Hashgraph joined the DTC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group. Hedera introduced Agent Accounts, which give AI agents spending limits without key access. HashPack launched tokenized stock trading, and SaucerSwap released a Swap Widget that embeds it. Hedera also joined five networks in an SEC comment letter. Nilmini Rubin spoke at the CFTC’s first Frontier Forum.
October opened with Hashgraph at Sibos Miami. It closed with a seat in a 150-member DTC working group on October 28. In between, Hedera introduced Agent Accounts on October 8. That day, HashPack also turned on tokenized stock trading through SODAX. Hedera and five other networks then filed a joint SEC comment on October 20, the comment deadline. Rubin joined the CFTC’s inaugural Frontier Forum on October 28. No Council membership changes surfaced during the month.
The ecosystem kept shipping alongside the institutional news. HashPack outlined a full wallet redesign and a web wallet sunset. SaucerSwap released mobile routing, a Swap Widget, and a governance vote. Meanwhile, Hedera upgraded mainnet twice and named five Scaffold-HBAR bounty winners. Bron also joined the Hashgraph Association. Canary’s HBAR ETF marked its first year with flat flows. This Hedera Intelligence Report for October 2026 covers the month by theme.
Hashgraph Joins the DTC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group
Hashgraph joined the DTC Digital Assets Solutions Industry Working Group on October 28. The group has more than 150 members from traditional finance and digital markets. Its members discuss how the DTCC Tokenization Service should work and where digital asset markets are heading. Hashgraph says it will share views on three topics. They are industry readiness and standards, operational workflows, and cross-chain interoperability of DTC-tokenized assets. Importantly, the group exists for dialogue and does not choose which networks the service supports. Therefore, the seat signals participation rather than integration.
The service lets participants convert eligible DTC-custodied securities into tokens and back again. Participants can also move those tokens between registered wallets on supported digital networks. Hashgraph points to roughly $30 trillion in DTC-held assets that could become eligible, including equities, ETFs, and Treasuries. Meanwhile, DTCC reports total assets under custody above $114 trillion. An SEC staff no-action letter from December 2025 covers Russell 1000 stocks, index ETFs, and Treasuries. On July 15, more than 30 firms ran production trades on tokenized DTC-held securities. Those trades ran on Canton and DTCC’s private Besu network, not on Hedera.
Hashgraph plans to bring three products to the discussion. HashSphere runs private permissioned networks that connect to Hedera’s public network. CLPR is the cross-ledger protocol that Hedera contributed to Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust in September. Asseto is the issuance platform that IOBuilders developed with Hashgraph. The company frames its pitch around oversight, since regulated institutions need clear owners and approvals for every action. The announcement coverage adds the DTCC figures above.
Hedera Introduces Agent Accounts for AI Spending Controls
Hedera introduced Agent Accounts on October 8. These are non-custodial spending accounts that a user funds from an existing Hedera wallet. The user sets a total spend limit, a daily cap, and a per-transaction maximum. The user also lists approved recipients and merchants. A smart contract on Hedera stores those rules and checks every spend request against them. Funds move only when a purchase complies. The agent never sees the owner’s private key, and the owner can pause or revoke spending instantly.
Policies, transactions, and agent actions land on the Hedera Consensus Service, which gives owners an audit trail. Agents connect through Agentic Payment Services, which include an MCP server, a REST API, and a relayer. Payments can use HBAR, USDC, or other Hedera tokens, and the accounts support x402 purchases. Each agent gets its own account, budget, and rules, and enterprises can run their own endpoint. Hedera’s post argues that “giving an AI agent access to your wallet is not a solution.” However, the rollout runs on a long timeline. Limited partner testnet validation and an early Pay-per-API marketplace arrive in Q4 2026. Public testnet follows in Q1 2027, and mainnet targets Q2 2027 pending security and legal review. The post names no partners and cites Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT only as examples of agents that can connect.
Pay-per-API call. One-time data access. Autonomous purchasing. All without handing your agent your wallet. Explore how Hedera Agent Accounts make this possible: https://t.co/6aaaUv3WZu
— Hedera (@hedera) November 2, 2026
Hedera Network MCP Reaches a Hosted Testnet
The Hedera Network MCP runs as a hosted testnet server. It gives AI clients one endpoint for building Hedera transactions. It offers more than 40 tools across accounts, tokens, consensus, and queries. Supported clients include Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Devin, and ChatGPT. The Hedera Community weekly update reported the testnet availability on October 21. The server is a managed instance of the Hedera Agent Kit. As a result, developers run no agent infrastructure of their own.
Read-only questions, such as an account balance, return data immediately. Actions that change state trigger a signing flow instead. The user’s own wallet must approve each one. An agent can therefore propose a transfer or a token mint, but it cannot finish either alone. In contrast to Agent Accounts, which set a spending budget, the MCP server supplies the tools. Together, the two releases give agents both limits and capabilities without custody of keys.
The Hedera Network MCP is live on testnet. Connect Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT & more with one endpoint, then ask your agent to send HBAR, mint tokens, or query the network. Nothing settles until you sign it in your own wallet. Try the Hedera Network MCP: https://t.co/T9J8O1QtZG
— Hedera (@hedera) October 21, 2026
Six Networks Urge the SEC to Codify the Digital Commodity Definition
Hedera signed a joint SEC comment letter on October 20. Stellar Development Foundation, Aptos Labs, Ava Labs, Cardano Foundation, and Chainlink Labs signed with it. The letter targets the SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, and October 20 was the comment deadline. The group asked the SEC to move its “Digital Commodity” definition into the operative rule text. The definition currently sits in the proposal’s preamble. A preamble explains the agency’s reasoning but carries less legal force. In contrast, a definition inside a final rule would need a full rulemaking to change. Chainlink’s Taylor Barr announced the effort on X, and PANews reports that Jackson Mueller leads it.
The request builds on the March 17 joint SEC and CFTC interpretation of the Howey test for crypto assets. That interpretation sorts assets into five groups: digital commodities, digital collectibles, digital tools, stablecoins, and digital securities. However, it is a Commission interpretation and not a binding rule. A future SEC leadership team could rescind it without new rulemaking. The six networks want the more durable form.
Nilmini Rubin Joins the CFTC’s First Frontier Forum
Hedera Chief Policy Officer Nilmini Rubin joined the CFTC Innovation Task Force’s inaugural Frontier Forum on October 28. The forum focused on AI and financial markets and ran as a public livestream. Chairman Michael Selig gave the keynote, and the CFTC released the agenda on October 20. Rubin was one of eight panelists. Hedera reposted coverage of her remarks on US AI rules. The agenda states that participation does not amount to an endorsement of any organization or product. Additionally, the announcement named no new Hedera product, partnership, or regulatory arrangement. The appearance gives Hedera a voice as regulators work through autonomous trading and agentic finance.
Agentic AI is here, now it’s time to regulate it appropriately. @nilminirubin spoke at the @CFTC Innovation Task Force’s Frontier Forum this week on the importance of global regulatory interoperability, noting that the U.S. is in a good position to set the bar. https://t.co/I60DHTFuPu
— Hedera (@hedera) October 29, 2026
Hashgraph Takes HashSphere, CLPR, and Asseto on the Road
Hashgraph CIO Gregg Bell spoke on the closing day of Sibos in Miami on October 1. He said global investment banks are moving tokenization into core banking operations Sibos ran from September 28 to October 1, and only the final day falls in October. Later, Hedera’s event page lists a booth at Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas from October 18 to 21. It also lists a MoneyPot Stage session on October 20.
On October 21, Hashgraph presented two sessions at the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Privacy Workshop in New York. One session covered the cryptographic design behind CLPR, with Rohit Sinha scheduled to speak, per the Hedera Community update. Notably, all three appearances repeated one pitch in front of banks, payments firms, and standards bodies. None announced a customer deployment.
⚡️ NEW: At Sibos 2026, Hashgraph CIO Gregg Bell said global investment banks are moving tokenization out of isolated innovation teams and into core banking operations. Sibos is the premier annual conference organized by Swift for the global financial services industry
— Generation Infinity (@Genfinity) October 6, 2026
Bron Joins the Hashgraph Association
Bron, a Swiss self-custodial digital asset platform, joined the Hashgraph Association’s Global Membership Program on October 28. Bron users can hold and manage HBAR and Hedera-based tokens. They can also swap Hedera assets through the app, and swaps run through independent smart contracts and third-party solvers. Bron uses MPC-based security with recovery options, team permissions, and transaction controls. Founder Dmitry Tokarev said digital assets will be defined by “far more than the movement of cryptocurrencies between wallets.”
The release also gave scale figures for the Association, a Swiss non-profit focused on Hedera adoption. Its Global Membership Program has more than 190 corporate members. The Association says it has supported over 150 projects and deployed more than $100 million in funding. It reports training more than 50,000 certified developers and a community above 100,000 members. President Kamal Youssefi called Bron “a strong addition to our global membership community.”
We are pleased to welcome @bronwallet to The Hashgraph Association’s Membership Program! As our ecosystem continues to grow, we’re excited to welcome Bron Wallet to a network of organizations working to advance blockchain adoption and unlock new opportunities across Web3. Through the Membership Program, we look forward to connecting the Bron Wallet team with ecosystem partners, exploring potential collaborations, and supporting opportunities for growth. Welcome aboard, Bron Wallet! https://t.co/J6mWsveHx9
— The Hashgraph Association (@The_Hashgraph) October 28, 2026
Network Upgrades and Available Figures
Hedera upgraded the testnet to version 0.78.0 on October 8. The mainnet then upgraded to version 0.78.1 on October 16, and to version 0.78.2 on October 28. The October 28 maintenance window lasted about 40 minutes, per the Hedera status page. A testnet upgrade to version 0.79 is scheduled for November 4. On October 1, Hedera released MirrorNodeAccountBalanceQuery for the JavaScript, Java, and Go Hiero SDKs. It reads an account’s HBAR balance from the Mirror Node REST API and replaces AccountBalanceQuery. Additionally, Hiero Mirror Node version 0.165.0 shipped on October 20, per the Hedera Community update.
Full-month totals for transactions, network revenue, active accounts, and staking did not surface for October. The figures below are third-party readings. DEX volume rose 116.04% over 30 days to $118.21 million, from $54.72 million. SaucerSwap shared the MSB Intel data on October 22. Token Relations, cited by Blockonomi, put total value locked at $33.2 million, up 12.3%. It also reported a 168.37% rise in transactions per second over 30 days. No first-party source confirmed either set of readings.
Canary HBAR ETF Turns One With Flat Flows
Canary’s spot HBAR ETF marked its first year on Nasdaq on October 28. Flows stayed muted through most of the month, according to BSC News tracking. The fund recorded about $559,000 in net outflows on October 16, its second outflow day since launch. It then took in about $107,000 on October 22. Flows were flat for two straight sessions through October 26, when cumulative net inflows stood near $113.75 million. On October 27, the fund posted about $103,000 in outflows, its third outflow day since launch.
This contrasts with September, when community trackers cited about $4.22 million in net inflows. No new HBAR ETF filing or approval appeared in October. The fund reportedly stakes its HBAR, but Canary’s June disclosure said the rewards belong to the sponsor. A monthly total for October was not available, and community trackers supplied these daily readings.
HashPack Launches Stock Trading and Redesigns Its Wallet
Tokenized Stocks Go Live Through SODAX
HashPack switched on tokenized stock trading on October 8, following the SODAX partnership it announced on September 14. Users open the Swap screen and select Stocks. The initial lineup covers Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and the S&P 500 ETF SPY, with more assets planned. Users fund purchases with HBAR or USDC already in their wallets. SODAX works as a cross-network execution layer, so a user states the outcome and SODAX routes the trade. The stock tokens trace back to Robinhood’s tokenized stock lineup, and Hedera does not issue them. HashPack also added a Stocks and Tokens switch on its Assets page. The launch coverage details the swap flow.
A Redesign and the End of the Web Wallet
On October 13, co-founder Jacob walked through HashPack’s full interface redesign. The new layout moves navigation to the bottom of the screen and adds a customizable, widget-based portfolio page. The account selection screen now shows a combined balance across accounts and a profit-and-loss graph. Users can switch between mainnet and testnet accounts and reorder them. HashPack will retire its browser-based web wallet at the end of 2026. The product will then run on the Chrome extension, an iOS app, and an Android app. Jacob cited user experience and security, since phishing sites can copy a wallet URL. The wallet reaches its fifth anniversary at the end of October. HashPack reports more than one million created accounts and over $1 billion in assets. It says it covers about 90% of Hedera’s monthly active users.
SaucerSwap Ships Mobile Routing and a Swap Widget
SaucerSwap released Mobile version 2.2.0 on iOS and Android on October 23. The update brings its Smart Order Router to mobile. The router splits trades across V1 and V2 pools and compares the result against V3 for a stronger quote. The release also adds testnet safeguards and live total supply in Explore. It adds dApp browser tab memory as well. On October 28, SaucerSwap said 16 weeks of SAUCE burns had removed more than 1.5 million tokens.
On October 29, SaucerSwap released a Swap Widget for other apps. Developers can embed swaps and tokenized stock trading in their own dApp or website. They can customize the look and set their own fees, while SaucerSwap handles the routing. A day later, SaucerSwap opened a governance vote on a services agreement between SaucerSwap DUNA and SaucerSwap Labs. The agreement formalizes protocol services, compensation, and governance oversight. SAUCE and xSAUCE holders can vote.
SaucerSwap Mobile v2.2.0 is live on iOS and Android. The Smart Order Router is now on mobile, splitting trades across V1 and V2 and comparing against V3 for a stronger quote. Plus testnet safeguards, live Total Supply and FDMC in Explore, and dApp browser tab memory. iOS: https://t.co/Ofj49oBxMP Android: https://t.co/QdIeHnWZw8
— SaucerSwap Labs (@SaucerSwapLabs) October 23, 2026
Pilots, Developer Bounties, and Ecosystem Programs
Enda Tamweel is a Tunisian microfinance institution with about 550,000 active clients. It is piloting an impact-based loyalty program with the Hashgraph Association. It rewards repayment history, completed loan cycles, job creation, business formalization, renewable energy investment, and digital adoption. Calculations run offchain and connect to core banking through APIs. Key interactions land on Hedera. The program sits in the proof-of-concept stage as the team prepares for production. Meanwhile, Patrick Schmid of The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative discussed hybrid DLT models for property risk data. Hedera shared the talk on October 15.
Ownera CEO Ami Ben-David described FinP2P as an orchestration layer above the chains. In an October 20 interview, he said it includes a Hedera connector. Ownera powered a sandbox for the GDF and ISDA US report on tokenized money market funds as collateral. There, 48 firms tested margin workflows. He expects first production collateral trades in 2026 and scale in 2027. On the developer side, Hedera named five Scaffold-HBAR Template Bounty winners on October 19. Each team received $2,000 for templates covering multisig governance, limit orders, scheduled keepers, recurring buys, and prediction markets. Each template installs with one command, and the winning code is slated for Hedera’s documentation. Finally, the McLaren partnership released a free digital artwork for the Mexico Grand Prix weekend on October 30.
November Calendar
Hedera schedules a testnet upgrade to version 0.79 for November 4. Agent Accounts begin limited partner testnet validation in Q4 2026, and the early Pay-per-API marketplace arrives with it. HashPack retires its web wallet at the end of 2026. Agent Accounts reach public testnet in Q1 2027. Hedera removes smart contract calls from atomic batch transactions in March 2027. Mainnet for Agent Accounts targets Q2 2027, pending security and legal review.
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