The Hedera Token Service (HTS) is used via a robust set of APIs for the configuration, minting, and management of tokens on Hedera, without needing to set up and deploy a smart contract. In Part 2 of this series, let's look at the different types of administration functionalities that are available within the Hedera API (HAPI):

The Hedera Token Service (HTS) is used via a robust set of APIs for the configuration, minting, and management of tokens on Hedera, without needing to set up and deploy a smart contract. Let’s take a look at why you’d consider using it versus something like a fungible token with a smart contract on the Ethereum Blockchain, and the different types of functionalities that are available within the Hedera API (HAPI):

The Hedera Token Service (HTS) is now available on the Hedera testnet — it’s accessible to developers via v1 and v2 of the officially-supported Hedera SDKs, as well as a community-supported SDK (.NET).

The Tokenization on Hedera whitepaper details the two primary models Hedera Hashgraph supports for tokenization — natively on Hedera, using the new Hedera Token Service, and in a permissioned network setting, using Hedera Consensus Service.

Hong Kong - November 24, 2020 - Global law firm DLA Piper, in collaboration with Aldersgate DLS (Digital Ledger Solutions) has launched TOKO, a new security token platform, built on Hedera Hashgraph, Hyperledger Fabric, and Microsoft Azure.

The Hedera testnet has been upgraded to v0.9.0 — the release notes for the v0.9.0 upgrade can be found in the official Hedera documentation.

Los Angeles (Nov. 19, 2020) — Safe Health Systems (SHS) has unveiled HealthCheck, one of the largest single efforts to date to use integrated testing, technology, contact tracing and communication to help manage the spread of COVID-19.

Dallas, TX – November 17, 2020 - Hala Systems, a social enterprise developing advanced technologies to protect civilians from misinformation, is now utilizing Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade distributed ledger, to verify data provenance and remove centralized control over data.

The latest previewnet update offers access to v0.9.0-alpha of the Hedera Services codebase, which includes early access to the Hedera Token Service (HTS).