Swirlds claims they can create the next generation of distributed consensus through their hashgraph platform. While still promoting fairness and distributed trust, it is also resilient to DDoS attacks. However, it does not require proof-of-work to achieve any of these goals, which makes it rather peculiar.The associated whitepaper does not mention specifically how the company delivers this technology
http://bitcoinist.net/swirlds-blockchain-limitations-hashgraph/Hi jdebunt,
Great question. Hashgraph has a lot of new info coming out - have you taken a look at their new website? hashgraph.com
If you join the telegram group you can chat direct with some of the lead developers as well.
Hashgraph Telegram Group:
https://t.me/joinchat/DpeJM0R1FpqUD5N2YvNcAQ