A ColdAI concept film · Sydney, October 2030
Vision 2030
Invisible Ubiquity, a world full of equity.
A ColdAI concept film and point of view on Hedera in 2030.
- hours in Amara's day
- 24
- moments, one network
- 10
- Hedera Council members
- 33
- running time
- 3:48
01The film
Hedera in every moment, never asking for attention
Film premiering soonRunning time 3:48
02One day in 2030
Twenty-four hours with Amara
A single mother in Sydney gets the job she worked six years for. Hedera is in every moment that follows, and never once asks for her attention. Scroll through her day.
09:00Day 1
The offer
“One scan proved everything I'd worked for… and nothing they didn't need to know.”
Six years of night classes and two jobs end with one scan. The hospital's contract asks for her name, right to work, nursing licence and background check. IDTrust answers with verifiable credentials and DIDs on Hedera, and shares only what the contract needs.
- IDTrust
- Google Pixel
- T-Mobile
IDTrust by The Hashgraph Group issues and verifies DIDs and verifiable credentials on Hedera today.
The contract asks for
- Name Proven
- Right to work Proven
- RN licence Proven
- Background check Proven
- Home address Not shared
- Date of birth Not shared
Signed · anchored on Hedera
09:43Day 1
Two pumpkin spice lattes
“My savings live on Hedera. Starbucks gets Aussie dollars in a second. Nobody in the middle takes a cut.”
A tap of her Apple Watch on the eftpos terminal. Her HBAR savings travel through CLPR to Australian Payments Plus settlement on HashSphere, and Starbucks receives digital Australian dollars in about a second.
- eftpos
- Australian Payments Plus
- HashSphere
- CLPR
- Starbucks
Vision 2030: retail digital AUD · built on Project Acacia (RBA & DFCRC), where AP+ piloted on HashSphere.
≈ 1 s, final HBAR/AUD · Chainlink · live rate
17:42Day 1
The drive home
“Even the road knows me now. It only charges for what I use.”
Her Hyundai Inster passes under a motorway gantry. The camera reads the plate, the plate resolves to a vehicle credential and a pseudonymous IDTrust owner, and the road-user charge is paid with dropp. No toll account, no name on the wire.
- IDTrust
- dropp
- Hyundai
Inspired by a US patent filing describing road-user charging settled on Hedera Hashgraph & HCS. Car: Hyundai · supply-chain CO₂ tracked on Hedera.
18:10Day 1
“Mum's a nurse”
“In a world full of fakes… our happiest moment is provably real.”
Zuri runs into her arms. The selfie they post is signed at capture by the Google Pixel camera's content credentials, and its hash is anchored on Hedera. Anyone can recompute it and see the photo is real, not generated.
- Google Pixel
Pixel's camera attaches content credentials today; anchoring the signature's hash on Hedera is the vision part.
Authentic photo · signed at capture on Google Pixel
20:30Day 1
The PlayStation
“I didn't have to sell my future to say yes to hers.”
Zuri wants a PlayStation from a US store. Amara borrows against her HBAR on Bonzo Finance instead of selling it, pays with dropp through CLPR to the FedNow® Service, and the console's digital product passport arrives in her wallet as a Hedera token.
- Bonzo Finance
- dropp
- CLPR
- FedNow® Service
- PlayStation
Loan figures are illustrative. FedNow is US-only today; reaching it from Hedera via CLPR is the vision part.
Loan figures in the film are illustrative.
07:02Day 2
First day: the door already knew
“Yesterday they said yes. This morning, the door already knew.”
Her fingertip on the reader is matched on her own phone. IDTrust presents the employee credential she received when she signed, and the door, a node on the hospital's private HashSphere network, opens.
- IDTrust
- HashSphere
Biometrics never leave her device. Only the proof does.
Biometrics never leave her device. Only the proof does.
08:15Day 2
Her first patient
“He told me how he felt. Every step, mine and the machine's, is on the record. For him.”
Mr. Nguyen allows the assistant to listen, from his own wallet. The AI suggests, the nurse decides. EQTY Lab anchors the lineage of every suggestion on Hedera, and Acoer updates his record with a consented, verifiable access log.
- EQTY Lab
- Acoer
Proofs on Hedera. Patient data stays private.
12:30Day 2
Lunch: Hello Future
“A first-day gift. From a hospital that already knew my name.”
At the vending machine a face match, confirmed by IDTrust on her phone, opens her HashPack wallet. Inside is a first-day gift from the hospital: an NFT coupon for a Hello Future juice, redeemed on Hedera.
- IDTrust
- HashPack
- Hello Future
Hello Future is a fictional product, named after Hedera's tagline.
12:34Day 2
One sip, and she draws her own world
“Give anyone a fair start… and watch what they build.”
Golden light spreads from the first sip. The fingertip that opened the door now draws in the air: hashgraph threads that peel the break room away to the Moon, where she races a McLaren across the dust with the Dead Pixels Ghost Club in her wake.
- McLaren
- Dead Pixels Ghost Club
- Hello Future
Seven moments of her day, one network underneath
18:20Day 2
Player two
The Moon shrinks back into a TV screen. It was Zuri's game all along, a Ubisoft title on her new PlayStation. Amara, still in scrubs, drops onto the couch and takes the second controller.
- Ubisoft
- PlayStation
- McLaren
“I never saw the technology. I just saw the doors open.”
03Today vs 2030
What exists today, and what is our vision
Every moment in the film stands on something real. Here is the honest line between the two: what you can use or read about today, and what we imagine for 2030.
| Theme | Today | Vision 2030 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | TodayIDTrust by The Hashgraph Group issues and verifies DIDs and verifiable credentials on Hedera. | Vision 2030Signing a job contract with one scan and selective disclosure; on-device biometrics opening a hospital door. |
| Paying in Australia | TodayAustralian Payments Plus runs eftpos, BPAY and the NPP, and piloted on HashSphere in Project Acacia (RBA & DFCRC). | Vision 2030A retail digital AUD at the café counter, paid from HBAR savings through CLPR. |
| Cross-ledger | TodayCLPR, Hedera's cross-ledger protocol, is being built in the open at LF Decentralized Trust; ColdAI has submitted verifier code for 87 networks. | Vision 2030CLPR linking public Hedera to HashSphere settlement networks and to national payment rails. |
| Paying the US | TodayThe FedNow® Service is the Federal Reserve's instant payment service, inside the US. dropp offers pay-by-bank and micropayments with HBAR and USDC. | Vision 2030Paying a US store from Sydney with dropp, through CLPR, to the FedNow® Service. |
| Borrowing | TodayBonzo Finance, the liquidity layer of Hedera, lets you borrow against supplied assets, with HBAR as collateral. | Vision 2030A loan against savings, offered right at checkout. The figures in the film are illustrative. |
| Roads | TodayA US patent filing describes road-user charging settled on Hedera Hashgraph & HCS. Hyundai has tracked supply-chain CO₂ on Hedera. | Vision 2030A gantry reading the plate and charging a pseudonymous owner through dropp. |
| Real photos | TodayThe Google Pixel camera attaches content credentials to the photos it takes. | Vision 2030Anchoring each credential's hash on Hedera, so anyone can check a post is real. |
| AI at the bedside | TodayEQTY Lab anchors AI lineage proofs on Hedera. Acoer builds consented, verifiable health-data tools on Hedera. | Vision 2030A bedside assistant whose every suggestion, and the nurse's decision, is on the record, with patient data kept private. |
| Tokens and NFTs | TodayHashPack is a non-custodial Hedera wallet for tokens and NFTs; the Hedera Token Service mints them natively. | Vision 2030Face-match checkout redeeming an NFT coupon; a digital product passport for every console. |
| Private networks | TodayHashSphere: a private network powered by Hedera technology, built for regulated institutions. | Vision 2030A hospital running its own HashSphere for staff access, with credentials checked against public Hedera. |
| Play | TodayMcLaren Racing sits on the Hedera Council, and McLaren digital collectibles live on Hedera. The Dead Pixels Ghost Club is 10,000 pixel-art ghosts on Hedera. | Vision 2030Racing them on the Moon in a Ubisoft game. Pure fiction, and the most fun part. |
04The Hedera Council
Governed by the Hedera Council
The stars over the Moon in the film are the 33 members of the Hedera Council, the organisations that govern Hedera and run its consensus nodes. They light up in the order they joined. Many of them have a part in Amara's day.
33/ 33 members2019 → 2026
Governed by the Hedera CouncilEvery member runs a consensus nodeHover or tap a member to see their part in the film.
SwirldsFounding memberFounding Council member; the company where hashgraph was first developed
Deutsche TelekomCouncil member since 2019T-Mobile, the carrier on Amara's phone; a consensus node
DLA PiperCouncil member since 2019The contract template for the job offer
MagaluCouncil member since 2019A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
NomuraCouncil member since 2019A consensus node anchoring the PlayStation's passport
IBMCouncil member since 2019IDTrust runs on IBM Cloud; a consensus node
Tata CommunicationsCouncil member since 2019Connects the hospital's HashSphere; a consensus node
GoogleCouncil member since 2020Amara's Pixel, whose camera signs the selfie; a consensus node
WiproCouncil member since 2020A consensus node anchoring the patient's record update
LGCouncil member since 2020A consensus node anchoring the selfie's hash
ZainCouncil member since 2020A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
Avery DennisonCouncil member since 2020The product ID tag in the PlayStation's passport
DentonsCouncil member since 2020A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
Australian Payments PlusCouncil member since 2021The Starbucks payment: eftpos tap, settlement on HashSphere
Standard BankCouncil member since 2021“Same proof, other rails”: South Africa
EDFCouncil member since 2021Renewable charging for the drive home
Shinhan BankCouncil member since 2021“Same proof, other rails”: Korea
Chainlink LabsCouncil member since 2021The HBAR/AUD rate behind the lattes
LSECouncil member since 2021A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
IIT MadrasCouncil member since 2021A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
ServiceNowCouncil member since 2021Onboarding starts the moment she signs
UbisoftCouncil member since 2022Publisher of Zuri's Moon game
AberdeenCouncil member since 2022A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
DellCouncil member since 2023Verifiable Compute behind the bedside AI
MondelēzCouncil member since 2024Cadbury in the vending machine, Oreos on the couch
BitGoCouncil member since 2024A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
NSE (Nairobi Securities Exchange)Council member since 2024A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
ArrowCouncil member since 2025A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
Blockchain For EnergyCouncil member since 2025A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
RepsolCouncil member since 2025A star in the film's closing constellation over the Moon
FedExCouncil member since 2026Ships the PlayStation from the US to Sydney
McLaren RacingCouncil member since 2026The car on the Moon, a McLaren digital collectible in Zuri's game
AccentureCouncil member since 2026Deploys the hospital's HashSphere
Years are from each member's public join announcement. Swirlds, where hashgraph was invented, is shown as the founding member. Logos belong to their owners and identify the members only.
05Explore ColdAI × Hedera
From vision to code
The film is a point of view. This is the work behind it.
- PracticeOur Hedera Hashgraph practiceHow ColdAI designs, builds and runs production systems on Hedera: tokenisation, consensus, smart contracts and HashSphere.
- AnnouncementColdAI joins The Hashgraph AssociationWhy we joined, and what we are building with the Hedera ecosystem.
- Open sourceCLPR: 87 networks and CLPRouterThe cross-ledger rails in the film: verifier code for 87 networks, and routing from any network to any other through Hedera.
- BountyHOCA, our Hedera bounty submissionSell inference from your own AI model on Hedera, and let anyone check every output.
06FAQ
Straight answers
What is real, what is vision, and who made this.
Is Vision 2030 a real product?
No. Vision 2030 is a ColdAI concept film and point of view on Hedera in 2030. Every moment builds on something that exists today, and features labelled Vision 2030 are not available today. The Today vs 2030 table on this page keeps the two apart.
Is this an official Hedera production?
No. It is a ColdAI concept film. Product and company names are used for illustration and do not imply endorsement by Hedera, the Hedera Council or any company shown.
Why Hedera?
Hedera's hashgraph consensus settles transactions in seconds at low, predictable fees, and the network is governed by the Hedera Council of global organisations. That is what lets the technology disappear into everyday moments.
Where can I watch the film?
On this page. The film runs 3:48; until it premieres, the poster holds its place.
What does ColdAI build on Hedera?
ColdAI is a member of The Hashgraph Association and runs a Hedera practice. We have submitted CLPR verifier code for 87 networks, built CLPRouter, and built HOCA, a Hedera On-Chain AI service.
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A ColdAI concept film. Product and company names are used for illustration; features labelled Vision 2030 are not available today. Not an official Hedera production.