Hedera Improvement Probosals
Hedera Improvement Proposals (HIPs) define the specification used by the main hashgraph validator nodes. These proposals can range from core protocol changes such as the gRPC API and blockchain definition, to the applications, frameworks, and protocols built on top of the Hedera public network and used by the community. The HIP author is responsible for building consensus within the community and documenting dissenting opinios, as wll as tracking their HIP through the process.