Powered by Bitcoin and Ethereum, Hemi is a modular network for superior scaling, security, and interoperability. While other projects approach Bitcoin and Ethereum as ecosystem silos, limiting the potential of both, Hemi views them as components of a single supernetwork. This unlocks new levels of programmability, portability, and potential for Bitcoin DeFi and so much more. Hemi was co-founded by Jeff Garzik (former Bitcoin core developer) and Max Sanchez (inventor of the Proof-of-Proof consensus protocol), and is surrounded by a team of renowned blockchain engineers, strategic partners and investors.
Hemi envisions a new, converged Internet ecosystem that is more secure, more interoperable, and more ready for the many challenges of Bitcoin DeFi, as well as a web3 and AI-driven future that is colliding with the Internet at-large.
Hemi features include:
Hemi Virtual Machine (hVM) – An Ethereum Virtual Machine wrapped around a Bitcoin node, delivering the best-possible access to the respective states of Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Hemi Bitcoin Kit (hBK) – Making hVM’s unique awareness of Bitcoin’s state accessible to developers, enabling the next generation of Bitcoin DeFi
Proof-of-Proof Consensus – The most decentralized, censor-resistant way to achieve Bitcoin-level security.
Tunnels – A more secure way to move assets from Bitcoin to Hemi and from Hemi to Ethereum.
HEMI is the native utility token that is used for:
Protocol governance, and as a future gas token.
How Many HEMI Coins Are There in Circulation?
There are currently 0 tokens in circulation. After TGE up to 10,000,000,000 tokens will be in circulation.
Who Are the Founders of Hemi?
Jeff Garzik, Co-founder
Jeff Garzik has long been at the center of developing and commercializing open source software related to Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Previously, Jeff spent five years as an early Bitcoin core developer and ten years at Red Hat. His work with the Linux kernel is now found in every Android phone and data center running Linux today. During the early days of Bitcoin, he helped to catalyze the early movements by giving away 15,678 BTC in developer bounties, which is today worth between nine and ten figures USD.
Maxwell Sanchez, Co-founder
Prior to leading technical architecture for Hemi, Maxwell Sanchez was the co-founder and CTO of VeriBlock where he co-invented the Proof-of-Proof (PoP) protocol for decentralized and permissionless Bitcoin security inheritance. Passionate about blockchain technology since 2011, Max also launched the first testnet to use post-quantum cryptography, has identified and helped fix consensus vulnerabilities for multiple blockchain projects, and developed several open-source GPU miners.