Hedera (HBAR) Explained: How Hashgraph Works and Why It Matters

Hedera uses hashgraph (a DAG) with gossip about gossip and virtual voting to achieve fast finality and high throughput, enabling thousands of TPS with dollar-denominated fees. The article highlights Hedera’s governance by the Hedera Governing Council, dual-token economics for $HBAR (fees and staking) with a fixed supply, and Ethereum-compatible smart contracts via EVM. It also notes enterprise use cases like identity, tokenized assets, and AI-related applications, alongside governance centralization concerns and patent considerations.