Introducing the Hedera Token Service (HTS) - Our Vision, Use Cases, and Ecosystem Partners

Hedera Co-Founders Dr. Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon introduce the newest service offered by Hedera Hashgraph: the Hedera Token Service (HTS). Leemon kicks things off with an introduction to Hedera’s vision of the world of tokenization. You’ll learn why Hedera believes it is the best option for tokenizing assets on a public network for a variety of use cases, thanks to its low fees, configurable compliance, and native efficiencies through hashgraph consensus. But functionality isn’t everything when it comes to tokenization on a public network — a strong and flourishing ecosystem is foundational — Mance will share an overview of Hedera’s token ecosystem at launch, including token issuers, wallet providers, custodians, exchanges, and more. He’ll take a deep-dive into HTS functionalities and demo how easy it is to mint and manage native tokens without a smart contract. If you're interested in learning about Hedera's vision for tokenization and how to get started building, this is a w