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Hedera Network in July 2025: Tokenization Momentum, Stablecoin Growth, and Real-World Integration

Explore all key developments from the Hedera Network in July 2025, including tokenization pilots, stablecoin growth, new integrations, exchange listings, and infrastructure upgrades.

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The Hedera ecosystem continued its steady advance through July 2025, combining technical upgrades with a surge in institutional adoption and ecosystem-wide growth. As more traditional financial players entered the space, Hedera Hashgraph’s low-cost infrastructure and predictable governance made it an appealing platform for tokenized finance, stablecoin issuance, and real-world asset integration. At the same time, new listings on major trading platforms like Kraken and Robinhood helped drive retail visibility, while expanded developer programs and infrastructure improvements brought more utility to the network.

This article provides a comprehensive summary of all key Hedera developments from July 2025. From multi-million dollar tokenization pilots and on-chain FX settlements to rising stablecoin activity and a global hackathon trilogy, each section highlights how Hedera is progressing toward real-world adoption at scale. All content is organized by theme for clarity and depth, using only verified information from official Hedera sources and project participants.

Institutional Adoption and Tokenized Finance

Supply Chain Finance with Isle

Isle Finance, incubated by BSOS in Taiwan, launched a credit marketplace on Hedera to address the global $2.5 trillion trade finance gap. The platform uses Hedera to tokenize invoices and enable instant stablecoin payments for suppliers. Buyers can repay invoices later, mimicking the functionality of a credit card but for B2B transactions. The on-chain settlement model reduces the traditional 30-to-90-day delay in invoice payments to near-instant execution.

Collateralized Trading with Archax, Lloyds, and abrdn

In a UK-based pilot, Archax facilitated a tokenized FX trade between Lloyds Bank and investment firm abrdn using Hedera. Tokenized units of UK government bonds and money market funds served as margin collateral. This trial demonstrated real-world compliance and settlement using tokenized assets. The pilot also showed that Hedera Hashgraphs’s consensus model supports the operational needs of institutional finance. The UK’s daily FX trading volume exceeds $5.4 trillion, and this pilot illustrates Hedera’s viability in that environment.

Archax Moves Toward Institutional RWA Tokenization on Hedera

In the United Arab Emirates, tokenization platform Byzanlink selected Hedera as its foundational infrastructure. Their mission is to tokenize real-world financial products for the Middle Eastern market. The partnership targets onboarding over $100 million in tokenized instruments. Byzanlink cited Hedera’s predictable fees, security, and scalability as reasons for its selection. Together with StegX and Archax, this marks a continued push for compliant asset tokenization on Hedera.

Identity Innovation: Inside IDTrust and Self‑Sovereign Identity

The Hashgraph Group (THG) launched IDTrust, a self‑sovereign identity (SSI) platform built on Hedera, in early August 2025. IDTrust gives individuals and organizations full control over their personal data, enabling them to issue, manage, and verify digital credentials independently of centralized authorities. The platform runs on Hedera Consensus Service using a stateless proof mechanism, which avoids bloating the ledger and improves scalability compared to Ethereum or Polygon ID. Users don’t need to own HBAR or use Hedera-specific keys to interact with IDTrust, making it accessible while preserving privacy.

Besides supporting both authentication and authorization, IDTrust adheres to global identity standards such as Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs), OpenID4VCI/VP, and W3C verifiable credentials. THG open‑sourced its core SDKs under Project Hiero via the Linux Foundation’s Decentralized Trust, enabling developers to build interoperable identity wallets and services. Early deployments include use cases with a major African bank, a Big Four consultancy, Ministries of Education, and digital consumer platforms like Symera and Tulupay. IDTrust signifies a meaningful step toward privately managed, standards-based identity infrastructure enabled by Hedera.

Building Digital Trust: Inside The Hashgraph Group IDTrust Platform for Self-Sovereign Identity

Hedera on the Architecture of DeFi: A Recognized Perspective

In the July 2025 White House report on digital financial technology, Hedera was cited as a source for understanding decentralized finance infrastructure. The report references Hedera’s educational material with the following citation:

“DeFi Stack: Getting a Grip on the DeFi Ecosystem, Hedera, https://hedera.com/learning/decentralized-finance/defi-stack.”

This acknowledgment demonstrates the federal government’s recognition of Hedera as a contributor to foundational DeFi education. The citation supports a five-layer technology stack used in the report—ranging from the base consensus layer to smart contract protocols, broadcast nodes, and application interfaces. It affirms Hedera’s role in advancing both technical clarity and public-sector understanding of decentralized finance systems.

Stablecoin Growth and Payment Applications

Stablecoin Surge

The total stablecoin supply on Hedera reached approximately $209 million in July. This represented a 422% increase from the prior month, driven almost entirely by the adoption of USDC. Stablecoins on Hedera are used in DeFi protocols, payment services, and tokenized asset platforms. Hedera’s low fees and near-instant finality offer an attractive environment for stablecoin-based applications. As liquidity deepens, the stablecoin supply could drive further growth in decentralized finance and real-world settlements.

AUDD Launch and RBA Collaboration

AUDD, a new Australian dollar-pegged stablecoin, launched on Hedera using its Stablecoin Studio. The token supports instant, low-cost digital payments across Australia and Asia-Pacific. Simultaneously, the Reserve Bank of Australia selected Hedera to participate in Project Acacia. This pilot involves transferring value between a private network and the public Hedera network using CBDCs and tokenized assets. The integration showcases Hedera’s dual utility as a public and enterprise-ready DLT.

Nasdaq TradeTalks Appearance

Gregory Bell, Chief Business Officer at the Hedera Foundation, appeared on Nasdaq TradeTalks in early July. He discussed Hedera’s role in building payment and tokenization infrastructure for both regulated institutions and emerging markets. The interview highlighted real-world use cases such as tokenized collateral, carbon credits, and remittance channels.

Developer Engagement and Ecosystem Growth

Expanding Developer Innovation: The Hedera Africa Hackathon

The Hashgraph Association, Exponential Science Foundation, Hedera Hacks, and Hashgraph Online announced the Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025—an initiative aimed at accelerating Web3 development across the continent. Backed by over $1 million in funding and more than 50 global partners, the event will run from August 1 to September 30 with both virtual and in-person hubs in over 20 cities, including Nairobi, Lagos, and Cape Town. The hackathon is expected to draw over 10,000 participants from at least 15 countries and is structured around four key tracks: tokenized finance, ESG and traceability, self-sovereign identity and AI, and gaming and NFTs.

Participants will receive access to the Hedera Academy, mentorship from certified engineers, and toolkits such as AgentKit and Hedera Consensus Service SDKs. The goal is to empower developers to create Hedera-based solutions addressing local challenges in sectors like finance, agriculture, and telecom. With strong university and tech hub involvement across Africa, the initiative reflects Hedera’s commitment to global inclusion, ecosystem growth, and real-world utility.

Hello Future Hackathon Trilogy

The Hedera Foundation launched a global hackathon series in July called the Hello Future Trilogy. The first installment, “Origins,” runs from July 21 to August 8 and is offering $150,000 in prizes. Participants are building dApps using Hedera’s AI tools, sustainability frameworks, and tokenization APIs. Future chapters will continue throughout the year, with a total prize pool of $550,000. The series aims to scale developer participation and incubate production-ready applications.

Thrive 2025 Builder Grants

The Foundation also announced a new round of milestone-based grants under the Thrive 2025 initiative. This grant program rewards progress in real-world metrics like user adoption, mainnet deployment, and ecosystem growth. Selected teams are building applications in DeFi, tokenization, creator tools, and AI automation. The Foundation emphasized sustainable development over short-term speculation or airdrop farming.

Infrastructure Improvements and Ecosystem Integration

Safe Multisig Support via Palmera

Web3 infrastructure provider Palmera launched full Safe (formerly Gnosis) multisig wallet support on Hedera’s EVM. This gives developers access to enterprise-grade treasury management tools trusted across Ethereum and other chains. Safe enables multi-party approvals for DAO transactions and institutional accounts, improving security standards across the Hedera ecosystem. The contracts are deployed and maintained by Palmera and integrate with standard Web3 wallets and UIs.

Consumer Access and DePIN Expansion

New integrations are expanding Hedera’s reach in both mobile applications and decentralized infrastructure. The Binary Holdings is embedding Hedera dApps into OneWave, a decentralized app store distributed via telecom partners in Southeast Asia. This platform has the potential to onboard over 150 million users to dApps built on Hedera. Additionally, the Tashi Network is launching a decentralized wireless mesh (DePIN) to replace centralized game servers and bring multiplayer functionality to Hedera-powered games. Both partnerships improve accessibility and real-world usability for the network.

Exchange Listings and Retail Access

Kraken Listing

Kraken, one of the most established U.S.-based exchanges, listed HBAR for spot trading in early July. This improves access for U.S. retail and institutional traders. Kraken’s compliance-forward model provides increased trust for onboarding new HBAR holders, particularly those entering through fiat on-ramps. Community sentiment around the listing was positive, especially given HBAR’s growing adoption in real-world use cases.

Robinhood Availability

On July 25, Robinhood added HBAR to its trading platform. This listing significantly broadened HBAR’s exposure to retail investors in the U.S. The app’s user-friendly interface and zero-fee trading model have long appealed to mainstream users. Within days, Hedera saw a spike in trading volume and increased interest in HBAR futures markets. Listing on both Kraken and Robinhood in the same month marks a strong advance in market access for Hedera.

Hedera at Sibos 2025: Showcasing Tokenization and Innovation

Hedera will exhibit at Sibos 2025, SWIFT’s premier global financial services conference, taking place September 29 – October 2, 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany. The event typically draws over 10,000 executives representing banks, fintechs, market infrastructures, and regulators from around the world. As an exhibitor, Hedera joins over 100 institutions presenting next-generation solutions in payments, securities, trade, digital assets, and interoperability. Sibos’s 2025 program includes sessions on tokenization, FX settlement risk, securities modernization, AI, cybersecurity, ESG, and cross‑border finance evolution.

The presence aims to engage financial industry decision‑makers exploring blockchain solutions for sustainable payments, ESG reporting, CBDC pilots, and regulated fintech. Hedera’s exhibitor participation underscores its growing credibility and alignment with enterprise digital transformation goals in regulated environments. By showcasing real-world pilots—such as institutional collateral trades, trade finance, and stablecoin initiatives—Hedera at Sibos 2025 intends to build meaningful connections with global banks, regulators, and infrastructure providers seeking blockchain adoption.

What July Signals for Hedera’s Future

July 2025 demonstrated Hedera’s progress across multiple fronts. The network made technical upgrades for developers, supported institutional finance use cases, and improved stablecoin infrastructure. Major organizations—including Lloyds Bank, abrdn, StegX, and Byzanlink—used Hedera to tokenize real-world assets with compliance at the protocol level. Hedera also deepened its focus on developer adoption through grants, hackathons, and AI integrations.

Stablecoin volume and tokenized finance activity both surged, with USDC and AUDD expanding their footprint. Meanwhile, integrations with Kraken and Robinhood made HBAR more accessible to global users. Together, these developments signal a growing role for Hedera in the future of tokenized economies, digital payments, and compliant blockchain infrastructure.

As institutional partners and retail users continue onboarding, Hedera remains focused on predictable fees, sustainability, and transparent governance—key traits for networks aiming to support enterprise-grade blockchain applications.

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