Hedera (HBAR) Gains Institutional Traction with Strong Backing from Tech Giants and Financial Sectors

• Hedera’s key partnerships with NVIDIA and Intel aim to leverage its technology for creating “Verifiable Compute,” a hardware-based solution.
• Valour Digital Securities Limited (VDSL) and The Hashgraph Group (THG) have introduced the first physically-backed Hedera HBAR Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) on Euronext Amsterdam.

Hedera (HBAR) finds its standing in a majorly leading light as it associates with the traditional finance setting, the enterprise technology sectors, and artificial intelligence. This could potentially lay the groundwork for the network growth curve this year, 2025.

European Markets Register First Physically-Backed Hedera ETP

Valour Digital Securities Limited (VDSL), in partnership with The Hashgraph Group (THG), has launched the first physically-backed Hedera HBAR Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) on Euronext Amsterdam. This is a landmark step toward making HBAR accessible to institutional and retail investors through regulated financial channels.

The product is launched under the prospectus of VDSL, allowing investors to approach HBAR in a depository-regulated manner without facing exposure to direct cryptocurrency investment. Olivier Roussy Newton, CEO of DeFi Technologies, which owns Valour, further adds that “this listing expands the scope for institutional and retail investors to engage with Hedera’s dynamic, sustainable ecosystem.”

NVIDIA and Intel are going to utilize the hashgraph technology offered by Hedera to produce their chips. Along with EQTY Lab, the new “Verifiable Compute” has been born, a hardware-based solution made to meet EU regulations surrounding AI operations, per the CNF report.

This will log the decentralized cryptographic certificates verifying the computations the AI does on the said network, hence accurate and accountable. Slated for 2025 release, this will be providing impenetrable records on AI processes.

What’s Next For HBAR Price?

Santiment has ranked Hedera among the top three cryptocurrencies in terms of activity over the past month, along with Internet Computer and Chainlink. Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart of Bloomberg highlighted that Hedera may lead the list to secure U.S. ETF approval, putting it at the same level as Bitcoin and Ethereum, reported CNF.

One benefit is that the native Hedera token, HBAR, was not classified as a security. In that regard, it stands at an advantage over some others, such as XRP or Solana, in their pursuit through regulatory processes.

Although the main focus remains on combined Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, Canary Capital has emerged as the sole applicant for a Hedera ETF. This signals early interest in bringing HBAR into mainstream investment portfolios.

At press time, HBAR price stood at $0.2638, down 10.26% in the last 24 hours. However, the token has gained 113% over the last 30 days and 411% over the last 90 days. Hedera’s critical support level is $0.270. Moreover, it is now eyeing breaking the resistance level of $0.31.

The HBAR price chart highlights a symmetric triangle on the 4-hour timeframe. Thus, Market forecasts suggest that HBAR may target $0.37 and $0.61, with projections hinting at a potential surge to $1.00. Analysts attribute these price targets to:

• Growing institutional interest
• Prospects of ETF approval
• Collaboration with prominent tech firms
• Sustained development activity
• Hedera Receives Recognition for Tokenization Innovation

Moreover, the list of Hedera’s achievements is growing, with analysts predicting the HBAR price rally to $3 by 2025, reported CNF. The team announced on X that its Asset Tokenization Studio has been nominated for the INATBA Awards 2025 in the “Most Exciting Tokenization Solution” category.