Hedera is a decentralized public network where developers can build secure, fair applications with near real-time consensus. The platform is owned and governed by a council of global innovators including Avery Dennison, Boeing, Deutsche Telekom, DLA Piper, FIS (WorldPay), Google, IBM, LG Electronics, Magalu, Nomura, Swirlds, Tata Communications, University College London (UCL), Wipro, and Zain Group. The Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) acts as a trust layer for any application or permissioned 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 fairly ordered. Use HCS to track assets across a supply chain, create auditable logs of events in an advertising platform, or even use it as a decentralized ordering service.
Metronome, found online at Metronome.io, under the symbol MTN. The cryptocurrency promises to deliver “institutional-class endurance” with cross-blockchain compatibility.The currency is being developed by Bloq, which announced Metronome in October 2017. Metronome is launched in early December 2017, with the first cross-chain transfers (between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic) scheduled for Q1 2018. Metronome released in December 2017. By Q1 2018, Metronome aims to become the world’s first cross-chain compatible cryptocurrency by adding Ethereum Classic support (the currency is initially built on Ethereum). Metronome’s cross-chain compatibility system involves creating exit receipts when leaving the chain and entering a new chain.