article provides an overview of the Hedera Portal and shows how you can start creating testnet accounts that use different types of keys.

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How to Approve Fungible Token and NFT Allowances on Hedera – Part 1: Using the SDK

Oct 10, 2022Ed Marquez

Allowances grant another account the right to transfer HBAR, fungible tokens, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from your account. This tutorial series shows you how to approve allowances for fungible tokens and NFTs. Part 1 focuses on approving token allowances using the Hedera JavaScript SDK.

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How to Approve HBAR Allowances on Hedera Using the SDK

Oct 07, 2022Ed Marquez

Allowances grant another account the right to transfer HBAR, fungible tokens, and non-fungible tokens from your account. This tutorial shows you how to approve HBAR allowances using the Hedera JavaScript SDK.

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abrdn plc Joins Hedera Governing Council, Cementing its Vision for Web3 and Client-centric Fund Management

Oct 06, 2022Hedera Team

Edinburgh, Scotland - 6 October 2022 – Investment company abrdn has today joined the Hedera Governing Council as the first buyside finance and asset management company on the Council.

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Gossip about Gossip: Mid-Season 3 Catch-Up

Sep 30, 2022Hedera Team

This season on Gossip About Gossip, we've had the pleasure of welcoming speakers from a range of industries and enterprises utilizing the Hedera network for a diverse set of use cases. We've worked with our partners at MarketScale to provide comprehensive yet concise overviews of each episode this year; let's take a look back through Season 3 and examine some of the exciting developments happening on Hedera.

BANNER Staking Functionality Contributions

Contributions to the Open Source Hedera Mirror Node Explorer for Staking Functionality

Sep 27, 2022Devin Saxon

Swirlds Labs has contributed to the OSS Hedera Explorer to reflect node & stake information.

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Hot DeFi Summer - A Retrospective

Sep 21, 2022Oliver Thorn

The Hot DeFi Summer on Hedera is finally coming to a close, but it's never too early to reminisce and get a glimpse of what we have to look forward to. Let's take a step back and examine some of the incredible milestones and ecosystem metrics we've seen on Hedera over the past several months.

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ServiceNow Token Workflows for Customer Engagement & Loyalty

Sep 16, 2022Nicola Attico

In this use case, we will see how ServiceNow helps organizations create and distribute their tokens. We will also see how ServiceNow can provide both enterprise wallets to allow the organization to manage the token lifecycle and integrate with customers' wallets to manage and present their tokens.