This article will cover the account abstraction concept in a nutshell, how Web3 adoption is held back and how account abstraction removes the barrier, protocol-level account abstraction and how it differs from current account abstraction implementations, and Hedera’s unique capabilities among EVM networks that enable protocol-level account abstraction.

Starting February 1, 2024, a new testnet faucet enables developers to anonymously collect up to 100 test HBAR every 24 hours. Also, the allocation of test HBAR for Hedera Portal accounts is now 1,000 tokens every 24 hours with a manual request. In addition, API keys are now available from the Hedera Portal for re-creating accounts and querying account ID information programmatically after testnet and previewnet resets. The goal of these changes is to continuously improve the development experience on Hedera.

The ability to verify smart contracts is crucial for various applications, especially in the DeFi sector. Introducing Smart Contract Verification on Hedera bolsters transparency and security between smart contract owners and users. This verification process is integral in establishing trust in the smart contracts deployed on the Hedera network.

The publicly reported transaction count on Hedera does not include the intra-node gossip communication needed to reach consensus. Only transactions submitted and paid for by external parties are included in the TPS count. Read this article to learn how to calculate TPS count from on-chain data anyone can access.

Contributors to the Hedera codebase continually innovate based on how well the system responds to real-world traffic load and scenarios. Read this article to learn how recent efforts have resulted in an optimization in the core algorithms, specifically optimizing how nodes select events as other-parents to ensure a more efficient hashgraph is created during the consensus process.

With Hedera becoming increasingly EVM-equivalent, the need to maintain a separate library like hethers.js is diminishing. Hedera core contributors are announcing the deprecation of the hethers.js library by October 20, 2023.

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.

Hedera consensus nodes must strike a delicate balance between Hedera security and EVM security models. The latest security model for Hedera smart contracts provides greater clarity and additional protections relative to its predecessor.