Description
MetaHash (operated by MetaHash AG, a Swiss-registered company based in Zug, Switzerland) presents itself as a next-generation blockchain network ("Blockchain 4.0") for sharing digital assets and building/managing decentralized applications and services in real time. The system is composed of four core components: TraceChain, a high-speed blockchain claiming over 100,000 transactions per second per node and validation under three seconds using a multiPoS consensus algorithm; MetaHashApps, a smart-contract successor allowing decentralized real-time applications written in languages such as C++, PHP, and Solidity; MetaHashGate, an open-source gateway/client offering a light multi-asset wallet and a directory/browser for decentralized apps; and MetaHashCoin (#MHC), the network's native asset used to pay for transactions, data storage, application deployment, and other network services, with a total supply of 9.2 billion tokens released over 20 years and rewards distributed via "forging" (a hybrid PoW/PoS mining mechanism).
The organization serves blockchain developers (via its MetaHashAPI, GitHub code examples, and a developer wiki/portal), cryptocurrency investors and traders (through exchange listings on platforms like KuCoin, BitForex, and CEX.IO), and enterprise/consulting partners. It positions itself against Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EOS by emphasizing higher throughput, lower transaction costs, and full decentralization. The team and advisory board include figures such as Ian Balina, Brock Pierce, and Gleb Nikitin, and the project has been covered by outlets including Forbes, Cointelegraph, and Yahoo Finance following its 2018 ICO.