<p><span style="color: #202124;">Hedera Hashgraph, the enterprise-focused blockchain platform, is getting ready to open its mainnet beta to the general public through an event called Open Access, the firm <a href="https://www.hedera.com/blog/hedera-hashgraph-public-mainnet-open-access-planned-for-september-16th-2019">announced</a> Thursday.</span></p> <p>Starting Sept. 16, any developer can create an account and begin building dApps on Hedera's platform. Hedera will also begin its 15-year distribution schedule of its native HBAR tokens to investors in its $124 million initial SAFT token offering.</p> <p>“With Open Access, we are excited to welcome any and all to join the hundreds of third-party developers already building decentralized applications on our platform,” said Mance Harmon, Co-Founder and CEO of Hedera Hashgraph. At launch, Hedera will offer three services: a cryptocurrency, smart contracts, and a file service. </p> <p>Hedera's announcement comes two months after the ouster of its President, Tom Trowbridge. As Harmon <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/07/02/hedera-hashgraph-ousts-its-president-less-than-a-year-after-118m-raise/">told</a> The Block, Trowbridge left the firm after Hedera made "two major hires" which made his role redundant.</p>