ICO Analysis:
Hedera HashgraphPublished 6 days ago
on August 10, 2018
By Daniel Won
Proof:
https://hacked.com/ico-analysis-hedera-hashgraph/Team
Co-Founder, CTO, and Chief Scientist Leemon Baird – Baird invented the hashgraph consensus algorithm, has worked as a Professor of Computer Science at the US Air Force Academy, has a PhD in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and has many patents and publications in peer-reviewed journals and conferences in the fields of computer security, mathematics, and machine learning.
Co-Founder and CEO Mance Harmon – Harmon also has an Air Force background as former Course Director for Cybersecurity. He was also Program Manager of a large-scale software program for the US Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency and senior executive for product security of an unnamed $1.7b revenue organization.
President Tom Trowbridge – Trowbridge is President of the Hedera Hashgraph Council and has a strong finance background, having started and ran the New York Office of UK-based Odey Asset Management. He also has held positions at Goldman Sachs, Lombard Odier, Atticus Capital, Bear, Stearns & Co., and telecom and media private equity firm Alta Communications, where he was responsible for 10 deals.
Verdict
Below is a breakdown of the risks and growth potential of Hedera Hashgraph.
Risks
Very bold claims but no working product (
-1)
High hard cap and initial valuation but other projects that have done well have had the same (though uncommon) (
-0.5)
Similar to EOS – bold claims, no working product, lots of hype – except the EOS team probably had a more relevant background (CTO Dan Larimer was behind popular and proven projects like Bitshares and Steemit) (
-0.5)
Growth Potential
A lot of hype (e.g. large Meetup community) (
+4)
Some DApps have already committed to the platform, and many developers are interested in the platform (e.g. their developer – not general public – Discord channel has nearly 5,000 members as of writing) (
+4)
Disposition
Hedera Hashgraph promises to pack quite the punch similar to projects like EOS. The hype is definitely there, but can the team deliver?
Hedera Hashgraph receives a
6/10.