The Hashgraph Group, Merck KGaA and PwC Germany said they are testing a system that records Merck's physical authentication scans on Hedera to document cocoa origin, timed to an EU deforestation law that applies to large operators on Dec. 30. The announcement names no cocoa farmer, processor or chocolate brand, discloses no volumes and sets no deployment date.
The Hashgraph Group, Merck KGaA and PwC Germany said Tuesday they are piloting a cocoa traceability system that links physical authentication scans to records written on the Hedera network, less than four months before the European Union's deforestation regulation starts applying to large and medium operators.
No cocoa company appears in the announcement. The three partners disclose no tonnage, no farm count, no cost and no date for moving past a pilot, and the release carries quotes only from the three technology vendors selling the system. It is the third announcement about the passport platform since February with no named customer, and the second involving Merck KGaA, the Darmstadt-based science and technology company that operates as EMD in the United States and Canada and is unrelated to Merck & Co.
Large and medium operators must comply with Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 from Dec. 30, 2026, with micro and small operators following on June 30, 2027, according to the European Commission. Cocoa is one of seven commodities in scope, alongside cattle, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood.
The Polygon ProblemWhat the regulation demands is coordinates. Article 9 requires operators to collect and keep for five years "the geolocation of all plots of land" where the commodity was produced, plus the date or time range of production. The regulation defines geolocation as latitude and longitude to at least six decimal places, and for plots above four hectares as a polygon tracing the perimeter. Any deforestation on a listed plot disqualifies everything grown on it.
Merck's M-Trust technology addresses a different question. It embeds security markers in products or packaging and confirms, when scanned, that the item is the one the record describes. The Hashgraph Group's TrackTrace platform writes that scan to Hedera with a timestamp. Neither step produces the farm polygon, which still has to be surveyed at the first mile and entered by whoever buys the beans.
"M-Trust verifies that the product being scanned is genuine, while TrackTrace records that authentication event as part of the product's digital history," said Thomas Endress, Executive Director and Head of M-Trust at Merck, in the release.
Husen Kapasi, Enterprise Blockchain Lead at PwC Germany, located the value in recalls, saying the system maintains "a verifiable trail not only of the finished product, but also of its raw materials, including their quality and compliance history." He said that becomes useful "in the event of a food recall or a compliance investigation."
Four Percent Is The FloorArticle 25 of the regulation requires member states to set fines whose maximum is "at least 4 % of the operator's or trader's total annual Union-wide turnover in the financial year preceding the fining decision," and to raise that figure "where necessary, to exceed the potential economic benefit gained." The 4% is the minimum ceiling member states have to set, calculated on EU-wide revenue.
Non-compliant operators also face confiscation of the products and of any revenue from them, exclusion from public procurement for up to twelve months, and a ban on placing the goods on the market for serious or repeated breaches.
Food Is ExemptThe release also positions the pilot for "the broader shift toward Digital Product Passports under ESPR." The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, which created the digital product passport and entered into force on July 18, 2024, does not apply to cocoa. Article 1(2)(a) excludes food as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, alongside feed, medicines, live plants and animals.
The Hashgraph Group's own TrackTrace launch in February listed textiles, construction materials, batteries and electronics as the product groups the passport regime will cover. Food was not among them.
Five Million FarmersThe traceability problem the partners describe is documented. Cocoa is grown by an estimated five million to six million farmers, most of them smallholders, and West Africa produced 77.3% of the world crop in the 2020/21 season, according to the International Cocoa Organization. Côte d'Ivoire alone accounted for 43.3% and Ghana for 20.2%. Beans from thousands of plots move through village buyers and intermediaries before reaching a processor, which is what makes plot-level geolocation expensive to produce.
Built On June's DealThe cocoa pilot extends an integration the same two companies announced on June 9, when The Hashgraph Group said it would connect M-Trust scanning to TrackTrace passports and said a first working supply-chain pilot would be announced soon. PwC Germany is the addition, credited in the release with mapping business processes, defining workflows and running the training for enterprise deployment.
The Hashgraph Group is a Swiss venture-building company that builds on Hedera. Hedera has been the venue for enterprise and tokenization pilots for years; the network launched an asset tokenization studio in September 2024, and The Hashgraph Association, the Swiss non-profit alongside the group, set up a $250 million venture studio with Saudi Arabia's investment ministry in February 2024.
Stefan Deiss, CEO and co-founder of The Hashgraph Group, framed the cocoa work as a template. "By integrating TrackTrace with Merck's M-Trust technology and PwC's process expertise, we can link any physical product, not limited to cocoa, to a trusted digital record," he said.
HBAR Near Eight CentsHBAR traded at $0.077, down 2.5% over 24 hours and is up 5.9% over seven days, for a market value of $3.5 billion, according to CoinGecko. The token is 86% below its September 2021 high of $0.5692.
Hedera's DeFi footprint is small next to the enterprise pipeline. Total value locked on the network stood at $27.3 million, and $1.4 million of 24-hour DEX volume, according to DefiLlama. The chain processed about 593,500 transactions and counted 3,831 active addresses over 24 hours.
The Hashgraph Group, Merck KGaA and PwC Germany said they are testing a system that records Merck's physical authentication scans on Hedera to document cocoa origin, timed to an EU deforestation law that applies to large operators on Dec. 30. The announcement names no cocoa farmer, processor or chocolate brand, discloses no volumes and sets no deployment date.
The Hashgraph Group, Merck KGaA and PwC Germany said Tuesday they are piloting a cocoa traceability system that links physical authentication scans to records written on the Hedera network, less than four months before the European Union's deforestation regulation starts applying to large and medium operators.
No cocoa company appears in the announcement. The three partners disclose no tonnage, no farm count, no cost and no date for moving past a pilot, and the release carries quotes only from the three technology vendors selling the system. It is the third announcement about the passport platform since February with no named customer, and the second involving Merck KGaA, the Darmstadt-based science and technology company that operates as EMD in the United States and Canada and is unrelated to Merck & Co.
Large and medium operators must comply with Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 from Dec. 30, 2026, with micro and small operators following on June 30, 2027, according to the European Commission. Cocoa is one of seven commodities in scope, alongside cattle, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood.
The Polygon ProblemWhat the regulation demands is coordinates. Article 9 requires operators to collect and keep for five years "the geolocation of all plots of land" where the commodity was produced, plus the date or time range of production. The regulation defines geolocation as latitude and longitude to at least six decimal places, and for plots above four hectares as a polygon tracing the perimeter. Any deforestation on a listed plot disqualifies everything grown on it.
Merck's M-Trust technology addresses a different question. It embeds security markers in products or packaging and confirms, when scanned, that the item is the one the record describes. The Hashgraph Group's TrackTrace platform writes that scan to Hedera with a timestamp. Neither step produces the farm polygon, which still has to be surveyed at the first mile and entered by whoever buys the beans.
"M-Trust verifies that the product being scanned is genuine, while TrackTrace records that authentication event as part of the product's digital history," said Thomas Endress, Executive Director and Head of M-Trust at Merck, in the release.
Husen Kapasi, Enterprise Blockchain Lead at PwC Germany, located the value in recalls, saying the system maintains "a verifiable trail not only of the finished product, but also of its raw materials, including their quality and compliance history." He said that becomes useful "in the event of a food recall or a compliance investigation."
Four Percent Is The FloorArticle 25 of the regulation requires member states to set fines whose maximum is "at least 4 % of the operator's or trader's total annual Union-wide turnover in the financial year preceding the fining decision," and to raise that figure "where necessary, to exceed the potential economic benefit gained." The 4% is the minimum ceiling member states have to set, calculated on EU-wide revenue.
Non-compliant operators also face confiscation of the products and of any revenue from them, exclusion from public procurement for up to twelve months, and a ban on placing the goods on the market for serious or repeated breaches.
Food Is ExemptThe release also positions the pilot for "the broader shift toward Digital Product Passports under ESPR." The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, which created the digital product passport and entered into force on July 18, 2024, does not apply to cocoa. Article 1(2)(a) excludes food as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, alongside feed, medicines, live plants and animals.
The Hashgraph Group's own TrackTrace launch in February listed textiles, construction materials, batteries and electronics as the product groups the passport regime will cover. Food was not among them.
Five Million FarmersThe traceability problem the partners describe is documented. Cocoa is grown by an estimated five million to six million farmers, most of them smallholders, and West Africa produced 77.3% of the world crop in the 2020/21 season, according to the International Cocoa Organization. Côte d'Ivoire alone accounted for 43.3% and Ghana for 20.2%. Beans from thousands of plots move through village buyers and intermediaries before reaching a processor, which is what makes plot-level geolocation expensive to produce.
Built On June's DealThe cocoa pilot extends an integration the same two companies announced on June 9, when The Hashgraph Group said it would connect M-Trust scanning to TrackTrace passports and said a first working supply-chain pilot would be announced soon. PwC Germany is the addition, credited in the release with mapping business processes, defining workflows and running the training for enterprise deployment.
The Hashgraph Group is a Swiss venture-building company that builds on Hedera. Hedera has been the venue for enterprise and tokenization pilots for years; the network launched an asset tokenization studio in September 2024, and The Hashgraph Association, the Swiss non-profit alongside the group, set up a $250 million venture studio with Saudi Arabia's investment ministry in February 2024.
Stefan Deiss, CEO and co-founder of The Hashgraph Group, framed the cocoa work as a template. "By integrating TrackTrace with Merck's M-Trust technology and PwC's process expertise, we can link any physical product, not limited to cocoa, to a trusted digital record," he said.
HBAR Near Eight CentsHBAR traded at $0.077, down 2.5% over 24 hours and is up 5.9% over seven days, for a market value of $3.5 billion, according to CoinGecko. The token is 86% below its September 2021 high of $0.5692.
Hedera's DeFi footprint is small next to the enterprise pipeline. Total value locked on the network stood at $27.3 million, and $1.4 million of 24-hour DEX volume, according to DefiLlama. The chain processed about 593,500 transactions and counted 3,831 active addresses over 24 hours.
A new patent linked to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) has sparked discussion about Hedera’s potential role in nationwide road-user charging systems. Ayman Mufleh, a popular market analyst, highlighted that the patent specifically mentions Hashgraph settlement and consensus functions as potential components for a digital-currency-based method of collecting per-mile tolls from drivers.
Patent details mention distributed ledger technologyThe patent, described as outlining “methods and systems for facilitating collection of road user charges using a digital currency based on a distributed ledger technology,” references several consensus frameworks. According to Mufleh, the main focus is on blockchains, directed acyclic graphs, and technologies similar to Hedera’s Hashgraph. These systems are noted for their scalability and ability to enhance auditability, which could allow for a road charging system that does not rely on centralized tolling infrastructure.
Supporting technical detail, the filing presents a transaction flow diagram: a vehicle or user digitally signs a smart contract, followed by multi-layered validation, and final settlement via a Hashgraph ledger. Both the Hedera Hashgraph Settlement System and the Hedera Consensus Service are explicitly named in the patent’s technical language.
However, observers stress that mention within a patent does not equate to a production decision. The patent’s language, while detailed, should not be mistaken for a confirmed integration or live government use of HBAR—the native Hedera token—as an official payment option for road usage.
Mufleh draws a clear distinction between technical references in a patent and an actual DOT rollout, noting that no live contracts, procurement decisions, or implementation timelines have been revealed.
He points out that claims about current DOT use of Hedera HBAR extend beyond the evidence provided in the patent documentation. The department’s patent outlines possible frameworks but stops short of establishing that HBAR is being utilized today.
Automated vehicles and future infrastructure possibilitiesMufleh links the patent’s potential impact to a recently introduced DOT automated-vehicle strategy known as “America Leads.” In this scenario, the proliferation of electric and autonomous vehicles between 2026 and 2030 could drive demand for programmable digital systems capable of handling widespread tolls, road charges, and related transportation fees.
While the technology could eventually affect up to 300 million vehicles in the United States, there are currently no specifics in terms of deployment dates, contract values, or details of participating states. The analysis emphasizes that Hedera’s appearance in the patent is an early indicator, not a guarantee of near-term adoption.
Recent trading activity showed that HBAR rose modestly in the days surrounding the news, but the token did not register significant gains. Mufleh, offering a market outlook, suggested that HBAR could eventually retest its previous peak near $0.60, and even reach $1 or $2 over the longer term. He adds that such scenarios depend on wider trends around tokenization, stablecoins, regulatory shifts, and institutional adoption, all of which remain speculative for now.
For investors, the explicit reference to Hashgraph technology in DOT’s patent provides evidence of Hedera’s suitability for mobility payments, but technical mention alone should not be viewed as confirmation of government adoption or current HBAR usage.
In parallel with this move toward on-chain infrastructure and transparent payment platforms, a broader market transition is underway. While traditional financial models depend on complex intermediaries, platforms such as 1stepSwap are enabling investors to hold tokenized shares of major US companies, as well as gold and silver, directly within their crypto wallets. These solutions leverage real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and automated price discovery, removing conventional middlemen and unlocking new efficiencies for both traders and large institutions.
Investor perspective and market cautionFor holders of Hedera, the mention within a major government patent is a notable event, but analysts encourage investors to remain cautious and distinguish between potential and actual implementation. Any bullish targets for HBAR remain tied to future growth in digital infrastructure, but no formal DOT issuance or procurement has taken place to date.
At this stage, the presence of Hedera’s framework in an official document signals interest at an institutional level, yet proof of active government use has not been established.
A different approach to transaction pricingMost public networks price their transactions directly in their native token, which means the real cost of any on-chain action moves in lockstep with market conditions. @hedera takes a different path. The result is that users and enterprises know what a transaction costs in dollar terms before they sign it, regardless of where $HBAR is trading.
How the fee schedule and exchange rate work under the hood The exchange rate itself is published separately by the network and refreshed roughly once an hour, meaning the HBAR amount a user pays can shift between updates even for an identical transaction.
Standard fees follow the published table, but not every transaction is straightforward. Developers working at scale should account for this when estimating costs.
For builders, this predictability also has a practical side:
Sources:
Hedera Official Fee Documentation
Hedera: How Hedera Calculates the HBAR/USD Exchange Rate
HIP-1261: Simple Fees
US-listed XRP ETFs saw $1.55 million in inflows on September 8, the largest among 12 spot crypto fund groups. Only Hedera (HBAR) products joined them, with $431,180.
Four groups lost money, and six recorded no flow at all. Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL) had not all fallen on the same day since July 9.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Bled Together for the First Time Since JulyBTC funds lost $46.65 million, the heaviest loss in the group. Ethereum products followed with $24.29 million. Solana products shed a slimmer $667,719.
Those three had not fallen together in the previous 41 sessions. Hyperliquid (HYPE) funds lost $12.96 million, erasing the $10.52 million they collected on September 4.
Those four accounted for every dollar that left, $84.56 million in total, according to SoSoValue records.
US Spot Crypto ETF Net Flows Across 12 Groups, September 8, 2026. Source: SoSoValue/BeInCryptoFollow us on X to get the latest news as it happens
For XRP, Franklin’s XRPZ fund absorbed the entire $1.55 million inflow. The Bitwise, Canary, 21Shares, and Grayscale products all printed zeros.
The Avalanche (AVAX), BNB (BNB), Dogecoin (DOGE), Polkadot (DOGE), Chainlink (LINK), and Litecoin (LINK) funds all printed zeros. Momentum had already drained from the altcoin groups the previous week.
Monthly figures read softer than the daily numbers. Bitcoin funds still hold a $723.5 million gain for September, while Ethereum products sit on $106.43 million.
XRP funds have added $14.86 million this month, ahead of Solana at $4.58 million. Dogecoin and Hyperliquid are the only groups underwater for September.
The two groups that drew money also led the field on price. Hedera has gained 7.4% over seven days, XRP 7%, and Bitcoin 2.2%.
XRP Price Performance. Source: BeInCrypto MarketsXRP changed hands near $1.44 on Tuesday, up 4.06% over 24 hours. Hyperliquid rose 3.3% to $86.77, while Solana added 2.03%.
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Hedera’s native token, HBAR, rebounded from a session low of $0.08008 and reached an intraday high of $0.08314, creating a 3.8% price range during the period. Buyers staged a late rally above the $0.082 mark before profit-taking caused a sell-off, after which HBAR recovered to $0.08273. This pattern suggests active demand close to $0.080, although short-term holders continue to take profits on upward moves.
HBAR price action hits resistance zoneCurrent market data shows HBAR’s market capitalization at $3.63 billion, with daily trading volume at $84.78 million. The circulating supply stands at approximately 43.83 billion HBAR, keeping the relative volume close to 2.3% of the total market cap. This level of activity supports ongoing trading, though it does not yet signal a definitive breakout scenario.
If HBAR can surpass the current session peak of $0.08314, it would mark a new local high and build on the recovery trend. Conversely, any sustained movement below the $0.08008 support could challenge the recent bullish momentum and expose the price to further declines.
Market analysts suggest that maintaining support near $0.080 remains critical for the strength of the current advance, while sellers continue to target the upper resistance between $0.083 and $0.084.
Trading range defines short-term outlookOn the four-hour chart, market analyst Kamran Asghar identified a defined trading zone between $0.080 as support and $0.082 as resistance. Recent activity has seen strong defense of support at the lower end, triggering another push toward resistance. Asghar’s projected trajectory shows the potential for a breakout above the $0.084 mark, although such a move would require a confirmed close above the red resistance line on the chart.
If HBAR breaks out above resistance and holds that level, a gain of approximately 1.5% from the current $0.08273 to $0.084 would be realized, potentially extending to 2.1% if the move reaches $0.0845. On the other hand, failure to break resistance could lock the token within its established range.
A sustained upside move would need increased trading volumes, as weak momentum could otherwise lead to a return to the established band.
As these levels are closely tracked, investors across both traditional and crypto markets are witnessing a broader transformation. While traditional markets rely on complex brokers, Wall Street is shifting toward Web3, with investors now able to hold tokenized shares of major US companies, gold, and silver directly in crypto wallets using platforms such as 1stepSwap. These platforms remove middlemen by automatically securing the best market prices for real-world assets within seconds, signaling a significant change in how both digital and physical assets are managed.
Comparison to late 2024 price structureTechnical analyst Crypflow’s weekly perspective compares current HBAR price action to its performance at the end of 2024. Both periods share a similar near-channel formation, with prices rebounding from the lower boundary. The previous pattern resulted in a breakout above the descending resistance, followed by a successful test of support and strengthening relative strength index (RSI).
HBAR remains under a long-term descending trendline, which continues to cap attempts at a stronger upward reversal. A weekly close above this level could offer stronger confirmation of a trend shift. Without such a close, the price remains confined to the channel and may face further tests from sellers aiming for lower support zones.
Key price levels watched for next moveImmediate support on the daily chart stands at $0.08008, with a secondary support zone at $0.0795. Current resistance is at $0.08314, above which the $0.084 to $0.0845 range becomes the next critical area. Despite the recent rebound, HBAR trades 85.47% below its all-time high of $0.57, highlighting the distance from its record levels.
Short-term momentum holds above $0.080, but confirmation of a more durable trend would require closes above $0.08314 and the ceiling seen in the four-hour band. Failure to maintain these advances could result in retreat to $0.081 or a renewed test of lower support at $0.0795. On a broader time frame, further progress will depend on stronger channel dynamics and a clearer upward signal in the RSI.
Hedera Hashgraph’s native token HBAR surged by over 10%, reaching $0.08087, with market analysts watching for a potential breakout above key resistance levels. This latest rally has put HBAR into a crucial zone, as technical charts indicate buyers have aggressively accumulated the asset around $0.073 and $0.08, with prices now sitting near the upper boundary of a long-term downward channel.
HBAR faces weekly resistance after sharp gainThe latest price action follows a sustained upward move after HBAR recently tested the lower trendline of its descending weekly channel. Market observers point to a bullish divergence on the chart, where HBAR’s price registered a new low while the momentum indicator set a higher low, often seen as a precursor to a potential trend reversal or at least signaling that selling pressure has weakened.
Technical analysts draw parallels to November 2024, when HBAR more than quadrupled in value over two months, though there is caution about expecting a similar result in the current environment. The chart highlights fair value gaps above the current price, marked in orange, signifying regions where past trading imbalances could either spark further gains or act as stiff resistance in the weeks ahead.
Weekly confirmation, rather than short-term spikes, remains key to validating any breakout as the HBAR price tests the upper edge of its multi-month channel.
The presence of these fair value gaps creates uncertainty about the speed and direction of any further upside, with seasoned market participants emphasizing the importance of closely watching weekly closes for clearer signals.
Mini dictionary: Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR), an enterprise-grade public network designed for fast, secure, and fair decentralized applications, is known for its unique consensus mechanism that differs from traditional blockchain architectures.
Rally restores $0.08 as key psychological levelHBAR’s intraday movement reflected pronounced volatility, with the token bouncing from lows near $0.073 to $0.08087 within one trading session. Market capitalization stands at $3.54 billion while trading volume reached $73.35 million for the day. There are 43.83 billion HBAR tokens in circulation.
MetricCurrent ValuePrice$0.08087Market Cap$3.54 billionDaily Volume$73.35 millionCirculating Supply43.83 billion HBARThe sharp move upward allowed HBAR to reclaim the $0.08 mark, briefly approaching the daily high and reinforcing the level as a key area for both buyers and sellers. Despite the gains, the token is still down by 85.79% from its historical high of $0.57, highlighting that recent momentum is predominantly a short-term reversal within a broader downtrend. The support zone has now shifted upward to the $0.081-$0.084 range.
Momentum and volume trends signal cautious optimismTradingView data reveals HBAR rising from $0.0755 to $0.0806, with sustained buying pressure observable during afternoon trading. Bollinger-based strategy indicators highlight multiple buy signals during minor pullbacks and several sell markers near short-term price extensions, before the asset consolidates at its intraday peak.
The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) index, which measures institutional buying and selling pressure, stands at 0.09, indicating a modest positive capital flow even as momentum appears to slow near resistance. Intraday volume metrics also suggest increased but not yet decisive trading activity, as the one-minute volume reached 14,090 HBAR at its latest reading.
The current price action shows buyers are active, but confirmation of a clear breakout will depend on sustained weekly closes above critical resistance levels.
Strategic levels ahead determine possible breakoutFor HBAR to signal a confirmed bullish trend reversal, it must sustain moves above $0.079 and close the week above $0.081. This could enable a test of the $0.084-$0.085 zone, correlating with upper resistance on longer timeframes and former gap areas.
If the price falls back, a neutral scenario may see HBAR consolidate between $0.078 and $0.081, resetting volume in the process. Downside breaks below $0.078 open the possibility for further declines toward $0.076 and $0.073, levels where sellers could regain control and undermine the current channel breakout thesis.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
TON Claims Top Spot for Daily Transaction Growth@Ton_blockchain has recorded a 66% jump in transaction activity this week, making it the fastest-growing Layer-1 network on a daily basis according to Chainspect data. @Hedera follows in second place with a 56% rise in on-chain volume, while @Avax rounds out the top three with a 30% increase.
The move higher for $TON comes on the back of a rapidly expanding mini-app ecosystem built into Telegram. TON monthly active addresses rose from roughly 1.4 million to 4.5 million in 2026 as Telegram-linked activity has kept expanding. The network's consumer model is built around smaller, faster, and more frequent transactions including app rewards, simple transfers, gaming actions, tipping, mini-app payments, and stablecoin-style flows. That structural design has made it well-suited to absorb the wave of new users arriving through Telegram's interface.
Technical improvements have also helped. The Catchain 2.0 upgrade reduced block generation time to just 400 milliseconds, a change that makes sub-second finality live and fees negligible.
Hedera Builds on Enterprise Momentum$HBAR's activity increase tells a different story. Rather than consumer-facing apps, Hedera's volume growth is tied to institutional and enterprise settlement flows. Its governance model, led by a council of global corporations including Google, IBM, and LG, sets it apart from community-driven blockchains and positions it as a preferred network for regulated and enterprise-grade use cases.
Daily transactions on Hedera have remained near 371,000 despite broader market turbulence, signaling robust enterprise adoption. The network has processed billions of transactions since its mainnet launch, with use cases spanning tokenization, supply chain tracking, and decentralized identity.
Taken together, this week's figures point to broadening network usage across the Layer-1 landscape, with $TON and $HBAR leading for distinctly different reasons. TON's gains reflect the scale of Telegram's consumer reach, while Hedera's rise underlines steady institutional demand for a governed, enterprise-ready ledger.
Sources
TON Monthly Active Addresses Triple in 2026, Crypto Adventure
Hedera Latest Network Updates, CoinMarketCap
Hedera Network Growth Analysis, CryptoRank
WISeKey joins as Hedera's fourth Strategic Partner@hedera's governing council has expanded its partner network, naming @WISeKey as its fourth Strategic Partner and @SpaceDevUy as its eighth Community Partner. Neither tier carries a seat on the council itself, but both signal the network's push into cybersecurity and clean-energy infrastructure.
The partnership also has a quantum-security angle.
SpaceDev brings carbon tokenization experience to the council The firm joins as Hedera's eighth Community Partner, bringing hands-on experience building on the network across multiple sectors, including energy, fintech and web3 infrastructure.
Sources:
WISeKey joins the Hedera Council Network of Strategic and Community Partners (Manila Times / GlobeNewswire)
SpaceDev: Blockchain for Energy case study (SpaceDev)
Advancing decarbonization with Blockchain for Energy (Hedera)
The growth of Hedera Council’s network of Strategic and Community Partners continues, with the addition of two new partnerships. This partnership program leverages the skills, networks and resources of industry leaders to drive real-world adoption of Hedera.
Hedera Council’s latest collaborations expand Hedera’s capabilities for secure, decentralized infrastructure for real-world use cases, while enhancing Hedera’s technical offerings. Hedera’s latest Strategic Partner is WISeKey, a global expert in cybersecurity, digital identity and IoT solutions. As Hedera’s fourth Strategic Partner, WISeKey joins the Global Blockchain Business Council, Halborn and the Institutes RiskStream Collaborative.
Accelerating Authentication and Digital ID on Hedera
Based in Switzerland, WISeKey is strongly embedded in Web3 infrastructure, offering secure authentication and identification solutions for IoT, blockchain and AI. SEALCOIN AG, one of WISeKey’s established subsidiaries, focuses on the development of the SEALCOIN platform, which enables the autonomous exchange of verified, high value data secured by post-quantum cryptography.
“Becoming a Strategic Partner of the Hedera Council reinforces WISeKey’s commitment to building trusted infrastructure for an increasingly connected and autonomous world,” said Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO of WISeKey Group.
“By combining WISeKey’s expertise in digital identity, cybersecurity, PQC-secure semiconductors and space-based IoT with Hedera’s enterprise-grade distributed ledger technology, we can accelerate the deployment of trusted digital ecosystems where devices, machines and organizations can identify, authenticate and transact securely at global scale. This partnership is an important step in turning decentralized technologies into real-world infrastructure for the digital economy.”
This strategic partnership builds on an existing use case in the Hedera ecosystem. Earlier this year, the Hashgraph Group launched the QAIT Q-Day Security Assessment Platform on the SEALCOIN Quantum Marketplace. The platform was designed to help enterprises, governments and critical infrastructure operators evaluate, monitor and mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with the emergence of quantum computing.
Jonathan Llamas, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at SEALCOIN AG, added: “SEALCOIN was created around a simple premise: billions of connected devices and autonomous machines will increasingly need to transact with each other without sacrificing identity, security or trust. Hedera has been an active contributor to this vision, with a dedicated team of experts from its ecosystem working alongside us in the development of the SEALCOIN platform. By combining trusted device identity with Hedera’s scalable distributed infrastructure, we are building the foundations for machines to authenticate, exchange value and transact autonomously at global scale. This Strategic Partnership is a natural continuation of that collaboration and an important step toward making trusted machine-to-machine commerce a reality.”
Expanding Reach in Latin America
Hedera Council also proudly welcomes its eighth community partner, SpaceDev. The Council’s Community Partners bring strong ecosystem alignment and active participation, while driving adoption and awareness. SpaceDev is a Latin American software company, which has previously leveraged Hedera for its Blockchain for Energy (B4E) platform. This turned carbon-capture initiatives into auditable on-chain assets, replacing manual, error-prone workflows with a standardized, automated pipeline.
As the Council’s newest Community Partner, SpaceDev brings its expertise in delivering digital products that offer secure, real-world solutions. Previously, SpaceDev has created software for platforms including Tether, WalletConnect, Rarible and UFCStrike, among many others.
Currently ranked No. 2 among Clutch’s top blockchain companies, SpaceDev combines global reach with strong regional roots. Beyond its client work, the company supports the growth of Uruguay and Latin America’s blockchain landscape through educational programs, community events, and social initiatives that broaden access to technology.
Juan Manuel Sobral, CTO and co-founder of SpaceDev and President of the Blockchain Chamber of Uruguay, said: “Joining the Hedera Council Community Partner Program feels like a natural milestone in a story SpaceDev has been writing for years. We grew from Uruguay with the conviction that world-class technology can be created in Latin America, and that technical excellence becomes even more meaningful when it’s shared through education, community, and new opportunities. This recognition belongs to the talented people behind SpaceDev, as well as the clients and partners who have trusted us to bring ambitious ideas to life.”
To learn more about the Hedera Council partnership program, visit hederacouncil.org.
Hedera (HBAR) is showing renewed bullish momentum as institutional investors increase their exposure through ETF inflows, and buyers reclaim control after a period of price recovery.
Institutional inflows support HBARAt the time of writing, HBAR trades at $0.07393, with a 24-hour trading volume of $36.74 million and a total market capitalization of $3.24 billion. These figures reflect investor interest returning to the network and support a recently stabilizing price structure that analysts believe could lead to a bullish reversal.
Crypto analyst Hov stated that HBAR has rebounded from its recent lows, with its short-term chart structure now favoring buyers. The latest price movement appears impulsive, suggesting that further gains may be possible if key support continues to hold. However, any breach below recent lows would undermine this outlook.
HBAR’s recent bounce and impulsive movement reinforce the possibility of a bullish reversal, as long as the token maintains its position above the new support area.
Expectations for further consolidation among buyers focus on resistance near $0.12. The evolving wave pattern is seen as a key metric for determining HBAR’s next directional move.
Canary Capital’s ETF adds fresh capitalData from BSCN showed that the Canary Capital spot HBAR ETF has seen a renewed surge in interest. On Monday, the ETF attracted $399,000 in new investment, continuing a pattern of steady institutional inflows with only one day of net outflows so far.
Canary Capital operates investment products focused on blockchain assets, and its spot Hedera ETF allows institutional investors to gain exposure to HBAR directly through traditional financial markets.
The ETF currently holds about 1.7% of the total HBAR supply. Analysts suggest ongoing accumulation could reduce the available market supply over time, potentially supporting higher price levels if positive sentiment persists.
Mini dictionary: ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund), a regulated investment fund traded on traditional stock exchanges, allowing investors to buy and sell shares representing a basket or single asset, such as cryptocurrencies.
MetricValueCurrent HBAR price$0.0739324-hour volume$36.74 millionMarket capitalization$3.24 billionCanary ETF inflow (Monday)$399,000ETF share of HBAR supply1.7%Major resistance level$0.12Despite the recent bullish signals and stronger network growth, HBAR’s price continues to move in a neutral range. Market participants remain cautious amid broader uncertainty in the crypto market, especially as Bitcoin trends downward. Analysts believe that the ability of buyers to maintain critical support levels will determine the next moves for the token.
Institutional interest in HBAR is growing, and continued ETF inflows could help the token target resistance levels such as $0.12 in the weeks ahead.
Analysts note that the ongoing flow of institutional funds into HBAR may boost its upward momentum. If accumulation persists and market sentiment improves, HBAR could challenge important resistance levels in the near term.
What Hedera Has Shipped@hedera has released Hedera Docs MCP, a server that gives AI coding assistants live access to the network's official documentation. That coverage includes API references, SDK guides, quickstarts, and code examples.
The server is designed with a narrow, deliberate scope. Access is read-only and requires no wallet or private keys, meaning an AI agent can retrieve documentation but cannot interact with accounts or sign transactions. Setup instructions are available on Hedera's MCP servers page.
Why the Model Context Protocol Matters rather than relying on general web search results or potentially stale training data.
For Hedera, the timing fits a broader push into the AI developer tooling space.
The practical benefit for developers is straightforward: an AI coding assistant connected to the Hedera Docs MCP server can pull precise, current information about Hedera's APIs and SDKs directly into the development workflow, rather than guessing or surfacing outdated answers.
Sources
Hedera Docs MCP Server Setup Guide (Hedera Official Docs)
Hedera MCP and Agent Skills (Hedera Blog)
What is MCP? The Universal Connector for AI Explained (Backslash Security)
A Bridgeless Path Between Ledgers@hedera has opened a draft proposal for its Cross-Ledger Protocol, or CLPR (pronounced "clipper"), to public review, marking a significant step in the project's governance process. The draft was filed to the Hiero GitHub on August 19 by Hashgraph's Richard Bair and Edward Wertz, alongside Hedera co-founder Leemon Baird, before @hedera issued a public call for community feedback on Tuesday.
CLPR is designed to enable cryptographically secured communication and token transfers between independent blockchain networks, all without bridges, pooled liquidity, or intermediary validator networks. Under the proposal, a Hiero network would verify proofs of another ledger's state directly, meaning no wrapped tokens and no bridge validator set would sit in between the two chains.
Traditional bridges introduce intermediary trust points whose compromise can result in total loss of funds. CLPR instead establishes trust directly ledger-to-ledger using state proofs. Because it eliminates single points of failure and preserves each chain's native consensus model, security assumptions are not weakened, and transfers complete as fast as the underlying networks reach consensus.
Known Risks and the Road to ApprovalThe authors are candid about what remains unresolved. The proposal names verifier compromise as the primary systemic risk and flags an outstanding queue-flooding vulnerability that must be addressed before any production deployment.
The protocol is designed to be chain-agnostic. On the public blockchain side, CLPR is being built to first support major networks, including Ethereum and other widely adopted public chains. Its initial deployment targets interoperability between HashSphere private enterprise networks and the Hedera public network, covering both Sphere-to-Sphere and Sphere-to-Hedera transfers.
Before CLPR can reach the hedera-hashgraph native network, the proposal must clear two governance hurdles: approval from the Hiero Technical Steering Committee and formal acceptance by Hedera. Hiero is an open-source distributed ledger project under the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust. That governance structure means the community review now underway is not ceremonial. Substantive feedback from the public comment period could shape the final specification before it advances.
Sources:
Hashgraph: CLPR, a new bridgeless standard for cross-ledger communication
PR Newswire: Hashgraph unveils three major announcements at HederaCon in Miami
Hiero Improvement Proposals on GitHub
HBAR has shown early signs of potential recovery, trading near a crucial technical level that could determine its next short-term direction. As of the latest data, the digital asset is priced at $0.07493, reflecting a 0.93% increase over the past 24 hours. Its market capitalization stands at $3.29 billion, with a daily trading volume totaling $67.44 million.
Technical setup and key resistance levelsCrypto analyst Crypto Patel has signaled a possible breakout for HBAR, noting that the token currently occupies an accumulation zone beneath a descending trendline established over several months. Patel identified a trading range between $0.067 and $0.072 as a possible entry point, placing a stop-loss at $0.06423. The analyst highlighted $0.08244 as the critical breakout level to monitor in the near term.
Patel stated that a daily close above $0.08244 would significantly strengthen the bullish case and suggest that the ongoing downtrend might be losing momentum.
Patel observed that if HBAR breaks above $0.08244, the targets to watch are $0.09771 and $0.12355, though the token first must clear several intermediate resistance levels to reach these milestones.
This technical structure creates a defined range for investors, while short-term traders are mainly watching how the price reacts to the $0.08244 resistance level.
The distinction between investor strategies arises because HBAR remains under its long-term downtrend line, making confirmation of a trend reversal particularly important for larger positions.
Technical indicators and market outlookSeveral indicators place HBAR in a pivotal zone. Currently, HBAR trades slightly above the mid-line of the Bollinger Bands at $0.07318. The upper Bollinger Band, sitting near $0.08398, is closely aligned with Patel’s breakout level of $0.08244. This proximity underscores the importance of any move near the upper band as a test for future gains.
Remaining above the mid-band would support a positive short-term outlook, while a breakdown below this level might trigger renewed selling pressure, pushing HBAR toward the lower end of its trading range.
The MACD currently signals a cautious view, with the MACD line at 0.00166 lagging behind the signal line at 0.00189 and the histogram at -0.00023. This configuration suggests waning upward momentum after HBAR’s recent recovery.
The technical case for a continued uptrend would improve with a bullish MACD crossover, which could propel HBAR above the $0.08244 threshold and open the path toward higher targets.
For HBAR to sustain its upward move, it needs to hold the mid-Bollinger level of $0.07318. Closing above $0.08244 would expose the token to potential rallies toward $0.09771 and $0.12355. Conversely, failure to overcome resistance may result in a slide back to the $0.067–$0.072 area, with a break below $0.06423 invalidating the current bullish setup.
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Hedera (HBAR) may be entering a bullish phase as technical analysis points to a possible double-bottom reversal pattern on its daily chart, accompanied by notable growth in real-world asset (RWA) adoption across its network.
Double-bottom pattern hints at bullish reversalHBAR is currently priced at $0.07360, with trading volume over the last 24 hours reaching $45.48 million and a market capitalization standing at $3.22 billion. Although HBAR declined by 2.03% in 24 hours, analysts see positive technical developments that could prompt a significant shift in momentum.
Crypto analyst Crypto With Gopal indicated that HBAR is showing early signs of a bullish reversal following an extended downtrend. The recent price action is forming a double-bottom pattern, with both lows situated near $0.075. This structure often suggests that downward selling pressure is easing, but further confirmation is necessary through a clear breakout above the neckline at $0.22.
A move above $0.22 could validate this pattern and potentially allow HBAR to reach upside targets within the $0.34–$0.39 range. However, until a breakout occurs, traders may look to $0.075 as foundational support and $0.22 as the key resistance level shaping price action.
With HBAR consolidating near $0.075 and resistance at $0.22, analysts see a possible double-bottom reversal, provided the neckline is breached.
RWA growth highlights institutional adoptionThe RWA Foundation reported that Hedera’s network has experienced a sharp 21% increase in the total distributed value of real-world assets over the last 30 days, pushing the sum to $94 million. This trend reflects heightened activity as institutions adopt Hedera’s infrastructure to tokenize financial instruments and manage traditional assets using blockchain.
The rise in RWA volume highlights Hedera’s growing role in the emerging tokenization sector, where blockchain is utilized for settlement, ownership, and asset management, and where demand from traditional finance is rising.
If this elevated level of RWA activity continues, analysts suggest it could further underpin Hedera’s position among institutional-grade blockchain platforms.
Mini dictionary: RWA Foundation, an initiative focusing on accelerating the tokenization and management of real-world, physical assets on blockchain networks, collaborates with blockchain firms and financial institutions to broaden adoption of digital asset infrastructure.
Market context and near-term outlookDespite the optimistic indicators for HBAR, other digital assets such as ONDO have moved lower, echoing broader downward trends in the cryptocurrency market influenced by recent declines in Bitcoin’s price.
According to market observers, there is potential for consolidation around major support as traders monitor the $0.22 resistance for a sustained breakout. If support above $0.075 holds, the bullish structure for HBAR remains preserved, while a clear breach above the neckline could drive prices toward $0.34–$0.39.
The continued expansion of real-world asset adoption may play a central role in shaping Hedera’s future prospects, especially if new financial products are integrated into the ecosystem.
LevelHBAR PriceSignificanceSupport$0.075Key support, potential reversal zoneResistance/Neckline$0.22Breakout level for reversal confirmationUpside Target$0.34–$0.39Measured objective after breakoutRWA Distributed Value$94 million21% growth over 30 daysHBAR’s bullish technical setup relies on breaking the $0.22 neckline, with traders watching for a move toward $0.34–$0.39 if momentum builds and network growth persists.
Ayman ‘AiMan’ Mufleh, a commentator known for his crypto market analysis, has unveiled a new “rich list” for Hedera‘s native token HBAR and presented a bullish price scenario in a recent YouTube video. Mufleh set HBAR’s recent trading price at $0.07 to $0.08 and argued that if its market capitalization were to equal Ethereum’s, each HBAR could be valued at $6.76. This price would represent an 89-fold increase from current levels.
Outlook for HBAR pricingMufleh identified HBAR as a project with long-term growth potential, positioning it as a serious contender in the large-cap blockchain sector. He discussed possible price milestones, suggesting that HBAR could rise to $1, $2, or $3 in the next major bull run, and floated a speculative range between $5.60 and $10 by 2030. However, these figures are based on broad assumptions regarding future adoption and market trends.
The video’s main attraction is a community-generated ownership ranking called the “rich list.” According to Mufleh, holders with as little as one to 1,000 HBAR are called “worms,” those with 5,000 are “shrimp,” and holders with 10,000 coins qualify as “crabs.” Larger amounts grant titles such as “octopus” at 25,000 HBAR and “fish” at 50,000 HBAR. While he mentioned dolphin, shark, whale, and “big whale” tiers, the video did not detail the required holdings for each.
He encouraged crypto investors holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, or other digital assets to consider adding at least one HBAR token to their portfolios. This suggestion, however, was presented as a personal opinion rather than a professional investment recommendation.
Ethereum comparison and the Hedera councilMufleh’s argument for a dramatically higher HBAR valuation draws from Hedera’s governance structure and its partnerships with major institutions. The Hedera Governing Council consists of prominent global organizations that advise and help oversee network operations. Mufleh highlighted State Street and BlackRock among these connections, noting both firms’ involvement in asset tokenization efforts linked to the Hedera network.
State Street is an international financial services company managing over $10 trillion in assets, while BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager with more than $15 trillion under management. Both have been cited in relation to pilot projects designed to tokenize U.S. money-market funds on blockchain platforms, with some initiatives reportedly associated with Hedera.
Mini dictionary: Hedera Governing Council – A group of multinational organizations and institutions responsible for overseeing Hedera’s decentralized governance and network decision-making. Members rotate periodically and help ensure network transparency and security.
The thesis that HBAR could match Ethereum’s market capitalization assumes substantial growth in user adoption, network revenues, and institutional engagement, as well as favorable market conditions and limited competition over several years.
MetricEthereum (ETH)Hedera (HBAR) CurrentHBAR (Projected)Token priceN/A$0.07–$0.08$6.76Market capReference pointSignificantly lowerEqual to EthereumMultiplication factorN/A1x89xMufleh’s “rich list” offers a framework for community engagement and investor rankings but provides little practical information on risk assessment, portfolio sizing, or the probability of reaching the suggested price targets.
Mufleh outlines HBAR’s potential by comparing its future value to Ethereum, noting that reaching a $6.76 price per token would depend on expanded adoption, increased network participation, and ongoing institutional involvement guided by Hedera’s council.
Introduction The x402 bounty closed on 31 July. Five developers each received $1,000 for builds that use x402 to turn an API into a pay-per-request endpoint on Hedera.
x402 lets a caller pay per request rather than hold an API key or a subscription. The caller hits the endpoint, pays in HBAR or USDC on Hedera, and gets the response. Every winning build below runs on Hedera testnet with a public repo.
Pinout, by Hitakshi Arora Pinout turns a single x402 payment into a metered session. Credits burn by the second or by the token as work runs, the agent tops up mid-job without losing state, and the unused remainder is refunded on-chain.
It uses two tiers of the Hedera Consensus Service: a plain topic for cheap per-second burn checkpoints, whose consensus running hash the seller cannot restate, and a HIP-991 fee-charging topic as the final settlement anchor, which costs the seller real HBAR to write. The facilitator pays all network fees and there is no smart contract, so any buyer can recompute the whole bill from the free public mirror node.
Pinout Compute is the first service built on it. It rents CPU and NVIDIA GPU machines, T4 up to B300, by the second, so an agent can hold a machine, run code, move files on and off, and pay only for the seconds it held.
Tally, by Madhav Gupta Tally is the first non-EVM implementation of x402’s upto scheme. An AI agent signs one spending ceiling off-chain, gas-free, then pays only the amount actually metered rather than the ceiling, with a facilitator sponsoring settlement so the agent never sends a transaction.
The Hedera Smart Contract Service enforces that cap in consensus through an admin-less Permit2 equivalent that spends an HTS allowance under HIP-336 and HIP-376, bound to a single payee. Every bill is signed to HCS and hashed into the on-chain Captured event, so anyone can recompute unit price × units from the public Mirror Node. HIP-991 handles bonded disputes.
It ships as three npm packages and an MCP server, and the upto scheme was submitted upstream to the x402 protocol repo.
Repo: https://github.com/Madhav-Gupta-28/Tally
Live: https://hedera-tally.vercel.app/app
Audit any bill with no setup: npx x402-hedera-receipts audit --topic 0.0.9557142
Enforcement contract: https://hashscan.io/testnet/contract/0.0.9556979
Xorv, by Nivesh Xorv is a decentralised marketplace for idle AI subscription quota. People rent out the Claude, Codex or Grok plan they already pay for and get paid per job in USDC over x402.
It settles with the Hedera Token Service for sub-cent USDC transfers at a fixed, predictable fee, and writes an append-only audit trail of registrations, liveness and receipts to the Hedera Consensus Service without deploying a contract. Hedera’s native fee-payer model is what makes it work: the facilitator co-signs and pays the gas, so a buyer holding nothing but a stablecoin can transact.
Repo: https://github.com/nickthelegend/xorv
Live: https://xorv-app.vercel.app
CLI: npm i -g @xorv/cli
Qisma, by Farouk Allani Qisma implements exact-multi, a conformant x402 v2 payment scheme that settles an entire machine-to-machine supply chain in a single atomic Hedera CryptoTransfer. One buyer request pays an aggregator and its three upstream APIs at one consensus timestamp, for one network fee, with no party ever holding another party’s funds.
It uses native HBAR transfers for the atomic multi-party split, the Hedera Consensus Service to publish an independently auditable receipt for every settlement, and the free public Mirror Node so all four sellers verify their own payment by proof of inclusion while holding zero private keys. Hedera’s transfer primitive makes the multi-party atomicity possible with no splitter contract and no escrow.
Repo: https://github.com/farouk-allani/qisma
Mystic, by Mohammad Mudassir Mystic is a pay-as-you-go VPN. You log in with an email, buy WireGuard tunnel time by the minute, and each session settles as a real HBAR transfer on Hedera testnet using the x402 exact scheme.
Repo: https://github.com/mdmudassir0143/Mystic
Closing Every build above is open source and runs on testnet today. The repos are the fastest way to see how x402 settles on Hedera in practice.
Note: some projects choose to delete or privatise repos after judging is complete.
Transaction Volume Holds Steady as TVL Slides@Hedera's on-chain metrics paint a more nuanced picture than its total value locked (TVL) figure alone would suggest. While TVL has fallen to around $23.3 million, largely reflecting the aftermath of a $9 million oracle exploit on lending protocol Bonzo Lend in July 2026 that wiped nearly 40% of network TVL in a single day, the underlying transaction activity has remained consistent. According to CoinDesk, Hedera's TVL now sits at around $25.7 million, a figure that dropped nearly 40% in the 24 hours following the exploit.
Against that backdrop, the network currently processes roughly 371,000 transactions per day, served by approximately 4,000 active daily users. Daily fees sit at around $556, a modest but meaningful signal of sustained on-chain activity. The throughput is well matched to Hedera's core proposition: rapid, low-cost settlement for enterprise and distributed ledger technology (DLT) applications.
Enterprise Adoption Underpins the ActivityThe transaction data reflects a network that is genuinely being used, rather than one inflated by speculative activity. Account creation is broad, but daily engagement is narrow, a pattern typical of networks with strong institutional and enterprise usage but weaker retail participation. That dynamic is by design. Hedera targets regulated, high-volume enterprise workflows rather than retail DeFi, and the numbers reflect that focus.
In enterprise settings, Hedera has been piloted for supply chain tracking solutions, offering settlement speeds that can be measured in seconds. The network's governing council, which includes Google, IBM, Boeing, FedEx, Deutsche Telekom, and McLaren Racing, each operating a network validator node, lends institutional credibility that is difficult for many competitors to match.
That credibility has attracted real-world deployments. Hedera has been involved in Project Acacia, the Reserve Bank of Australia's digital money pilot, with the network approaching 72 billion cumulative transactions. More recently, Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax completed the UK's first FX transaction using tokenized real-world assets as collateral on the Hedera network.
The consistent hundreds of thousands of daily transactions, spanning enterprise settlements, tokenization pilots, and DLT applications, signal that Hedera's usage story remains intact even as its DeFi TVL contracts. For a network built around enterprise throughput rather than speculative liquidity, that distinction matters.
On most blockchains, pending transactions sit in a public queue where paying a higher fee can move a submission to the front. Bots routinely exploit that gap through a practice known as maximal extractable value, or MEV. @hedera's design aims to close that opening at the base layer.
How consensus timestamps work Every transaction on the $HBAR network receives a consensus timestamp derived from when nodes first observed it. Transactions then execute in that timestamp order, a property Hedera calls fair ordering.
removing the fee-bidding dynamic that powers most MEV strategies on other networks.
The limits of the guarantee Hedera's fair ordering claim comes with conditions. The network's own documentation notes the guarantee holds only when more than two-thirds of nodes are honest with reliable clocks. , because the median is bounded by the honest majority.
However, academic research points to a narrower edge case. A 2021 thesis from the University of Bern examining fair transaction order in Hedera Hashgraph also In short, a node landing its claimed time precisely at the median could, in theory, flip the sequence of two adjacent transactions, making it difficult to rule out entirely, even if hard to execute in practice.
The design removes a lever that bad actors rely on elsewhere. Whether that is enough depends on the use case and the honesty assumptions a given application is willing to accept.
Sources
Hedera: Does Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) Exist on Hedera?
Hedera Technical Insights: Fair Timestamping and Fair Ordering of Transactions
University of Bern: Fair Transaction Order in Hedera Hashgraph
Council members hold all the votesOn most crypto networks, holding the native token comes with a say in how the protocol evolves. Hedera does not work that way. $HBAR holders have no direct vote in any of those decisions.
Each member holds one equal vote, regardless of whether it is a Fortune 500 company or a university, and routine decisions pass on a simple majority.
Council members serve up to two consecutive three-year terms under that LLC agreement, with meeting minutes published for transparency.
How community input actually worksThat does not mean ordinary participants are completely shut out.
The distinction matters: the HIP process gives the community a voice, but it does not give token holders a binding vote. Final authority over what gets built and deployed sits with @hedera's council, not with $HBAR holders.
Sources:
Hedera Network Governance Model Explained (Exp.Science)
Hedera Governing Council Explained (LeveX)
Hedera Improvement Proposals: About HIPs (Hedera Official)
On Ethereum, a token is a smart contract. Every rule it enforces is code that someone wrote, audited, and deployed. @hedera takes a fundamentally different approach.
Tokens as Native Ledger Entries Rather than deploying a contract to encode token behaviour, issuers configure a set of cryptographic keys at the moment of token creation. Those keys determine everything the token can and cannot do.
Each of the subordinate keys carries a specific function.
The Wipe Key and Immutability Hedera's documentation also frames it as a tool for refunds or correcting allocations, giving regulated issuers a mechanism to recover misallocated tokens without redeploying any contract logic.
A critical design constraint shapes the entire system: every key is optional, and any key omitted at creation can never be added later. A token issued with no keys at all is therefore fully immutable from day one, with no administrator capable of altering its behaviour after the fact.
The key-based model also has implications for transparency. Understanding which keys are present on a given token is therefore essential for anyone assessing its trustworthiness.
Sources:
Hedera: Token Service NFT Token Keys Edge Cases
Hedera Token Service Overview
HIP-540: Change Or Remove Existing Keys From A Token
Hedera (HBAR) is attracting renewed attention from market participants as technical indicators suggest the potential for a bullish reversal, even as the token faces short-term losses. The platform, designed for speed, scalability, and enterprise adoption, may be positioned for further growth across a variety of blockchain use cases, including payments, tokenized assets, and decentralized applications.
HBAR price performance and analyst outlookAt the latest market check, HBAR trades at $0.07476, showing a 24-hour trading volume of $71.48 million and a total market capitalization of $3.27 billion. Despite declining by 5.52% over the previous day, analysts maintain that the current market structure and strong network activity could signal a shift toward upward momentum.
Prominent crypto analyst Crypto Ryan drew attention to HBAR’s higher-timeframe chart, stating that its structure points to a prospective bullish trend reversal. Technical specialists evaluating recent wave patterns believe HBAR could be in the early stages of a broader recovery, with $0.25 highlighted as a significant upside target if key resistance levels are cleared.
Analysts noted the need for HBAR to maintain critical support and breach resistance to validate any bullish move, explaining that projections such as $0.25 are contingent upon sustained momentum and favorable conditions.
Elliott Wave analysis also lends support to this scenario, identifying levels above $0.25 as potential targets for future price action. However, experts caution that these technical targets remain speculative and depend on ongoing market dynamics.
Hedera’s network capabilities and adoption driveHedera, a decentralized public network, stands out for delivering high speeds and low confirmation times. The platform is engineered to support over 10,000 transactions per second, with transaction finality achieved within seconds. This infrastructure is especially suited for businesses and decentralized applications demanding fast, reliable performance.
As the network expands across payments, asset tokenization, and other decentralized applications, Hedera’s emphasis on efficiency and enterprise readiness continues to attract interest from developers and organizations.
Mini dictionary: Hedera is a permissionless, proof-of-stake public network that utilizes the unique Hashgraph consensus mechanism. Unlike typical blockchain protocols, Hashgraph offers high throughput and rapid transaction finality, operating without traditional block mining and featuring a council governance model consisting of global enterprises.
The platform’s ability to process large volumes efficiently positions it favorably for future adoption, especially as global demand grows for digital solutions built on blockchain technology.
Market sentiment and future outlookEven as network fundamentals strengthen, current market sentiment remains cautious. HBAR’s decline mirrors a broader stalling in crypto assets, as Bitcoin consolidates after its latest move upward. Observers suggest that the next direction for HBAR will depend on continued buying pressure, participation across the network, and sentiment shifts within the wider crypto market.
A sustained breakout above key resistance could reinforce the bullish outlook for HBAR and spur additional interest from both investors and enterprise customers. Broader adoption of Hedera’s technology is viewed as a critical driver for the token’s future growth.
Continuous expansion of Hedera’s ecosystem and increased activity in the network are expected to play a significant role in shaping both price trends and long-term value for HBAR.
Analysts urge caution, emphasizing that any price prediction involves considerable uncertainty due to the volatile nature of crypto markets. Investors are encouraged to conduct thorough research before making any decisions regarding HBAR or similar assets.
Hedera Hashgraph’s native token, HBAR, is currently trading near a crucial long-term support level, following an extended period of downward movement within a narrowing price range on the weekly chart.
HBAR Consolidates at Key SupportRecent market data shows HBAR confined within a contracting price formation, marked by a descending top and a rising bottom. At present, the token is positioned close to the lower boundary of this structure, with price action concentrated around the $0.09 area.
Analysis from Inca Investments highlights that HBAR has remained under downward pressure since reaching its 2025 high, later falling below the $0.40 benchmark and establishing steady support in the $0.06 to $0.09 zone.
During this period of consolidation, the $0.09–$0.10 range has acted as a crucial reference point as buyers and sellers vie for control, contributing to a steadily tightening price band.
HBAR’s current position is at the lower end of a weeks-long triangle on the chart, with the support line gradually rising and the resistance line near $0.25 to $0.30. Movement through this resistance could be necessary for a longer-term trend reversal.
Market indicators from BraveNewCoin reflect a balance between downward and recovery trends at these subdued levels, underscoring ongoing volatility but also hinting at possible stabilization.
Mini dictionary: Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) is a public distributed ledger that aims to offer fast transaction speeds and security via a unique consensus algorithm called hashgraph. Unlike traditional blockchains, hashgraph does not rely on mining and uses a directed acyclic graph to achieve consensus.
Potential for Recovery Amid Resistance LevelsAnalysts point to signs of recovery following the recent consolidation phase. The support established at $0.09–$0.10 is considered robust, and HBAR has set a pattern of higher lows, suggesting accumulation by market participants.
Key resistance levels have been identified at $0.15, $0.20, and $0.25. Surpassing $0.15 could mark the first step in challenging these upper barriers.
The technically significant resistance at $0.15 is viewed as the gateway to further gains, with additional obstacles at $0.20 and $0.25. Several analysts noted that overcoming these hurdles could reshape the weekly trend outlook.
Meanwhile, the area near the previous lows around $0.06 remains the immediate focus should the price slip below the current support band. Conversely, a successful breakout above $0.15 could create momentum toward the higher targets outlined on the chart.
LevelRange/PriceSignificanceSupport$0.09–$0.10Main consolidation zoneResistance 1$0.15Initial breakout targetResistance 2$0.20Intermediate resistanceResistance 3$0.25–$0.30Major weekly resistanceCurrent price$0.07594Actively traded valueTechnical Patterns and Market DynamicsThe latest weekly charts show HBAR forming a compressing pattern with smaller price movements compared to earlier declines. This narrowing trading channel indicates a persistent state of consolidation, as participants evaluate the next direction.
If HBAR decisively breaks above the upper boundary at $0.15, traders expect possible runs toward $0.20 and $0.25. On the contrary, a drop below $0.09 could put the $0.06 support back in play, potentially prolonging the bearish trend.
Market observers are monitoring these levels closely, as a shift in trading dynamics in or out of the current range could define the medium-term outlook for the digital asset.
Hedera (HBAR) has attracted market attention as buyers continue to defend key support areas and the network records rising transactional activity. The recent increase in blockchain usage has contributed to a generally optimistic outlook for Hedera’s potential growth.
HBAR price movement and key levelsAs of the latest trading session, HBAR is priced at $0.07884, with a 24-hour trading volume of $109.31 million and a market capitalization of $3.45 billion. While the coin has demonstrated stability over the past day, technical indicators and network growth suggest a possible bullish reversal.
Crypto With Gopal, a well-known crypto analyst, stated that HBAR is currently consolidating within a rising wedge, while buyers are actively maintaining the lower trendline. This constructive price structure has led some traders to anticipate a potential breakout.
Resistance is concentrated between $0.081 and $0.082. A sustained move above $0.082 could confirm renewed bullish momentum and drive HBAR toward the $0.087 level.
However, if buyers lose control and the price falls below the rising support at $0.076, there could be a sharper pullback, putting the positive outlook at risk. Until one of these levels is decisively broken, HBAR remains at a crucial decision point.
LevelSignificance$0.076Key support, breakdown may trigger further downside$0.081-$0.082Major resistance zone, breakout signals bullish momentum$0.087Upside target if resistance is clearedNetwork activity and sentimentAccording to data from Chainspect, Hedera reached a new milestone on Saturday with over 471,000 daily transactions, marking the highest single-day total for the platform in the past 30 days. This increase stands out as it took place during the weekend, when activity typically slows.
Such elevated transaction volumes highlight Hedera’s focus on building an enterprise-grade blockchain. The network is designed for speed, low fees, and real-world use cases, attracting both developers and businesses.
Mini dictionary: Chainspect, a blockchain analytics firm that provides insights and statistical data on on-chain transactions and activity.
Strong usage indicates ongoing demand for the network and its infrastructure. While this improves the fundamental picture, market participants point out that surges in network activity do not automatically translate into a rising token price.
Market outlook and expectationsDespite optimistic projections for Hedera’s future, the token remains in a neutral pattern. The broader cryptocurrency market shows signs of recovery, and sustained investor interest may strengthen HBAR’s prospects if current trends persist.
HBAR’s path will depend on whether buyers can decisively clear the resistance between $0.081 and $0.082. A successful move above this range could see the price reach $0.087, while a drop below $0.076 support may bring a deeper correction.
Traders are monitoring both price action and continued network activity. Their decisions for the near term hinge on movements around these technical levels and the broader performance of the crypto market.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
HBAR, the native token of Hedera, is currently spotlighted by analysts after forming a long-term falling wedge pattern and approaching critical resistance levels. Recent chart updates show buyers defending lower ranges, even as HBAR remains significantly below its record high.
Technical charts point to falling wedge breakoutCrypto With Gopal published a detailed chart that highlights HBAR’s persistent downward trend since its 2021 peak. The token has been confined within a falling wedge, marked by two descending trendlines that are steadily converging. The upper trendline has frequently capped price recoveries, while the lower boundary has emerged as a support zone during recent market drops.
The chart suggests that HBAR is squeezing toward the apex of the wedge, indicating waning selling pressure. The key resistance to watch in this setup remains between $0.10 and $0.12— levels that, if surpassed with strong volume, could confirm a decisive breakout and a shift in the medium-term trend.
HBAR is nearing the upper margin of its wedge formation, and a clear move with significant buying activity above the $0.10 to $0.12 resistance zone is crucial for any sustained breakout potential. The chart also outlines upside targets at $0.13 and farther out at $0.38, should the breakout gather momentum.
Despite this potential, HBAR’s current price underscores the depth of its decline; the token trades over 80% below its all-time high of $0.57 reached in September 2021. The breakout scenario remains in play as long as the price does not fall back below the wedge’s lower trendline.
Analyst identifies resistance test after consolidationCW’s X chart provides another perspective, tracking HBAR’s attempt to overcome a major resistance line following several months of downtrend and consolidation. The recent uptick has brought the token near a key horizontal level, considered a vital threshold in the context of earlier failed recovery attempts.
According to the chart, HBAR’s downswing has slowed, with recent price action pointing to diminished selling pressure. The resistance level that previously blocked recoveries is now under scrutiny, and any close above this zone could alter the token’s short-term trading pattern.
Breakouts and reversals around this critical resistance are expected to determine the immediate direction for HBAR, with bullish momentum relying on buyers’ ability to push decisively above the descending trendline.
Only a sustained upward move through the key resistance could signal the start of a new market phase for HBAR, as traders monitor both price and volume for confirmation.
Market data and investor toolsBraveNewCoin reports that HBAR is trading at $0.07607, reflecting a 1.70% decline over the past 24 hours. During the latest session, the token’s lowest price was $0.07598, and its intraday high reached $0.08672. HBAR’s market capitalization stands at $3.33 billion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $237.57 million and 43.83 billion tokens in circulation.
The token experienced early gains before retracing towards the $0.076 level. This pullback followed resistance encountered at the session high, with buyers stepping in at support levels to absorb selling pressure. Trading activity spiked during upward price swings, underscoring the active interest around support and resistance zones.
The $0.076 area is viewed as a short-term support, while $0.086 defines the next resistance. Current technical data from all major analyst charts position HBAR at a pivotal moment, with each model highlighting ongoing consolidation and the potential for a larger trending move, should momentum build above key breakout zones.
For traders and investors monitoring these technical developments, consolidating market data and analysis on a single screen has become increasingly important. In a market where a single Fed decision or a sudden altcoin listing can change everything in seconds, jumping between different apps for charts, news, and portfolio tracking is costing investors money. Smart traders are now utilizing privacy-first tools like CryptoAppsy to consolidate everything. Without even the hassle of creating an account, you get real-time charts, smart price alerts, coin-specific news, and critical macro data all on one screen.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
A 17% weekly climb in $HBAR is doing something most token price moves do not: it is quietly making transactions cheaper, at least in token terms. The reason sits inside Hedera's fee architecture, and it is worth understanding before attributing the effect to anything else.
How Hedera's Dollar-Pegged Fee Model Works Unlike most blockchain networks, where fees fluctuate with native token prices, Hedera sets its fees in USD and converts them to HBAR at the time of each transaction. An on-network file carries the current exchange rate, and nodes use that rate to determine how many HBAR a given operation costs.
The practical result is straightforward:
With $HBAR trading near $0.076 after its recent weekly gain, the same transaction now consumes noticeably fewer HBAR than it did seven days ago, while its dollar cost is unchanged. Overpay on a transaction and only the actual fee is deducted, with any excess returned to the sender. Basic lookups such as balance checks carry no charge at all.
What This Means for Users and Builders However, it also means the relationship between token price performance and fee economics is less intuitive than on most networks.
On the network side, activity has been rising. Whether rising usage and a recovering token price combine to shift the broader demand picture for $HBAR remains a question for the market to answer.
Sources
Hedera: Fee Model for Transactions and Queries
Hedera: How Hedera Calculates the HBAR/USD Exchange Rate
Hedera Fee Calculator
Hedera Hashgraph’s native token HBAR gained 5.25% on Friday, joining a broader surge across major cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin climbed close to $80,000. Ether moved near $2,400 and XRP led the market, posting an 18.9% daily increase.
HBAR breaks consolidation as double-bottom pattern formsHBAR ended a prolonged period of price consolidation, advancing from $0.072 to $0.076. Analyst Gopal identified a double-bottom formation on the daily chart, citing $0.07 as a crucial support level supporting the recent recovery.
In a long-term scenario, Gopal set a potential breakout target as high as $0.40 for HBAR if critical resistance levels are cleared. For bullish confirmation, market participants are eyeing the $0.21–$0.22 range as a key neckline. Reaching this zone is seen as a step toward a potential 300% move that would return HBAR to levels last seen during the late 2025 rally.
Gopal suggested that confirmation of such a large upward move would require not only breaking past the neckline but also a broader trend reversal, indicating investor caution despite Friday’s jump.
Parabolic SAR and SuperTrend signal points to watchThe research team from DailyCoin analyzed HBAR’s technical indicators and reported a notable shift in the Parabolic Stop and Reverse (SAR) metric. Typically, when the SAR appears as blue dots above the price, it signals a potential selloff. In HBAR’s current setup, the SAR switched below the price during the previous session—a shift considered a technical ‘buy’ signal.
Trading attention now turns to the SuperTrend indicator, which positions the next resistance level at $0.092. A move above this green line would be closely watched by traders seeking a bullish confirmation. The Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) also showed positive momentum on shorter timeframes, although the daily outlook remains cautious.
A double-bottom formation has been identified on HBAR’s daily chart with $0.07 as its primary support, while investors are closely monitoring the $0.21–$0.22 neckline for confirmation of a potential rally up to $0.40—contingent on a strong trend reversal.
HBAR trading volumes lag major competitorsDespite the price increase, HBAR’s spot trading volumes remained under $150 million on Friday. Compared to other assets of similar market capitalization, such as Shiba Inu and Avalanche (AVAX), Hedera’s activity was markedly lower.
Technical analysts suggest market participants should rely on rational frameworks rather than short-term market excitement when assessing price trajectories. In volatile crypto markets, a single announcement from the Federal Reserve or a new altcoin listing can instantly shift trends, making timely market data and decision-making tools increasingly important.
In these rapidly changing conditions, some traders have started using privacy-focused tools like CryptoAppsy to simplify their daily management. Bringing together real-time charts, portfolio tracking, coin-specific news, and macroeconomic data without requiring an account, these tools aim to help investors act on accurate information without delays or distractions from switching between different apps.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Grayscale Investments has withdrawn the registration statements for three proposed single-asset exchange-traded funds tied to Cardano’s ADA, Polkadot’s DOT and Hedera’s HBAR. The asset manager submitted three Form RW requests to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 7, telling the regulator it “does not intend to proceed with the planned distribution” of the trusts’ shares, according to the SEC filing.
The withdrawals were sponsor-initiated under Rule 477 of the Securities Act of 1933, not the result of a formal SEC rejection. Grayscale said no securities had been issued or sold under the registrations, which had not yet become effective.
Because Grayscale chose to pull the filings before the SEC reached a decision, the move signals a change in the firm’s product priorities rather than a regulatory defeat. Grayscale gave no detailed explanation in the filings, which simply stated that the sponsor no longer intends to proceed.
The S-1 registration statements had been filed in late August and early September 2025 amid a broad wave of altcoin ETF applications. All three underlying tokens have fallen sharply since then, with DOT down the most on a year-to-date basis.
The broader altcoin ETF retreat The withdrawals are part of a wider cooling in the single-asset altcoin ETF category. Bitwise earlier withdrew a registration for a proposed Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, and competition for inflows into smaller altcoin funds has intensified. Year to date, ADA has fallen more than 41%, DOT has lost about 54% and HBAR has shed roughly 35%, according to market data cited in coverage of the withdrawals.
Grayscale continues to operate a portfolio of roughly 17 ETF products, including its Bitcoin Mini Trust and Ethereum Staking Mini ETF.
What it means for the pipeline Dropping three altcoin funds narrows Grayscale’s proposed single-token pipeline and reflects a more selective approach to products whose demand has not matched the filings made a year ago. For issuers, the retreat suggests the next wave of ETF filings will favor assets with clearer institutional demand rather than breadth for its own sake. The firm can re-file if market conditions change.
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Hedera’s [HBAR] network activity is picking up, and big players are also interested. With HBAR price also responding, will the token shoot up?
Here’s what we know.
HBAR activity at record levels! Daily transactions on the network were recently at an ATH of 346,943; a noticeable increase. Hedera’s TVL is also above $23 million, after falling to roughly $15 million in mid-August. The recent 9% rise in the last 24 hours is indicative of money coming into applications built on the network.
Source: DeFiLlama Interest is visible outside the network too. U.S. HBAR spot ETFs saw $848K in daily net inflows, and the combined net assets were at about $50.14 million.
The latest inflow was also the largest shown in the recent period.
Source: SoSoValue AMBCrypto previously reported that Grayscale’s decision to withdraw its HBAR ETF filing had weakened narrative around the token, at a time when ETF flows were already relatively modest.
At the time, $0.07 was an important resistance level; traders were warned that HBAR’s rebound could lose steam if buyers failed to push past it.
That makes the latest move more interesting.
HBAR traders turn increasingly bullish, price hits $0.074 On the hourly chart, HBAR climbed up from about $0.067 to $0.074; there’s a steady series of higher highs and higher lows. Buying pressure also went up with the move; OBV rose, which makes it clear that the volume has supported the rally.
Source: TradingView Derivatives traders are also leaning bullish. Aggregated Open Interest has gone up to about $46.6 million, so more positions are being opened as HBAR rises. The Average Funding Rate is also positive at about 0.0076; long positions have the upper hand.
Source: Coinalyze There is one sign that traders may need to watch closely, though. HBAR’s RSI has moved above 70. It’s not that the rally will reverse, but it does make a consolidation more likely.
Final Summary Hedera activity hit a record 346,943 daily transactions; ETF inflows and TVL were also in the green. HBAR climbed to $0.074, but a consolidation is likely.
Hedera (HBAR) is showing renewed signs of a bullish trend as increased buying interest emerges around a key support zone, with both price structure and technical growth pointing to the possibility of a market reversal.
HBAR price action signals bullish reversalAt press time, HBAR is trading at $0.07300 and has recorded a 24-hour trading volume of $98.16 million. The token’s market capitalization stands at $3.2 billion. HBAR’s price rose by 4.45% in the latest daily session, reinforcing optimism among short-term traders.
Technical analysis from Crypto With Gopal highlights that HBAR’s daily chart is forming a possible double-bottom pattern, marked by two consecutive lows near the $0.072 support area. This formation typically suggests that bearish momentum may be declining and could pave the way for buyers to gain stronger control.
The primary support for HBAR remains at $0.07, while attention is now focused on whether buyers can push the price above the crucial confirmation zone in the $0.21 to $0.22 range, defined as the neckline of the pattern. A confirmed breakout above this level could open the path toward a $0.40 target, but until then, this bullish reversal remains speculative.
HBAR’s price structure is showing a double-bottom pattern, with two major lows at key support, suggesting sellers may be losing momentum and providing an opportunity for a long-term reversal if buyers manage to clear resistance near $0.22.
KiloScribe integration expands on-chain storageIn parallel with the technical outlook, Hedera has advanced its creator-focused ecosystem by integrating KiloScribe, a no-code platform that facilitates writing digital data directly onto the blockchain. KiloScribe enables users—including those lacking blockchain expertise—to inscribe files, websites, games, and other digital assets as permanent records within the network, known as Hashinals.
This new functionality is designed to enhance access to blockchain-based publishing, lowering barriers for digital creators seeking to store and preserve content securely. The integration reflects Hedera’s ongoing efforts to apply blockchain technology beyond routine asset trading, with the aim of supporting broader adoption in creator-driven markets.
The KiloScribe integration allows anyone, even without blockchain experience, to create on-chain records of digital assets, making blockchain storage and publishing more accessible to a wide range of creators.
For traders monitoring HBAR, key technical levels will determine the next phase. The $0.07 support remains critical to defend, and success in holding this level could enable the price to challenge the $0.21–$0.22 neckline. A sustained breakout above this resistance would validate the double-bottom formation and raise the probability of an advance toward $0.40.
Market tools aid investor decisionsIn a landscape where rapid shifts often occur following major announcements or events, investors need efficient solutions. When a single Federal Reserve policy update or an unexpected altcoin listing can reshape the market in seconds, traders using multiple apps for price charts, news feeds, and portfolio tracking risk missing timely opportunities. Increasingly, privacy-focused platforms like CryptoAppsy are consolidating these needs. The service offers real-time price charts, smart alerts, coin-specific news, and essential macroeconomic data, all accessible from a single dashboard and without requiring account registration.
Ultimately, both the expansion of Hedera’s technology stack and the evolution of digital asset trading tools are aimed at lowering technical barriers while promoting more informed, efficient decision-making in the crypto market.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Hedera (HBAR) is showing signs of a bullish reversal, trading at $0.06959 following a 5.67% gain over the past 24 hours. Market data indicates a 24-hour trading volume of $51.28 million, with a total market capitalization reaching $3.05 billion. After a period of downward pressure, HBAR’s price structure has improved noticeably, drawing attention from large holders.
Analysts point to breakout as bullish signalAlpha Crypto Signal, a cryptocurrency analyst, stated that HBAR recently broke above the descending channel that previously limited its price growth. This technical development supports the potential for a trend reversal, suggesting selling momentum may be fading gradually.
HBAR is now working to reclaim a key horizontal support level, further solidifying the case for an upward move. According to the analyst, if HBAR maintains its position above this support, it could continue upward toward $0.07326. However, failing to hold this level would suggest the breakout may have lacked strength.
Technical indicators show buyers are regaining control, weakening the previous bearish trend. Sustaining price above the identified horizontal level could lead to additional buying and a possible end to the downtrend.
Hedera adoption grows through micro-earning platformBeyond price movements, Hedera’s utility is expanding through new partnerships and applications. The blockchain’s popularity is increasing among developers and users seeking real-world payment solutions. Rosen, a micro-earning platform, is one of the latest projects to leverage Hedera and the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin to enable instant global earnings.
Go Rosen allows users around the world to perform small online tasks and receive instant payments in USDC on Hedera, overcoming banking restrictions, language barriers, and geographic limitations. According to data from Hedera, nearly 3 billion people face obstacles in accessing global income due to these barriers. Rosen’s model offers a streamlined alternative, facilitating payments at a fraction of a cent without relying on costly or slow banking systems.
Mini dictionary: Hedera is a decentralized public network designed to facilitate fast, secure, and fair transactions. USDC is a widely used dollar-pegged stablecoin, often used in global payments for its price stability and instant settlement.
By enabling microtasks to be compensated in Hedera-based USDC, the platform highlights blockchain’s ability to open earning opportunities to people otherwise restricted by traditional systems.
Potential for further gains relies on market momentumLooking ahead, the next phase for HBAR depends on whether buyers can maintain control at the newly reclaimed support levels. Increased whale accumulation and continued platform adoption could reinforce the bullish scenario. Conversely, losing key support would raise the risk of renewed selling activity.
The expansion of Hedera’s real-world use cases, especially in international money transfers and instant settlements, has positioned the network beyond simple cryptocurrency transactions. By enabling borderless, instant payments via USDC, Hedera is attracting interest from platforms aiming to streamline global income distribution.
MetricCurrent ValuePrice$0.0695924h Volume$51.28 millionMarket Cap$3.05 billionShort-term Target$0.07326While technical and adoption metrics suggest potential for growth, the outlook depends on sustained buying and further integration with global payment solutions.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Hedera (HBAR) is signaling the potential for a recovery as increased network activity and a shift in investor sentiment create a bullish outlook for the cryptocurrency. Elevated demand for altcoins and rising transactions across the Hedera network have brought renewed attention to its price prospects and adoption metrics.
HBAR price trades steady as bullish targets emergeAt the current time, HBAR is trading at $0.06627, with a 24-hour trading volume of $23.39 million and a market capitalization of $2.9 billion. This stability follows several sessions marked by sustained interest from both retail and institutional investors seeking exposure to established blockchain projects.
Crypto analyst Rafaela Rigo noted the possibility of a major recovery for HBAR, pointing to a potential price target of $0.21, which would represent a 3x to 4x increase. Achieving this level could push Hedera’s market capitalization close to $9 billion.
Rigo suggested that market improvement, stronger altcoin demand, and continued buying pressure are key factors for HBAR to approach the $0.21 threshold, but acknowledged that larger upward movement hinges on broader crypto sentiment.
Some forecasts have outlined an even more bullish scenario in which HBAR approaches $0.70. This would see Hedera’s market capitalization near $35 billion, signaling a tenfold gain from current prices. However, analysts viewed this as highly speculative in light of competition from other blockchain networks.
Projects such as Ondo, TAO, and Algorand (ALGO) remain strong competitors in the space, potentially capping extreme upward movement for HBAR. As a result, analysts considered $0.21 a more realistic target in the near to mid-term.
Mini dictionary: Ondo, TAO, and Algorand (ALGO) refer to blockchain platforms competing in the decentralized finance and smart contract ecosystem. Each offers unique solutions for scalability, speed, and security to attract developers and users.
ProjectCurrent PriceMarket CapKey FocusHBAR (Hedera)$0.06627$2.9 billionEnterprise blockchain, high transaction speedOndoN/AN/ATokenized assets, DeFiTAON/AN/ADecentralized AI infrastructureAlgorand (ALGO)N/AN/ASmart contracts, low transaction feesHedera hits all-time high network activityAnalyst ALLINCRYPTO reported that Hedera’s network is now experiencing a surge in on-chain transactions, reaching all-time highs for daily activity. The network recently averaged 291,200 transactions per day over a two-week period, with the peak day recording 346,943 transactions.
Rising transaction volumes are considered a positive indicator, as they may reflect growing use and broader adoption for the HBAR token.
While increased network activity does not guarantee price appreciation, analysts observed that sustained growth in usage can help improve investor sentiment over the long term.
Consistent network growth and active trading may lead to improved perceptions of HBAR’s value among participants, though price movement will ultimately depend on wider market trends and demand.
The direction of HBAR’s price will be influenced by ongoing buying momentum, overall sentiment towards altcoins, and further adoption of the Hedera network.
Continued trading activity and renewed investor confidence could allow HBAR to challenge resistance at $0.21. However, any slowdown in demand or broader market decline may stall upward progress.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
One transfer, one accountOn @hedera, an EVM address derived from a public key can receive value before any account formally exists on the network. The act of sending funds to that address is what registers the account. No pre-assigned 0.0.x identifier is required in advance.
Under the hood, Hedera's auto account creation works by generating an EVM address alias from an ECDSA public key. Specifically, the alias is the rightmost 20 bytes of the Keccak-256 hash of that public key, following the same calculation described in the Ethereum Yellow Paper. Applications such as wallets and exchanges can generate this address entirely offline, then hand it to a sender without any prior on-chain step.
HIP-32 introduced this mechanism for $HBAR transfers. When HBAR is sent to an alias that has no corresponding account, the network auto-creates one and deducts the account creation fee from the amount sent. The new account's opening balance is therefore the sent amount minus that fee.
How HIP-542 extended coverage to tokens and NFTsToken transfers presented a harder problem. Because the account creation fee must be paid in $HBAR, sending an HTS fungible token or NFT to a non-existent alias previously returned an INVALID_ACCOUNT_ID error. There was no mechanism to convert token units into the HBAR needed to cover the fee.
HIP-542 resolved this by shifting the fee burden. Rather than deducting it from the transferred asset, the network charges the account creation fee to the payer of the transfer transaction. The recipient gets the full token or NFT amount, and the sender covers the setup cost. The transfer also bundles one auto-association slot, so the new account can hold the incoming token without a separate association step. The result is that what previously required three transactions, a CryptoCreate, a TokenAssociate, and a CryptoTransfer, now collapses into one.
The change also improves interoperability. Ethereum contracts routinely allow ERC-20 and ERC-721 assets to be sent to addresses that do not yet have an on-chain presence, and HIP-542 brings Hedera's behavior in line with those expectations.
Sources:
Hedera Docs: Auto Account Creation
HIP-542: Payer-Sponsored Auto-Account Creation with HTS Assets
HIP-32: Auto Account Creation
A $3 Billion Token With Minimal DeFi Activity@Hedera is carrying a market cap of roughly $2.96 billion while its on-chain DeFi total value locked (TVL) stands at just $21.6 million. That produces a market cap-to-TVL ratio of approximately 137x, meaning well over 99% of $HBAR's token valuation has nothing to do with DeFi usage.
For context, that kind of ratio is unusual. Most layer-1 networks valued near the $3 billion mark tend to have hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars locked in DeFi protocols. Hedera's DeFi footprint is, by comparison, very small.
Data from DefiLlama confirms the picture: The DeFi side of the network has also been in a prolonged decline. TVL is down close to 83% year-over-year, and DEX 30-day volume has dropped sharply.
Enterprise Value, Not DeFi, Is Being Priced InThe gap between market cap and DeFi TVL reflects something specific about how Hedera is positioned. The network is not primarily built for decentralized finance. It is built for enterprise infrastructure, and institutional credibility is a core part of what the market appears to be pricing.
That distinction matters: the network's value proposition is speed, compliance-readiness, and institutional backing rather than open DeFi composability.
Adding to the credibility argument,
Despite those institutional credentials, price performance has lagged. which was set in 2021.
The core question for $HBAR investors remains straightforward: can enterprise adoption eventually translate into sustained network revenue and token value, or will the gap between institutional credibility and on-chain activity persist?
Sources:
Hedera DeFi TVL and volume data, DefiLlama
Hedera (HBAR) market cap and price data, CoinGecko
Hedera Governing Council explained, LeveX
Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) traded near $0.066 in August 2026, placing its market capitalization at approximately $2.88 billion. The price remains well below its previous cycle highs, prompting debate over realistic recovery expectations for the widely traded digital asset.
Analyst sets macro targets for HBARA leading technical analyst has outlined a primary macro target for HBAR at the $0.21 level, suggesting a 3x to 4x potential price rally from current valuations. If realized, this move would elevate HBAR’s market cap to nearly $9 billion.
Despite the technical feasibility of a sharper 10x surge to around $0.70 per token, the analyst downplays the likelihood of such an outcome in this cycle. At a $35 billion market cap, HBAR would directly challenge established blockchain projects with deeper capital bases, such as Ondo Finance (ONDO), Bittensor (TAO), and Algorand (ALGO).
Hedera Hashgraph operates an enterprise-grade public network renowned for high transaction throughput, often attracting corporate and institutional interest in distributed ledger technology.
Mini dictionary: Hedera Hashgraph, an open-source, proof-of-stake public ledger designed for fast and secure transactions, aims to support enterprise applications at scale.
Measured expectations and portfolio shiftsMulti-year chart analysis highlights a prolonged consolidation period for HBAR following its previous peaks. While some models project upside toward $0.70, the analyst notes that a move to the $0.21 range appears more consistent with HBAR’s current network adoption and relative position among competing networks.
The analyst points to valuation metrics and market share as key reasons for maintaining conservative projections. She observes that overtaking more prominent networks at this stage would demand significant market interest and inflows unlikely in the short term.
ProjectCurrent Price (Aug 2026)Market CapMaximum TargetHBAR$0.066$2.88 billion$0.70 (unlikely)ALGONot specifiedNot specifiedPreference by analystONDONot specifiedNot specifiedPreference by analystIn her current investment outlook, the analyst confirms she is prioritizing capital allocation to ALGO and ONDO over HBAR, citing their comparatively favorable upside and reduced risk of extreme valuation hurdles.
Based on the current technical setup and valuation landscape, the analyst selects ALGO and ONDO for her investment portfolio, opting not to add HBAR at this price level.
HBAR network and price outlookHBAR continues to supply enterprise use cases with nearly 43.8 billion tokens in circulation out of a fixed maximum of 50 billion. Over recent months, price action has held in a narrow range, leaving HBAR below its prior multi-year averages. The analyst cautions that broader adoption, increased network activity, and overall positive crypto sentiment would be necessary for any sustained rally toward the targeted $0.21.
Technical considerations remain at the forefront for market participants seeking to guide their decisions through data-focused strategies, rather than sentiment-driven trading.
The future trajectory for HBAR will largely depend on tangible adoption, network metrics, and macro market dynamics in the months ahead.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
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Future events like X Money adoption, DogeOS development, and possible ETF approval could boost the coin later. However, any Dogecoin price prediction 2040 must explain how buyer demand can swallow billions of fresh coins entering the market each year. Solving that issue is far harder than making optimistic long-term price charts look good.
Hedera Tests Key Support After ETF Application Drops Out Hedera price today sits near $0.0665 after dropping more than 88% from its 2024 peak of $0.5692. The token is now hovering right at a vital historical support zone between $0.058 and $0.042 that triggered big rallies in past cycles. Grayscale pulled its Hedera Trust ETF application on August 7, halting an important route for major institutional money.
Network developers plan a mainnet move to Block Stream on October 11 following an August announcement. This upgrade aims to improve data performance and help big business adoption over time. For now, Hedera price today reflects an ongoing test of support levels rather than active market momentum.
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Transaction Activity Hits New HighsThe @Hedera network is recording its strongest throughput figures to date. Daily transactions have averaged roughly 291,200 over the past two weeks, peaking at a record 346,943 on August 12. The milestone underlines the high-throughput design philosophy that has defined Hedera since its mainnet launch. That combination of speed and low cost has made it a competitive option for enterprise and developer use cases ranging from supply chain tracking to micropayments.
Hedera's underlying hashgraph consensus mechanism sets it apart from conventional blockchain architectures. The network's keeping costs predictable for high-volume applications.
TVL Rises, But $HBAR Token LagsOn the decentralised finance side, total value locked on the Hedera network has climbed roughly 5.2% over the past seven days to $20.6 million, pointing to a modest but steady inflow of capital despite negative 30-day growth. Daily trading volume of $40.8 million suggests liquidity remains active across the ecosystem.
The $HBAR token, however, continues to trade well below its historical peak. The token's all-time high stands at $0.5692, a level it has not approached in some time. That disconnect between on-chain activity and token price is a recurring theme across the broader crypto market, and Hedera is no exception.
While that represents meaningful institutional interest, For the $HBAR token to close the gap with its on-chain fundamentals, sustained demand at the token level, not just network usage, will need to follow.
Hedera (HBAR) is drawing attention as it maintains a major demand zone in a broadly bearish crypto environment and sees its role expand in institutional finance. Despite the market’s downside pressure, traders are watching closely for early signs of a bullish reversal in the HBAR price.
HBAR price holds key supportHBAR trades at $0.06594, with a 24-hour volume of $30.91 million and market capitalization reaching $2.89 billion. The token gained 1.19% over the last 24 hours, and analysts note that both price structure and network activity suggest a possible shift to the upside for HBAR.
Crypto analyst Crypto Patel remarked that HBAR remains approximately 84% below its 2024 high and is yet to reclaim its former peak. Despite this, the $0.0435–$0.057 zone continues to act as a robust support level on the weekly timeframe, previously sparking significant rallies of 1,823%, 816%, and 1,600%.
Traders are monitoring this area for accumulation and increased buying before expecting an upward breakout in price. For a bullish reversal to materialize, market participants expect a liquidity sweep, a reclaim of the level, a change of character (CHoCH), and a break of structure (BOS).
Should these technical signals align, HBAR could set its sights on targets at $0.10, $0.30, $0.50, $0.70, and eventually $1 as broader bullish conditions take hold. However, a weekly close below $0.03563 may invalidate this bullish scenario, indicating heightened downside risk.
Level/ZoneDescription$0.0435–$0.057Key demand zone, historical support$0.10First major target in bull scenario$0.30, $0.50, $0.70, $1Further upside targets$0.03563Bearish invalidation thresholdUK FX pilot drives institutional progressHedera’s institutional momentum has accelerated with the completion of the UK’s first foreign exchange pilot using tokenized assets as collateral. The pilot, conducted in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax, utilized Hedera’s network to settle trades involving tokenized money market funds and UK government bonds.
Token Relations indicated that the pilot highlights Hedera’s growing influence in the tokenization of real-world assets and its expanding role in financial infrastructure. The project also involves key integrations with Taurus, Utila, Mastercard, and Assetto, further reinforcing Hedera’s institutional engagement.
Mini dictionary: Hedera is a decentralized public network designed for enterprise-grade applications, using the Hashgraph consensus mechanism to provide fast, fair, and secure transactions. Tokenization refers to the representation of real-world assets on blockchain networks as digital tokens, enabling efficient settlement and greater access to traditional financial markets.
Hashgraph, the underlying protocol of Hedera, reported expanding adoption among institutions. Tools supporting developers and payment services have also contributed to wider usage of the Hedera network.
Price outlook and institutional impactWith the broader crypto market sentiment improving and Bitcoin showing recovery, HBAR has also experienced upward momentum. Analysts point out that the sustainability of this trend for HBAR largely depends on buyers defending the $0.0435–$0.057 zone and moving beyond important resistance levels.
Market observers believe confirmation of both a CHoCH and BOS would improve the probability of a bullish trend reversal, targeting $0.10 as the initial upside threshold. Rising institutional participation in real-world asset tokenization could further strengthen HBAR demand.
Traders continue to focus on the $0.0435–$0.057 region as a key area for potential accumulation and an early signal for new bullish momentum.
A close below $0.03563 on the weekly chart, however, would undermine the bullish case and may prompt further price declines.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
It’s no surprise that ETFs have become a key catalyst for altcoins.
The logic is simple: Before altcoin ETFs launched, flows were largely BTC-led, meaning strength in Bitcoin pushed capital into altcoins. But now, ETFs give investors a direct way to gain exposure to individual altcoins, creating a direct flow channel and potentially changing how capital rotates across the market.
Against this backdrop, Grayscale’s recent decision to withdraw its HBAR ETF filing is hardly surprising as a massive bearish catalyst. The move removes a key institutional narrative around HBAR and adds pressure to sentiment. And when we look at Hedera’s institutional positioning, this becomes even more important.
Source: X According to SoSoValue, HBAR has seen just over $462k in net ETF flows, showing that institutional flows remain relatively weak. In this context, Grayscale’s withdrawal could further slow institutional momentum and add more pressure on HBAR to find fresh buying support.
The timing? Couldn’t have been worse.
From a technical standpoint, weakening sentiment, slowing ETF momentum, weak institutional flows are all hitting at the same time. If this trend continues, Hedera [HBAR] could face a much deeper sell-off and potentially enter a full-blown capitulation cycle.
HBAR’s technical setup turns risky HBAR is at $0.065, having recently fallen to significant support levels.
While the positive catalyst for the recent hype is linked to Wyoming’s FRNT stablecoin adoption, the negative catalyst Grayscale’s removal of HBAR from its ETF application, is a major headwind for the asset. For now, the bearish forces seem to be overpowering the positive news, suggesting a possibility for further declines.
As can be seen in the chart below, HBAR is up 2.5% intraday, but it is too early to call for a breakout as the altcoin has to clear key resistance before a move to the upside can be confirmed. For traders, the first level to watch is $0.07, and a break above it would give the asset enough power to retest the previous highs.
Source: TradingView The key question is whether buyers will show enough buying strength to absorb any selling pressure at this level. Currently, HBAR’s setup is more bearish than bullish.
In this scenario, the 2.5% intraday move is likely to turn out as a fakeout, with the bears set to push the price lower and lower during the next sessions and test the $0.065 level. This way, the bearish trend could resume, and the price could enter a capitulation phase.
Final Summary HBAR remains under pressure as weak ETF flows and Grayscale’s withdrawal weigh on sentiment. $0.07 is the key level: failure to break above it could send HBAR below $0.065 and trigger more downside.
HBAR, the native token of distributed ledger platform Hedera, is currently valued at $2.86 billion with a circulating supply of 43.83 billion coins. The token trades at $0.065, sitting approximately 88.55% lower than its all-time high of $0.57.
Consolidation and Weak Momentum Around Key SupportIn recent sessions, HBAR hovered near an immediate support level while facing dense resistance zones. Buyers briefly pushed the price back to $0.065, but trading activity remained subdued. The broader market outlook points to a significant support test at $0.06166. For short-term improvement, HBAR would need to reclaim $0.068 and $0.070.
On intraday charts, the token slipped from $0.0657 to $0.0650. Although buyers managed a small recovery, the price failed to break above the intraday high. Demand near $0.0658 has been limited, reflecting consolidation in a narrow range after recent declines.
HBAR continues to form a sequence of lower highs and lower lows, while remaining below the Ichimoku cloud. This technical setup indicates that overhead resistance is still restricting further gains. Trading volumes have centered within the $0.067 to $0.070 band, making it harder for buyers to breach these levels.
The relative strength index (RSI) remains close to the bottom of its range, signaling limited momentum. A continued drop in the RSI could push the indicator into oversold territory, but such a move alone is unlikely to trigger a price reversal. To encourage a sustained move higher, HBAR would need to rise above $0.0658 and hold over $0.0668.
Mini dictionary: Ichimoku cloud, a popular technical indicator used in financial markets to measure support, resistance, and trend momentum. It helps traders identify optimal trading zones and trend reversals based on historical price action and projected future movement.
Crucial Support at $0.06166 and Macro Trendline RiskThe higher time frame chart highlights $0.06166 as a key control point for HBAR. This area represents significant historical trading interest, and HBAR currently trades about 5.4% above it. If price retests this level, investor demand within the broader value area could be tested.
Maintaining the $0.06166 base could give buyers another opportunity to aim for $0.070. However, a breakdown below this level may reinforce the current range and expose lower supports. The next significant trendline stands near $0.047, about 28% below the current value, which would present amplified downside risk if reached.
Market participants are monitoring whether HBAR will rebound from $0.06166 or extend losses toward the longer-term support. Sustained buying interest and increased volume around this level would be required for any bullish reversal, while a lack of support could allow sellers to maintain control.
Key LevelCurrent Price RelationMarket Impact$0.070Upper short-term resistanceBreakout needed for momentum shift$0.065Current price zoneArea of limited demand$0.06166Major support, 5.4% belowPotential base for recovery or risk of further drops$0.04728% below currentLong-term downside riskRecovery Requires Break Above ResistanceFor HBAR to reverse its downtrend, it must reclaim the $0.068 to $0.070 area. A move above the most recent highs in this range could indicate a break of the prevailing short-term structure, potentially targeting resistance at $0.075 and $0.080. These targets are roughly 15% and 23% higher than current levels, but are theoretical projections rather than guarantees of future performance.
Meanwhile, major macro barriers remain further out at $0.10, $0.15, $0.20, $0.29, and $0.35. Each of these represents significant historical turning points that would require strong rallies to approach. In the short run, traders are watching whether HBAR will consolidate between $0.06166 and $0.070 or make a definitive move.
HBAR trades at $0.065, consolidating just above the main support level of $0.06166, as the token remains 88.55% below its peak and faces key resistance in the $0.068 to $0.070 range.
A downward move toward $0.06166 could increase the likelihood of further declines to $0.047, while holding this zone may offer another base for recovery. Surpassing $0.070 would start to signal a meaningful shift in trend structure.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Wyoming’s state-issued stablecoin is drawing increased attention from the digital asset community following fresh insights into its technical infrastructure and network integrations. Recent findings presented by cryptocurrency researcher SMQKE highlight new connections between the Wyoming Stable Token and several prominent blockchain platforms.
Major blockchain integrations revealedSMQKE reported that the Wyoming Stable Token, also known as FRNT, has established integrations with the XRP Ledger, Stellar, and Hedera networks. These developments are based on materials that detail how the stablecoin ecosystem interacts with established blockchain technologies as Wyoming advances its digital currency efforts.
The documentation referenced by SMQKE presents integration support for both the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Stellar networks through the Fireblocks platform. According to these materials, XRP and XLM benefit from Fireblocks’ network support, while HBAR is utilized as a bridging option within the state’s digital asset framework.
A network diagram included in the shared resources displays Fireblocks’ compatibility with Ripple’s XRPL, Stellar, and a range of EVM-compatible blockchains. The same overview lists over 20 supported stablecoins, including USDC and USDT, highlighting Fireblocks’ role in Wyoming’s approach to multi-chain operability.
The Wyoming Stable Token Commission’s official information confirms Fireblocks as a key technology partner. Their published materials describe a multichain issuance process, emphasizing flexibility across various blockchain environments. FRNT is currently accessible for public purchase on Kraken, and the Commission adds that the token can also be acquired on Solana and bridged to Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Hedera, Optimism, and Polygon through Stargate’s infrastructure.
Following claims that XRP, XLM, and HBAR themselves would be used for the Wyoming stablecoin, a clarification emerged from blockchain commentator Jeremy Bureau. He pointed out a critical distinction between integrating with a blockchain network versus directly utilizing its native asset. Bureau explained that the public documents reference the XRPL as part of the ecosystem but do not explicitly state that XRP will be used by the Wyoming stablecoin.
He referenced Wyoming’s earlier treasury bond pilot, which operated over the XRPL but did not involve XRP as a transactional asset. Bureau’s remarks encourage careful interpretation when distinguishing between infrastructure use and underlying token utility.
Bureau emphasized that participation of XRPL in the stablecoin network does not mean XRP itself is being used. The documentation specifically cites the XRPL platform without mentioning XRP as the native token for the stablecoin.
This clarification is significant in understanding the state’s digital asset strategy. The available documents identify XRPL, Stellar, and Hedera among the networks enabled through the integration framework, while the presence of native tokens such as XRP and XLM remains limited to network-level access and not direct stablecoin issuance.
Wall Street trends and RWA tokenizationAs stablecoin projects like Wyoming’s expand onto multiple blockchains, broader trends in finance are accelerating the shift toward tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). While traditional finance often relies on a web of intermediaries, the transition to Web3 is facilitating direct asset ownership. Platforms such as 1stepSwap now allow investors to hold shares of leading US companies, gold, and silver directly in their crypto wallets. By tokenizing RWAs and instantly locating the most competitive market prices, these solutions streamline transactions and remove middlemen from the process.
Wyoming’s stablecoin infrastructure underscores a push for broad interoperability, leveraging XRPL, Stellar, and Hedera to enable access and bridging across multiple networks. Yet, the direct use of native tokens such as XRP or XLM for the issuance of FRNT has not been shown in official materials.
The Wyoming Stable Token initiative continues to signal the state’s ambition to lead US efforts for regulated, blockchain-based financial infrastructure, with a clear focus on interoperability and broad market access.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Grayscale withdrew its Cardano, Polkadot, and Hedera ETF registrations in under four minutes on August 7, exactly two days before ADA cleared the SEC seasoning threshold. With Bitwise and Canary still in the race, the retreat says more about the economics of altcoin ETFs than about Cardano itself.
Summary
Grayscale filed three Form RW withdrawals with the SEC on August 7, 2026, pulling its Cardano Trust ETF, Polkadot Trust ETF, and Hedera Trust ETF registrations in a span of 190 seconds, with no shares issued, sold, or distributed under any of the three.
– Cardano completed its six-month CME futures seasoning period on August 9, 2026, two days after Grayscale walked away, clearing the threshold that would have allowed a spot ADA ETF to list under the SEC generic listing standards in as few as 75 days.
– Five other issuers, including Bitwise, Canary Capital, VanEck, and 21Shares, still have active ADA ETF filings, with the earliest possible SEC decision window falling around October 23, 2026.
– Grayscale reported a 20 percent revenue decline in its IPO filing, with GBTC and ETHE generating 88 percent of the firm’s roughly $318.7 million in nine-month revenue while bleeding a combined $30 billion in cumulative outflows since their ETF conversions.
– ADA trades near $0.196 with a $6.55 billion market cap, DOT sits at $0.805, and HBAR has fallen to $0.068, all down more than 60 percent from their all-time highs and collectively representing a fraction of the institutional demand that drove Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF launches.
At 4:33 p.m. Eastern on August 7, 2026, Grayscale Investments filed a Form RW with the SEC to withdraw its Cardano Trust ETF registration. Ninety seconds later, the Hedera Trust ETF followed. Two minutes after that, the Polkadot Trust ETF joined them. Three products, gone in 190 seconds, with identical boilerplate language and no public explanation beyond a statement that the company “no longer intends to proceed with the planned distributions.”
What makes the timing remarkable is not the speed of the filings but the date itself. Cardano’s CME futures contract, which launched on February 9, was two days away from completing its six-month seasoning period, the exact regulatory milestone that would have opened the door for a spot ADA ETF under the SEC’s streamlined listing framework. Grayscale did not just exit the altcoin ETF race. It exited on the finish line.
This piece examines why Grayscale pulled back, what the withdrawal reveals about the economics of altcoin ETFs in a soft market, whether Cardano’s institutional case was ever as strong as its community believed, and what the remaining filers face as they pursue products that the largest crypto asset manager in the world decided were not worth the trouble.
Three withdrawals, one message
The mechanics of the withdrawal are straightforward. Under SEC Rule 477, an issuer can voluntarily withdraw a registration statement before it becomes effective, provided no securities have been sold under it. Grayscale filed its S-1 registration statements for the Cardano, Polkadot, and Hedera trusts in late 2025 and early 2026 as part of a broader push to convert its private trust products into publicly traded ETFs, the same playbook that had already succeeded with GBTC and ETHE.
All three Form RW filings contained identical language. None cited a specific reason for withdrawal. The SEC accepted them without comment. Unlike a rejection, a voluntary withdrawal carries no stigma and no waiting period. Grayscale could refile tomorrow if it chose to.
But the coordinated nature of the withdrawals, three filings dispatched within minutes of each other at the close of a Thursday trading session, suggests a deliberate strategic decision, not a procedural adjustment. This was not a pause. It was a retreat.
The crypto market noticed. ADA fell more than 2 percent in the 24 hours following the news, while DOT dropped nearly 2 percent to $0.805 and HBAR slipped 2.24 percent to $0.068. The declines were modest in absolute terms but notable for tokens whose communities had been counting on ETF approval as a catalyst.
The seasoning clock and what it meant for Cardano
To understand why the timing matters, it helps to understand the regulatory machinery that Grayscale was walking away from.
In September 2025, the SEC approved new generic listing standards for crypto exchange-traded products. The framework allows eligible funds to list without undergoing the full 19b-4 rule-change process that had previously stretched approval timelines to 240 days or more per product. Under the new standards, a crypto asset qualifies for streamlined review if it has traded on a regulated futures market for at least six months.
CME Group launched Cardano futures on February 9, 2026. The six-month clock expired on August 9. On that date, ADA became the newest cryptocurrency to meet the SEC’s eligibility threshold, joining Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP in the small club of assets with a clear path to a spot ETF.
Grayscale knew this. Every issuer in the space knew this. The August 9 milestone had been widely discussed in industry circles for months, with multiple analysts noting that a filing activated on or after that date could see an SEC decision as early as October 23.
Yet Grayscale chose to withdraw two days before the clock expired. The company did not wait to see whether the newly eligible status would generate fresh institutional interest. It did not pause the filing to reassess. It killed it. For a company that spent years lobbying regulators to create the very framework that makes these products possible, the decision to abandon three of them on the eve of eligibility is a striking and deliberate reversal of strategy.
The economics of a product nobody wanted
The most likely explanation for Grayscale’s withdrawal is the simplest one: the numbers did not work.
Launching an ETF is not free. Legal fees, compliance infrastructure, market-making arrangements, custodial agreements, marketing, and ongoing regulatory reporting all carry costs. For a Bitcoin or Ethereum product with billions of dollars in potential demand, those costs are trivial relative to the revenue from management fees. For an altcoin ETF tracking a $6.55 billion asset with tepid institutional interest, the calculus is different.
Consider the existing data points. The Canary Capital HBAR ETF, which launched on Nasdaq in October 2025 as the third crypto asset to receive US spot ETF status, held approximately $49.14 million in net assets as of July 2, 2026. Its market-price return was negative 37.32 percent for the year and negative 63.32 percent since inception. Even at a generous 2 percent management fee, a $49 million fund generates under $1 million in annual revenue, a figure that may not cover the cost of running the product.
The broader altcoin ETF landscape tells a similar story. While XRP ETFs have accumulated roughly $1.5 billion in cumulative inflows and Solana funds have gathered about $1.15 billion, those figures pale next to the tens of billions that flowed into Bitcoin products. Below the top tier, demand drops off sharply. As CryptoSlate reported, “strong demand for three altcoins contrasts with weak, sporadic flows across the rest of the altcoin fund market.”
Grayscale already has a way to offer ADA exposure. Its CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF, trading under the ticker GDLC, tracks an index that includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Cardano. For investors who want a small allocation to ADA within a diversified crypto portfolio, that product already exists. A standalone ADA ETF would have to compete not only with GDLC but also with direct ADA purchases on exchanges, an increasingly frictionless process for institutional buyers.
Grayscale’s fee problem and the IPO calculus
The withdrawal also needs to be read in the context of Grayscale’s broader financial position. The company filed for an IPO in late 2025, planning to list on the NYSE under the ticker GRAY. The S-1 filing revealed a business under significant pressure.
GBTC, charging 1.5 percent annually, and ETHE, charging 2.5 percent, together generate approximately 88 percent of Grayscale’s total revenue, roughly $345 million of an estimated $425 million annually. But both products have been hemorrhaging assets. GBTC has recorded approximately $25 billion in cumulative net outflows since its January 2024 ETF conversion, while ETHE has seen about $4.8 billion leave since July 2024. Investors are rotating into lower-fee alternatives: BlackRock’s IBIT charges 0.12 percent, and Fidelity’s FBTC charges 0.25 percent.
Grayscale responded by launching Mini versions of both products at 0.15 percent, which have attracted $3.3 billion in combined inflows since 2024. The company has also expanded into new product categories, filing for ETFs covering Solana, Chainlink, Zcash, Hyperliquid, and Canton, among others.
But expansion costs money. Every new product requires regulatory filings, compliance oversight, and operational infrastructure. For a company preparing to go public while watching its revenue decline 20 percent year over year, the question is not just “can we launch this product?” but “will this product generate enough revenue to justify the resources it consumes at the expense of higher-priority launches?”
For ADA, DOT, and HBAR, the answer appears to have been no. Meanwhile, Grayscale continues to pursue ETFs for assets where it sees stronger demand or strategic differentiation, including a Zcash ETF that would be the first US-listed privacy coin fund and a Canton Coin product tied to institutional blockchain infrastructure.
What the remaining filers face
Grayscale’s exit does not kill the Cardano ETF. Five other issuers have active filings, and the August 9 seasoning milestone remains valid regardless of who chooses to use it. Bitwise, Canary Capital, VanEck, 21Shares, and at least one additional filer are still in the queue.
But the remaining applicants face a market that has not been kind to altcoin ETF launches. The Canary HBAR ETF’s experience is instructive. Despite being one of the first altcoin spot ETFs in the United States, it launched with just $47.8 million in assets and has struggled to attract meaningful inflows since. The lesson is that regulatory approval alone does not create demand. Without institutional buyers willing to allocate capital to a specific token through an ETF wrapper, the product sits on the shelf.
Cardano has some advantages that HBAR lacked at launch. Its market cap of $6.55 billion is substantially larger. It has 16 consecutive months of net inflows into ADA investment products, according to Blockworks data. Clearstream added ADA to its MiCA-regulated custody earlier in 2026, creating a pathway for European institutional demand. And the Cardano community, whatever its other characteristics, is large and vocal.
But “large and vocal” does not always translate to “willing to buy an ETF.” Much of Cardano’s holder base consists of retail investors who already own ADA directly and have no reason to pay a management fee for wrapper exposure. The institutional demand that drove Bitcoin ETFs, pension funds, endowments, and registered investment advisors seeking regulated access to an asset they could not otherwise hold, may simply not exist at scale for a $0.20 token that remains down more than 90 percent from its all-time high of $3.10.
There is also a structural question about what an ADA ETF would actually hold. Unlike Solana and Ethereum, which have attracted issuers partly because staking yields can offset management fees and generate a positive carry for the fund, Cardano staking within a US ETF wrapper remains untested. Grayscale’s Solana Staking ETF and its Ethereum Staking Mini ETF both offer yield as a differentiator. A plain vanilla ADA spot product without staking would compete for capital against yield-bearing alternatives, a disadvantage that grows more acute as the ETF market matures and investors become more sophisticated about total return.
The fee question compounds the problem. Morgan Stanley launched Ethereum and Solana ETFs at 0.14 percent, setting a new floor for the industry. Any ADA ETF entering the market would face pressure to match or undercut that rate, further compressing the already thin revenue projections for a fund that might attract only a fraction of the assets that Solana products have gathered.
The October 23 decision window, if a filing activates promptly after August 9, will be the first real test. If an ADA ETF launches and attracts meaningful flows, the altcoin ETF thesis survives. If it launches to the same tepid reception that greeted HBAR, the market will have its answer.
The opposing case at full strength
The bearish reading of Grayscale’s withdrawal, that altcoin ETFs are a dead end and institutional demand for anything below the top four crypto assets is negligible, deserves a serious challenge.
First, the timing may not be as significant as it appears. Grayscale could have decided weeks earlier to withdraw and simply waited for a convenient filing window. The proximity to August 9 may be coincidental rather than calculated.
Second, Grayscale’s withdrawal is a single data point from a company with specific financial pressures that do not apply to every issuer. Bitwise, for example, operates a leaner business model and has built its brand around altcoin exposure. A product that does not pencil out for Grayscale, with its overhead and IPO-related cost scrutiny, might be perfectly viable for a smaller issuer willing to accept thinner margins in exchange for market positioning.
Third, the altcoin ETF market is young. Bitcoin ETFs attracted modest flows in their first weeks before institutional allocators gradually built positions over quarters. The same pattern could repeat with ADA, particularly as the October decision date coincides with a period when institutional investors typically make fourth-quarter allocation decisions.
Fourth, Cardano’s fundamentals have continued to develop. The network processed its highest transaction volumes in early 2026, governance mechanisms are active, and the Ouroboros consensus protocol remains one of the few proof-of-stake systems with formal academic verification. An ETF issuer could reasonably argue that the market has not yet priced in these fundamentals.
Fifth, and most important, the thesis would be invalidated if an ADA ETF launches in October and attracts more than $200 million in its first 90 days. That would suggest institutional demand exists and that Grayscale simply miscalculated. It would also likely prompt Grayscale to refile, as the company has shown no reluctance to reverse course when market conditions shift.
The 190-second signal the market missed
There is a detail in the withdrawal filings that has received less attention than it deserves, and that a competitor publication is unlikely to have noticed.
The three Form RW filings were submitted in a specific order: Cardano at 4:33:37 p.m. ET, Hedera at 4:34:55 p.m., and Polkadot at 4:36:47 p.m. The gaps between them, 78 seconds and then 112 seconds, suggest a single operator submitting sequential EDGAR filings, not three independent decisions happening to arrive at the same conclusion.
This matters because the order tracks roughly with market capitalization at the time of filing. ADA, the largest of the three at $6.55 billion, went first. HBAR, at roughly $3.1 billion, went second. DOT, at approximately $1.5 billion, went last. If Grayscale had withdrawn in alphabetical order or reverse chronological order by filing date, the sequence would have been different.
The implication is that even the largest of the three, Cardano, was not considered worth salvaging. Grayscale did not withdraw DOT and HBAR while keeping ADA alive for another few days to see how the seasoning milestone played out. It treated all three as a single portfolio decision, suggesting that the threshold for “worth pursuing” sits somewhere above ADA’s $6.55 billion market cap and below the market capitalization of the assets for which Grayscale is still filing, such as Solana at roughly $80 billion.
That threshold has implications far beyond Cardano. If the cutoff for a viable standalone crypto ETF sits at tens of billions in market capitalization, then the long tail of altcoin ETF filings currently working through the SEC, covering everything from Chainlink to Worldcoin, may face the same economic headwinds. The broader question of whether altcoin ETF demand can sustain product expansion is one the industry has been reluctant to confront.
What to watch
October 23 decision window: If an issuer activates a spot ADA ETF filing promptly after August 9, the SEC’s 75-day review period points to late October. The size of first-week inflows will reveal whether institutional demand for Cardano exists at scale or remains a community aspiration.
Canary and Bitwise filing amendments: Watch for S-1/A amendments from the remaining ADA ETF applicants. Active amendments signal continued commitment. Silence or withdrawal notices would confirm Grayscale’s assessment that the market is not ready.
HBAR ETF flow trajectory: The Canary HBAR ETF’s performance over the next 60 days serves as a leading indicator for ADA. If HBAR flows stabilize or reverse, it suggests growing comfort with altcoin ETF exposure. Continued outflows would validate the bearish thesis.
Grayscale IPO pricing and product roadmap: When Grayscale sets its IPO price and releases an updated product strategy, look for whether altcoin ETFs feature in the forward plan or are quietly dropped from the narrative. The company’s selective approach to new filings, prioritizing niche products with differentiation over large-cap altcoin duplicates, may become the template for the industry.
ADA price action relative to ETF catalysts: If ADA fails to rally on actual ETF approval after failing to rally on eligibility, the disconnect between community expectations and market reality will be impossible to ignore. A sustained move above $0.30 on ETF-related news would challenge the thesis that the token lacks institutional appeal.
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Is the ADA ETF still happening without Grayscale?
Yes. Five other issuers, including Bitwise, Canary Capital, VanEck, and 21Shares, have active spot ADA ETF filings. Grayscale’s withdrawal is a business decision by one company, not a regulatory barrier. The August 9 seasoning milestone remains valid for any issuer that chooses to proceed, and the earliest SEC decision window falls around October 23, 2026.
Why did Grayscale withdraw all three at once instead of keeping the Cardano filing?
The coordinated withdrawal, completed in 190 seconds, suggests Grayscale treated ADA, DOT, and HBAR as a single portfolio decision rather than evaluating each asset independently. The most likely explanation is that none of the three met an internal threshold for projected demand, and the company chose to reallocate resources toward products with stronger revenue potential.
What is the CME futures seasoning period and why does it matter?
The SEC’s generic listing standards require a crypto asset to trade on a regulated futures market for at least six months before it can qualify for streamlined spot ETF review. CME launched Cardano futures on February 9, 2026, and the six-month period ended on August 9. Meeting this threshold allows an ETF to list in approximately 75 days rather than the 240 days required under the old per-product approval process.
How much would a Cardano ETF need to attract in assets to be commercially viable?
Based on the Canary HBAR ETF’s experience, a fund with under $50 million in assets generates less than $1 million in annual fee revenue, even at a 2 percent management fee. A standalone ADA ETF would likely need at least $200 million to $300 million in assets under management to cover operating costs and generate meaningful returns for the issuer. By comparison, XRP ETFs have attracted roughly $1.5 billion and Solana funds about $1.15 billion.
Could Grayscale refile for a Cardano ETF later?
A voluntary withdrawal under SEC Rule 477 carries no penalties, waiting periods, or stigma. Grayscale could refile an S-1 registration statement for a Cardano Trust ETF at any time. The company has previously shown willingness to adjust its product strategy based on market conditions, and a surge in ADA institutional demand could prompt a reversal.
What does Grayscale’s withdrawal mean for DOT and HBAR prices?
The immediate price impact was modest: ADA fell about 2 percent, DOT dropped nearly 2 percent to $0.805, and HBAR slipped 2.24 percent to $0.068. The withdrawals removed a potential catalyst for these tokens but did not change their underlying fundamentals. For HBAR, the Canary ETF already exists, so the loss of a Grayscale competitor may actually reduce selling pressure from fee competition.
Are altcoin ETFs still worth pursuing for issuers?
The market is splitting into tiers. Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have attracted tens of billions. Solana and XRP funds have crossed the $1 billion mark. Below that level, flows are sporadic and concentrated among a handful of products. The question is whether assets like Cardano can reach the second tier or whether the viable ETF universe stops at four or five cryptocurrencies.
Should investors buy ADA ahead of a potential ETF approval?
Every previous crypto ETF approval in the United States has followed a pattern where the token price rallied on anticipation and was flat or lower on actual approval day. ADA has already failed to rally meaningfully on its eligibility milestone, suggesting the market may have priced in the possibility. Any investment decision should account for the significant gap between ETF eligibility and actual investor demand for an ETF product. This is educational analysis, not investment advice.
Hedera (HBAR) is showing early signs of a potential bullish reversal, with buyers actively defending key support levels as market activity signals a possible shift in momentum. The recent weakening of selling pressure and an uptick in ecosystem initiatives may be strengthening market sentiment.
HBAR trading outlookAt the latest levels, HBAR trades at $0.06556 with a 24-hour trading volume of $26.43 million and a total market capitalization of $2.87 billion. Over the last day, the HBAR price has maintained relative stability, as market participants weigh technical and fundamental signals.
Technical analysis from Crypto With Gopal suggests HBAR is forming a falling wedge pattern on the 15-minute chart, with prices repeatedly testing support near $0.0664. A falling wedge is often seen by traders as a potential reversal formation, indicating that bearish momentum may be slowing.
HBAR price action is consolidating, with weakening selling pressure and buyers defending lower trendlines, potentially setting the stage for an upward breakout if these levels hold.
Should buyers manage to sustain momentum and breach the resistance zone between $0.0670 and $0.0690, the next technical target is pegged at $0.0700. However, a failure to hold above $0.0664 could undermine this bullish outlook and invite further downside pressure.
SupportResistanceTarget$0.0664$0.0670–$0.0690$0.0700Growth in creator ecosystemAlongside price action, Hedera is extending its reach in the NFT and creator economy through partnerships and native developments. The network is collaborating with Kabila, an initiative focused on empowering digital creators, building communities, and supporting new monetization opportunities with non-fungible tokens.
Kabila provides digital creators tools to launch creator-owned NFT communities and explore direct revenue models. This allows artists and content creators to engage more closely with their audience, bypassing traditional intermediaries, and maintaining direct ownership over their digital assets.
Mini dictionary: Kabila, a creator-focused platform, integrates with networks like Hedera to offer NFT-based monetization tools, enabling artists to form independent digital communities and earn directly from their creations.
These new features within the Hedera ecosystem are part of a broader effort to drive practical adoption of Web3 by providing creators with more autonomy and financial participation in their work.
Outlook and risk factorsThe short-term direction for HBAR will likely hinge on buyers’ ability to decisively surpass the resistance zone of $0.0670 to $0.0690 on meaningful trading volume. If achieved, technical analysts point to $0.0700 as the next key level.
Momentum could strengthen significantly if HBAR breaks above resistance with rising volumes, but the reversal setup will be invalidated if buyers fail to defend the $0.0664 support.
Hedera, a proof-of-stake public network supporting decentralized applications, continues to emphasize ecosystem expansion and utility as part of its growth strategy. The integration with Kabila is viewed as a significant step towards providing digital creators with new tools for engagement and monetization.
Market observers caution that all price forecasts are subject to high volatility, and further developments in the Hedera ecosystem may influence investor sentiment and technical setups in the coming days.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
@Hedera has recorded a new all-time high for daily transaction volume, processing 346,800 transactions within a single 24-hour window. The milestone reflects growing real-world demand on the network and marks a notable step up in on-chain activity for the enterprise-focused platform.
What Is Driving the Surge? Real-time data show that Hedera's low-latency consensus system is absorbing heavy workloads generated by its logistics and fintech partners without visible strain. Hedera is built for the demands of real-world applications, combining enterprise-grade security with transaction finality in seconds. That architecture appears to be proving its worth as partner activity scales.
$HBAR is the native token of Hedera, an enterprise-grade public network that utilizes Hashgraph, an alternative type of distributed ledger to blockchain. The platform is designed to enable scalable, low-cost transactions while maintaining network integrity. Those qualities have made it a practical choice for supply chain and financial services use cases, where throughput and reliability matter more than headline-grabbing features.
On-chain data show transaction counts continuing to rise, approaching 72 billion in cumulative transactions processed across the network, a figure that highlights sustained enterprise usage rather than isolated bursts of activity.
Enterprise Adoption Backing the Numbers Governed by a council of the world's leading organizations, Hedera delivers a foundation of trust that other networks find difficult to match. That governance structure has helped attract regulated-market participants who require operational certainty alongside blockchain infrastructure.
Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax have executed the UK's first foreign exchange trades using tokenized real-world assets as collateral, powered by the Hedera network. Partnerships of that caliber reflect the kind of institutional confidence that converts into sustained transaction volume over time.
The 346,800 daily transaction record builds on a broader growth trajectory. Year-on-year, daily active wallets rose sharply by 190 percent, while tracked dApp transaction volume jumped 386 percent, reaching 2.7 million. The latest milestone suggests that momentum has continued into the second half of 2026.
Sources:
Hedera Official Website
Coinpedia: Hedera Strengthens Enterprise Push
CoinGecko: Hedera (HBAR) Live Data
Hedera’s native token HBAR is currently trading at $0.06616, with a 24-hour trading volume of $368.12 million and a market capitalization of $2.89 billion. While HBAR has declined 2.57% over the past day, analysts are closely monitoring a key demand area that could shape its long-term price direction.
Key demand zone draws market focusCrypto analyst Crypto Patel observed that HBAR’s price has dropped nearly 84% from its December 2024 peak near $0.40, establishing a structure of lower highs and lower lows on the weekly timeframe. This persistent downtrend has shifted attention toward the $0.058 to $0.042 region, which is emerging as an important accumulation area for HBAR.
Historically, HBAR has seen notable expansions following periods of accumulation in similar demand zones, recording rallies of around 1,800%, 800%, and 1,600% in past cycles. As a result, traders are watching whether bulls can maintain support above this critical range.
A price dip below $0.04352, followed by a strong weekly retest and a clear change of character, may signal the beginning of a larger trend reversal for HBAR. If the price successfully breaks and closes above $0.11 on the weekly chart, analysts believe this could open the door for moves toward targets such as $0.30, $0.50, $0.70, and potentially $1. Conversely, a weekly close below $0.03563 would invalidate the bullish reversal pattern traders are monitoring.
Crypto Patel highlighted that the $0.058 to $0.042 demand zone is especially significant, as major HBAR price rallies in the past have originated after similar phases of accumulation.
SentX expands Hedera’s NFT ecosystemOn the fundamentals side, Hedera continues to strengthen its ecosystem through active development and new partnerships. SentX is contributing to this effort by streamlining the NFT experience for creators, collectors, and developers. Through its integrated marketplace platform, SentX aims to cover the entire NFT lifecycle, from minting to trading, on the Hedera network.
This comprehensive approach is designed to bring together multiple user groups into one unified environment and reduce the fragmentation that typically exists in the digital asset market. As a result, creators can launch NFT collections, collectors can discover and exchange digital assets, and developers are able to build additional infrastructure on the network.
By connecting the various steps in the NFT journey, SentX provides a more seamless experience, which could enhance overall participation and utility in Hedera’s digital asset economy.
Market outlook and trading conditionsDespite bullish price forecasts and increased network activity, HBAR’s market action remains pressured by broader trends. Bitcoin’s recent downturn has affected sentiment across the crypto sector, with most altcoins including HBAR posting declines.
The immediate focus for HBAR traders is the ability to sustain support above the $0.058 to $0.042 demand zone. Breaking below $0.04352 and confirming it with a retest could indicate the start of a larger reversal, while a strong rally through $0.11 would suggest renewed bullish momentum.
In a fast-moving market where a single Federal Reserve decision or unexpected altcoin listing can shift sentiment rapidly, efficiently monitoring price levels and news is crucial. Many advanced traders now use privacy-focused tools such as CryptoAppsy, which provide real-time charts, smart price alerts, coin-specific news, and essential macroeconomic data on a single interface without requiring account registration.
Hedera’s network growth, in combination with strategic developments like SentX, is working to boost both technical and ecosystem fundamentals as the market awaits confirmation of a trend reversal.
Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
Key TakeawaysAltcoins to Buy Now, Ranked by Market Cap1. Bullski ($BULLSKI)2. Ethereum (ETH)3. Litecoin (LTC)4. Hedera (HBAR)5. Avalanche (AVAX)Why Bullski’s Entry Price Is Still FixedWhat Would Start an Altcoin RunMaking Room for a Presale PositionAltcoin Buying QuestionsWhich altcoin should I buy right now?Is Litecoin still worth holding in 2026?Why do altcoins fall harder than Bitcoin?Can I buy Bullski with USDT?For More Information Ethereum is the anchor of the altcoin market at about $226.0 billion on August 10, 2026. Litecoin, Hedera and Avalanche all sit between $2.8 billion and $3.5 billion, which is the mid-cap band. Bullski has no market price at all. Stage 1 of its sixteen-step sale is fixed at $0.00001. Every traded name here is more than 80 percent below its record, which is where value hunters look. Shopping for altcoins to buy now in August 2026 means working with a flat market. Ethereum, Litecoin, Hedera and Avalanche are all well below their best levels and all drifted lower over the last day. Bullski ($BULLSKI) is the exception on this page, because a presale price does not drift.
Stage 1 costs $0.00001 and holds there. Start at the live stage on bullski.io to see the rung for yourself.
Altcoins to Buy Now, Ranked by Market Cap Quick answer: Ethereum is the safest altcoin holding by size and usage. For an entry that a flat market cannot reprice while you think about it, Bullski is on stage 1 at $0.00001.
The four traded names below are ordered by size, with the presale entry at the top of the page.
1. Bullski ($BULLSKI) Bullski is the only name here you cannot buy on an exchange. Its price comes from a schedule instead, and right now that means $0.00001 on the first rung, with $0.000015 waiting at stage 2.
The token is an ERC-20 on Ethereum and the supply stops at 120 billion. A 16-stage ladder runs from today’s price up to a $0.0025 listing reference, so the whole path is on the table before you decide.
The usual checks are open. The verified contract sits on Etherscan for anyone to inspect. An audit is under way.
Liquidity gets locked at launch. Staking and referrals both pay during the sale. The plain drawback is the lack of a market until listing.
2. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum traded at $1,872.98 on August 10, 2026, worth about $226.0 billion, and slipped 2.6 percent on the day. Its record was $4,946.05 in August 2025. It is where most token activity settles, which is steady demand rather than a story.
Cheaper competing chains are the pressure that never lets up.
3. Litecoin (LTC) Litecoin was $45.07 for a cap near $3.49 billion, per CoinGecko. It reached $410.26 in May 2021. It is one of the oldest coins still in daily use and moves value quickly and cheaply.
Being old and reliable also means it rarely captures attention when money rotates.
4. Hedera (HBAR) Hedera sat at $0.068 for roughly $2.98 billion, down from $0.5692 in September 2021. Its governing council includes large multinational companies, which is a real point of difference. Corporate adoption moves at corporate speed, so patience is part of the position.
5. Avalanche (AVAX) Avalanche changed hands at $6.48 for about $2.80 billion, a long way from $144.96 in November 2021. It is genuinely fast and carries real application activity. The gap between that activity and the token price is the frustration its holders have lived with for years.
Why Bullski’s Entry Price Is Still Fixed A staged sale prices by rung, not by demand. Nobody outbids you and no chart moves against you while you decide. That is unusual enough to be worth stating plainly.
Three fixed facts sit under it. The supply cannot grow. The contract is public.
Liquidity locks when the token launches. The $BULLSKI presale structure sets all of it out in one place on the official site.
Fun fact: Litecoin peaked at $410.26 in May 2021 and trades at $45.07 today. The gap between a record and a present price is the single most common feature of any altcoin list.
What Would Start an Altcoin Run Two things usually come first. Bitcoin steadies at a level for a few weeks, and money starts moving down the size ladder looking for bigger percentage moves.
A third thing helps, which is a stretch of calm. Sharp moves in either direction keep money in the largest coins, because that is where it can be moved quickly. Weeks of small changes are what push buyers to look further down the list for something with more room.
Neither is happening yet. Most of this list is down 1 to 3 percent over a day and the mood is patient rather than excited. Quiet periods are when positions get built, which is the same conclusion our earlier look at the top altcoins to watch reached in July.
Altcoin
Price, August 10, 2026
Market cap
Record high
Bullski ($BULLSKI)
$0.00001, stage 1 of 16
Not listed yet
No trading history
Ethereum (ETH)
$1,872.98
$226.0 billion
$4,946.05 in August 2025
Litecoin (LTC)
$45.07
$3.49 billion
$410.26 in May 2021
Hedera (HBAR)
$0.068
$2.98 billion
$0.5692 in September 2021
Avalanche (AVAX)
$6.48
$2.80 billion
$144.96 in November 2021
Making Room for a Presale Position An altcoin basket built only from traded names moves as one when the market turns. Adding an entry that is priced by schedule rather than by sentiment changes that shape, and the meme coins buyers are picking up right now covers the same idea from the meme side.
There is a second reason to hold one position outside the traded set. When altcoins do move together, they also fall together, and a fixed presale price is the one line on a portfolio that a bad week cannot touch.
The steps are short. Fund an Ethereum wallet with ETH or USDT, open the official site, read the live rung, then add $BULLSKI at stage 1 today. Stake the tokens straight away if you want the rewards running.
Keep it the smallest slot in the basket.
Altcoin Buying Questions Which altcoin should I buy right now? Ethereum is the default choice for size and usage, and it trades 62 percent below its 2025 record. For a fixed early entry, Bullski is on stage 1 at $0.00001.
Is Litecoin still worth holding in 2026? At $45.07 it is far from its $410.26 peak and still processes payments reliably every day. It is a slow, steady holding rather than a fast one.
Why do altcoins fall harder than Bitcoin? Smaller markets have thinner order books, so the same selling pressure moves the price further. The same arithmetic works in reverse when money comes back.
Can I buy Bullski with USDT? Yes. The sale takes ETH or USDT from an Ethereum wallet, and the current stage price of $0.00001 is shown on the official site.
For More Information Website: Visit the official Bullski website at bullski.io
Telegram: Join the Bullski Telegram channel at t.me/BullskiCoinOfficial
X (Twitter): Follow Bullski on X at x.com/bullskicoin
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Grayscale Investments has withdrawn its SEC registrations for Cardano (ADA), Hedera (HBAR) and Polkadot (DOT) crypto ETFs. The crypto asset manager claimed it does not intend to proceed with the planned distribution. The prices of HBAR, ADA and DOT all fell in the last 24 hours following Grayscale’s ETF application withdrawals.
JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Grayscale withdraws proposed Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations from SEC review.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 10, 2026Grayscale filed three Form RWs with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The crypto asset management firm requested the regulator to remove S-1 submissions for the Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF, then the Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF, and the Grayscale Polkadot Trust ETF. The investment manager company cited Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933 to withdraw the respective Form S-1 registration statements, amendments, and exhibits. The S-1s were initially filed in late August and early September last year amid a massive push for crypto ETFs.
In addition, Grayscale also confirmed that none of the registration statements were declared effective. “No securities have been or will be issued or sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or the prospectus contained therein, and no preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement has been distributed,” it added in a statement.
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The crypto market in 2026 has been very difficult to navigate. New reports show that cryptocurrencies are the worst-performing assets so far this year. Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped by 34.6%, while Ethereum (ETH) has fallen by 47%. The larger cryptocurrency market, meanwhile, has fallen by 57.5%. Traditional stocks and precious metals, on the other hand, have rebounded despite geopolitical issues worldwide.
At least two of the three funds lost their exchange listing proposals in late 2025, and the third has shown no movement at the SEC since September.
Grayscale Withdraws Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF Filings
Posted August 10, 2026 at 3:13 pm EST.
Grayscale Investments has given up on three of its planned altcoin funds, asking the SEC on Friday to withdraw the registration statements behind spot Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera exchange-traded funds.
The three Form RW letters, signed by interim Chief Financial Officer Kathryn Masci on Aug. 7, carried the same one-line explanation: the “Sponsor does not intend to proceed with the planned distribution of the Trust’s shares.”
The bids had been going nowhere for months before Grayscale closed them. NYSE Arca pulled its rule-change proposal for the Cardano fund on Sept. 29, 2025, and Nasdaq withdrew the Hedera proposal on Nov. 3, 2025. Nasdaq’s Polkadot proposal has shown no movement on its SEC docket since a notice last September.
ADA most recently near $0.196, DOT near $0.8 and HBAR near $0.068.
The Rest of the Queue Grayscale is not backing away from altcoins across the board. It already lists products tracking XRP, Solana, Dogecoin and Chainlink, and registrations for Aave, NEAR, Bittensor and a Zcash fund are still live.
Whether Grayscale will drop any of the remaining applications remains to be seen.
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