🛠 Developer Evangelist Francesco Coacci is back with another guided coding tutorial.

This time: How to manage Hedera tokens using smart contracts. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a keyless Solidity smart contract and use it to manage fungible tokens on the network, ensuring a transparent and trustless workflow.

https://hedera.com/blog/how-to-manage-hedera-tokens-using-smart-contracts

The Pornini Foundation - the Swiss non-profit organization bringing innovation to conservation - has announced that they are migrating its NFT-based Nature Collectibles Initiative to Hedera, citing Hedera's unmatched carbon and energy efficiency.

"Hedera is significantly more energy-efficient than alternative public networks, aligning with our conservation ethos, and destigmatizing blockchain and distributed ledger technology from its purported environmental impact.”

Read more below 👇👇
https://www.hbarfoundation.org/blog-post/porini-foundation-brings-nature-collectibles-to-hedera-public-distributed-ledger

In Part 4 of his insightful series detailing and demonstrating ServiceNow's Hedera Connector, Nicola Attico - Blockchain Solution Engineer at ServiceNow and vital Hedera contributor - showcases the ease of minting #NFTs on the NOW Platform.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nicolaattico_nonfungibletokens-nfts-digitaltwin-activity-6955169248545583105-DKvS/

Quantum Computing: Why should we care, and are we prepared?

Head of Cryptography Rohit Sinha joins us for a thoughtful discussion on quantum threats, NIST's efforts towards post-quantum security, and Hedera's position viewed through the quantum lens.

🎙https://hedera.com/podcast?wchannelid=ms1vo20k45&wmediaid=9vpr6q3hhg

🛠 Interested in building decentralized applications on Hedera?

Dev Relations Engineer Ed Marquez has put together this helpful guided tutorial detailing how to use the Hedera SDK to send and receive HBAR using smart contracts. This functionality is fundamental in building decentralized applications that rely on contracts in areas such as #DeFi, #ESG, #NFT Marketplaces, and much more.

https://hedera.com/blog/how-to-send-and-receive-hbar-using-smart-contracts-part-1-using-the-sdk

Special thanks to Max Winograd, VP of Connected Products at Avery Dennison for joining us on the podcast for an in-depth discussion on atma.io, the world's leading connected product cloud utilizing Hedera to accurately track the lifecycle impact of billions of products.

🎙https://hedera.com/podcast?wchannelid=ms1vo20k45&wmediaid=ez8968sz7c

The Hedera mainnet has officially been upgraded to v0.27.4, initiating Phase I of HIP-406: #Staking.

Read more on what that means, and what is to come moving forward👇👇
https://hedera.com/blog/introducing-native-staking-phase-1-on-the-hedera-network

🛠What is HIP-415: Introduction of Blocks?

Leemon Baird dives into HIP-415 in this Town Hall highlight explaining the technical aspects and rationale behind formalizing the concept of blocks on the Hedera network and how it drives interoperability.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o31e6ogphkU

Considering building or actively building on the Hedera network? Outlier Ventures, in partnership with the HBAR Foundation, presents the Hedera Base Camp Accelerator program!

This 12-week program helps early stage startups leverage the Hedera network to build secure, scalable, and sustainable solutions across #Web3 serving both retail and enterprise users.

Learn more 👇👇👇
https://outlierventures.io/base-camp/hedera-base-camp

In need of resources to help you build on Hedera? Visit our Integrations page for a comprehensive directory of microservice APIs, network gateways, payment rails, integrations, and plugins that make it even easier to build applications on the network.

➡️https://hedera.com/integrations

We welcome Toni Caradonna, CTO of The Porini Foundation, to the podcast this week to discuss the Foundation's decision to migrate its Nature Collectibles #NFT project to Hedera, citing Hedera's unmatched carbon efficiency as key factor in their decision.

Tune in to learn more about how the Foundation is using Hedera to tackle global issues in sustainability & #conservation.

🎙https://hedera.com/podcast?wchannelid=ms1vo20k45&wmediaid=dzglcwg4zi

"Introducing Native Staking Phase 1 on the Hedera Network"

Updated July 27th, 2022 to reflect the CoinCom vote to reduce the minimum node stake value from 1/2 of the max node stake to 1/4 of the max node stake.

https://hedera.com/blog/introducing-native-staking-phase-1-on-the-hedera-network

As was announced April 2022, the Hedera Governing Council has entered into an agreement to outsource core services to Swirlds Labs as the Council focuses on network governance, industry standards, public policy, & treasury management.

Payments for these services will be made as prepayments of HBAR, with periodic adjustments based on actual expenses and HBAR market price.

More details 👇
https://help.hedera.com/hc/en-us/articles/6107212270493-When-will-the-payments-be-made-from-Hedera-to-Swirlds-Labs-as-part-of-the-previously-announced-outsourcing-agreement

Metrika, the leader in operational intelligence for DLTs, has today announced a collaboration with Hedera, providing the community and network ecosystem with advanced monitoring and analytics capabilities through Metrika's platform📊

Read more below 👇
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metrika-now-offers-developers-unprecedented-visibility-into-hedera-network-activity-and-performance-301598822.html

Attention all Blockchain Futurist Conference 2022 attendees!

Stop by our booth next to the Main Stage and dive into the open-source, carbon-negative Hedera ecosystem with some of our amazing team: Lina Tran, Alyson Liu, and Michella Cerone representing!

#Futurist22 #ETHToronto

This week on 'Gossip about Gossip', we welcome recently elected Hedera Governing Council Board Member, Ian Putter of Standard Bank Group, discussing with Zenobia Godschalk how Standard Bank is working to drive network adoption across the African continent and his decision to run for the board.

🎙➡️https://hedera.com/podcast?wchannelid=ms1vo20k45&wmediaid=f1bcr1ogyr

HIP-329 introduced the ability to use the CREATE2 opcode on the network, allowing for deterministic deployment of smart contracts. Paired with the low, predictable fees and scalability of Hedera, CREATE2 enables users to build incredible user experiences.

Read more 👇
https://hedera.com/blog/the-create2-opcode-on-hedera-an-introduction

Upcoming session in collaboration with Columbia Data for Social Good, at Columbia University:

Virtual Event | August 25th | 3:00PM EST

Developer Advocate Justin Atwell presents 'Data-Driven Solutions in Agriculture': an in-depth discussion on the benefits Hedera and DLT bring to the world of agriculture, covering sustainability, ESG, improvements on the current model, and more.

RSVP ➡️ https://spscolumbia.campusgroups.com/dsg/rsvp_boot?id=1641290

This virtual event is free and open to the public. Fill out the form below after confirming your RSVP and receive a proof-of-attendance NFT commemorating the event!

NFT Form: https://forms.gle/ButmPvNS69N82VRcA

Stay informed with this insightful article on Nasdaq from Carmelle Cadet of EMTECH on the potential #CBDCs hold in creating a greener future - EMTECH recently & with great success showcased their HTS-based #CBDC at the Embassy of Haiti in the U.S.

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cbdcs-are-a-chance-to-build-a-greener-future

Anything you can do, you can do on Hedera.

The JSON-RPC Relay enables developers to use their favorite #EVM-compatible tools when building on the Hedera network; with this guided tutorial from Ed Marquez and Pathorn Tengkiattrakul, you'll learn how to deploy smart contracts on the network using Truffle.

➡️https://hedera.com/blog/how-to-deploy-smart-contracts-on-hedera-using-truffle