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The hashgraph platform, including the hashgraph consensus algorithm, enters open source under Apache 2.0 license on August 5, 2022

• This makes the entire Hedera network, including the services code and developer tools, open source

Native staking on Hedera enters Phase 1, enabling the ecosystem to build tooling and users to test functionality

HSCS is launched on the mainnet on February 2, 2022

Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS) 2.0 is launched on the testnet on January 2, 2022

• HSCS is open-source, EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)-compatible, integrated with Solidity, and carbon-negative, while natively supporting Hedera tokens and NFTs with the HTS.

The Hedera Public Mirror Node, a publicly accessible, free-to-use, mainnet Mirror Node operated by the Hedera team, becomes available on June 25, 2021

HTS is launched on the mainnet on February 9, 2021 

• HTS with over 60 initial ecosystem partners. HTS enables the configuration, management, and transfer of native fungible and non-fungible tokens on the public Hedera network.

HTS is launched on the testnet 

Tokenization on Hedera whitepaper is published on December 7, 2020.

The code for the hashgraph platform enters open to review on October 9, 2020

• The platform code includes the gossip and consensus protocol code, and the various libraries that are used by the services code.

Hedera Token Service (HTS) Launch

• The Hedera Token Service (HTS) offers a native tokenization framework. for the configuration, minting, and management of tokens on Hedera, without needing to set up and deploy a smart contract.

Hedera's State Proof software enters alpha on September 17, 2020

• State Proofs enable users to obtain cryptographic proof that a particular transaction took place on Hedera, and what the results of executing it were.

All of the Hedera network services, including HCS, enter open source under Apache 2.0 license on August 6, 2020

Hedera's Mirror Node software enters beta on July 7, 2020

• Mirror nodes provide a way to store and cost-effectively query historical data from the public ledger while minimizing the use of Hedera network resources.

Hedera preview net goes live on July 23, 2020

• The preview net provides early access to Hedera codebase features and functionality, prior to their release on the Hedera testnet and mainnet.

Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) Launch

• Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) is launched on the mainnet on February 13, 2020. 
• HCS acts as a trust layer for any application or permission network and allows for the creation of an immutable and verifiable log of messages. Application messages are submitted to the Hedera network for consensus, given a trusted timestamp, and ordered before flowing to the mirror network, from which applications can subscribe for notifications.

Hedera.com goes live

Hedera's Mirror Node software enters alpha on August 29, 2019

• Mirror nodes provide a way to store and cost-effectively query historical data from the public ledger while minimizing the use of Hedera network resources.

The Hedera mainnet (beta) is made openly accessible on September 16, 2019

• Anyone can build and deploy their applications on the Hedera mainnet and create accounts for themselves and/or end users of their applications.

Mainnet Launch

• Hedera mainnet goes live on August 24, 2018. 50 billion HBAR are minted.
• The first meeting of potential Council members is convened to review the Hedera LLC Agreement and details of Council membership.

Hashgraph Consortium Formed

• Hashgraph Consortium, LLC is created as a Delaware limited liability company. Hashgraph technology is shared publicly for the first time at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, CA. The first Letters of Intent are signed by potential Council members.
• HederaHashgraph.com goes live and the Hedera whitepaper is published.