Starling Lab for Data Integrity is an academic research center that operates at the intersection of cryptography, decentralized web protocols, and the humanities. A joint initiative between the USC Shoah Foundation and Stanford University's Department of Electrical Engineering, the lab's mission is to develop and prototype tools and principles to establish trust in digital records. In an era of rampant misinformation and AI-generated content, Starling Lab is pioneering new methods to securely capture, store, and verify digital media.
The core of their work is the Starling Framework for Data Integrity, a comprehensive, open-source methodology for authenticating digital content. This framework is built on three pillars: Capture, which involves creating a chain of custody from the moment a photo or video is taken, Store, which uses decentralized networks like IPFS and Filecoin to securely distribute and preserve content, and Verify, which leverages immutable ledgers to register and audit the provenance of digital assets. This end-to-end approach has been applied in various real-world scenarios, from documenting the 78 days of the 2020 U.S. presidential transition with Reuters to preserving the USC Shoah Foundation's archive of 55,000 holocaust testimonies.
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Headstarter is a decentralized fundraising platform and launchpad built exclusively for the Hedera network. Its primary purpose is to accelerate the growth of the Hedera ecosystem by providing a secure and streamlined environment for new projects to raise capital and build an initial community.
The platform operates on a tier-based system centered around its native token, $HST. To gain access to token sales, prospective investors are required to stake a certain amount of $HST, which places them into different tiers. These tiers determine the size of the allocation a user is guaranteed in an upcoming IDO, with higher amounts of staked tokens granting access to larger investment opportunities. This model creates utility and sustained demand for the $HST token while ensuring a fair and organized capital-raising process.
For projects, Headstarter provides an end-to-end solution for launching a token, handling the technical complexities of the sale and providing access to an engaged community from day one. For investors, it offers a vetted and secure venue to discover and support promising, early-stage Hedera-native projects.
Hyperstack is a Web3 company developing the "Credential Cloud" platform for issuing, managing, and verifying smart, secure, and immutable digital credentials. Its mission is to revolutionize digital identity by providing a no-code, high-impact framework that can be used by a wide range of organizations, from educational institutions to corporations.
The core of Hyperstack's service is its comprehensive credential management platform. This includes a design studio for creating custom-branded digital certificates and badges, tools for issuing credentials at scale, and a secure digital wallet for recipients to store and share their credentials. A key feature of the platform is its robust analytics dashboard, which allows issuers to track engagement with their credentials, providing valuable insights into their reach and impact. The platform is also designed for seamless integration with existing systems, such as Learning Management Systems (LMS) and HR platforms.
Hyperstack's entire platform is built on the Hedera network. It uses the Hedera Token Service (HTS) to mint credentials as NFTs, providing a secure and efficient way to manage their ownership and transfer.
Beem is a versatile Australian digital wallet owned by Digital Wallet Pty Ltd and now part of Australian Payments Plus, a member of the Hedera Governing Council and the collective that also includes BPAY Group, eftpos and NPP Australia.
It enables Australians to pay, request, transfer and split money instantly by using familiar contact names instead of BSB and account numbers. The app also supports BPAY for bill payments and offers features such as rewards and cashback through Beem Rewards and Cashrewards, loyalty and gift card storage, animated stickers and group expense management.
Eftpos acquired Beem in 2020 to expand into digital wallet services and leverage its payments infrastructure for faster growth. Since then it has been downloaded more than 1.4 million times and has facilitated over US 1 billion in transactions. Australian Payments Plus operates a Hedera network node in Australia and has trialled the Hedera Consensus Service and an Australian dollar based stablecoin to enable secure and low cost micropayments, providing a potential foundation for future Beem innovations.
Hex Trust is a fully-licensed and insured digital asset custodian that provides bank-grade infrastructure and services for the Web3 ecosystem. Its mission is to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the digital asset economy by providing a secure and compliant platform for institutional investors.
The company offers a comprehensive suite of services built around its proprietary platform, Hex Safe. This includes institutional-grade custody for a wide range of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, security tokens, and NFTs. In addition to custody, Hex Trust provides staking services, DeFi access, and brokerage and financing solutions. This integrated approach allows their clients, which include financial institutions, asset managers, and Web3 projects, to securely manage and grow their digital asset portfolios.
The Hex Safe platform supports HBAR and all tokens issued on the Hedera Token Service (HTS), making it an official custodian for the Hedera ecosystem. This partnership enables institutional clients to securely hold and stake HBAR, as well as to custody and manage HTS-based tokens. Hex Trust also serves as a strategic custodian for TOKO, a tokenization engine built on Hedera in collaboration with DLA Piper.