Shardus is building distributed ledger software to remedy the problems of traditional blockchains -- scalability, decentralization and efficiency. The technology being developed will use compute and state sharding to accommodate billions of daily active users, allowing for global-scale decentralized networks.
Hive Coin is a cryptocurrency, with the new blockchain technology and smart contracts, companies no longer need centralized intermediaries for transactions or financing. The blockchain grants absolute transparency, integrity and immutability of the data stored in the system. Hive coins are used to make demands on factoring companies, who can then compensate them. This process uses the blockchain, which offers a high level of security for all transactions. All seller and borrower data is cryptographically secured in this system.