Hedera’s Hashgraph Technology Poised To Revolutionize Web3 Economy

Mance Harmon, co-founder of Hedera, recently took the stage at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos to discuss the transformative potential of hashgraph technology in the digital commerce landscape. He envisions Hedera’s distributed ledger platform playing a foundational role in the Web3 economy, achieving what he terms “invisible ubiquity” by operating seamlessly in the background, much like internet protocols.

Harmon’s vision for Hedera is built on the innovative hashgraph technology, invented by Dr. Leemon Baird as an alternative to traditional blockchain architecture. Unlike blockchain, which adds information blocks sequentially to a single chain, hashgraph processes data in parallel within a graph structure, resulting in faster transaction speeds and greater efficiency.

The passage of the GENIUS Act in 2025 has provided new regulatory clarity for stablecoin technology, paving the way for Hedera to serve as infrastructure for Web3 applications across various sectors. According to Harmon, any smartphone application consuming cloud services could operate in a Web3 context, enabled by the increased security and trust levels provided by the hashgraph.

As the Web3 economy continues to evolve, Hedera’s hashgraph technology is poised to play a significant role in shaping its future. With its potential to transform digital commerce and enable new levels of