The Hedera Governing Council is excited to announce new features and capabilities powered by JSON-RPC via commercial providers that streamline developer productivity and pave the way for broader interoperability and adoption across Web3.

As part of its periodic review, the Treasury Management & Coin Economics Committee of the Governing Council has voted to adopt the following changes to the Hedera staking rewards program, which align with current industry average adjusted reward rates. These changes are expected to further the sustainability of the staking program as network utilization continues to grow.

August 3rd, 2023 - Hedera, the leaderless proof-of-stake network leading the next generation of the Web, has appointed Andrew Aitken as Chief Open Source Officer, to lead its realignment as a fully open source Web3 platform.

This fee schedule change will take effect on mainnet with the v0.41 release of the Hedera services code. The testnet upgrade to v0.41 is set for Tuesday, August 22, followed by a mainnet upgrade to v0.41 on Tuesday, September 12. Applications on the Hedera network should not require any modifications to adapt to this change.

v0.40 of the Hedera services code brings improvements that make contract creation transactions more EVM equivalent. Read this article to learn the specifics of the changes.

Decentralization is a foundational principle of blockchain technology, and at Hedera, it is the cornerstone of building the Hedera network to sustain security, longevity, and sustainable operations.

Seoul, Korea - July 18th, 2023 - Shinhan Bank (the first modern bank in Korea), SCB TechX (Siam Commercial Bank’s technology innovation business unit), and the largest financial institution in Taiwan today announced the successful completion of a stablecoin remittance proof-of-concept pilot. The PoC was built on the highly-efficient and eco-friendly Hedera open-source public network.

In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you how to create a Hedera DApp using React, Material UI, Ethers, and TypeScript. With the help of the Create React App (CRA) Hedera DApp template, you'll be able to seamlessly integrate popular wallets like MetaMask, Hashpack, and Blade. You'll learn how to query the mirror node and incorporate HTS features, enabling users to effortlessly manage and transact with HTS tokens.

AI and blockchain are two technological trends that have captured everyone’s attention. The learning aspect of AI, coupled with Blockchain's immutable nature, introduces a revolutionary change in how data can be processed and utilized. In this article, you'll see how to combine the strengths of AI and blockchain technology by creating a ChatGPT plugin that interacts with Hedera.