REPORT

March 11, 2025

Investigating Sharding Advancements, Methodologies, and Adoption Potential in Hedera

Sharding is emerging as a key solution for blockchain scalability, but how can it be applied to Hedera’s unique architecture? This paper examines academic and industrial approaches before proposing a hybrid sharding model tailored to Hedera’s Gossip-about-Gossip and ABFT protocols. 

The findings highlight reduced storage and communication overhead, improved scalability, and enhanced fault tolerance, demonstrating the viability of integrating sharding into Hedera’s distributed ledger infrastructure.