We spoke with Dr. Leemon Baird, Founder and Chief Scientist at Hedera Hashgraph, and Founder & CTO of Swirlds Inc. In our conversation he shared the origins of Hashgraph and the technology, the genesis of the company and how the shortcomings of existing approaches to online trust provided the foundational principles for the development of the Hashgraph protocol. He explains in detail how Hashgraph works, why it’s fast and scalable and how the design lends itself to distributed trust. In our discussion he shares a diverse range use cases for Hashgraph and outlines the unique governance approach for Hedera along with key partnerships. Lastly he shares the latest product announcement – an offering that allows for the technology to be deployed as an online service while still providing trust.