Welcome to the Hedera Overview, providing a suite of updates for Hedera enthusiasts, users, developers and curious-minded web3 users about all that’s happening in the ecosystem.
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The Ecosystem Insights
HBAR token price: $0.09 (-4.1%)
Market cap: $4.12B (-3.31%)
Total value locked (TVL): $58.3M (-1.4%)
Transactions per second: 8.39 tx/s (-11.3%)
The percentages and metrics are calculated from its change over a 14-day time frame, unless noted otherwise.
Hedera Highlights
#️⃣ What’s happening: Hedera has integrated Coinbase’s x402 payment standard that enables websites and applications to request payments over the internet.
#️⃣ Why it matters: Instead of redirecting users to a checkout page, the x402 protocol lets websites request and receive payments as part of the same interaction.
The x402 standard aims to make it easier for service providers to collect small, pay-per-use charges online. For example, an app or AI tool could automatically pay a few cents to access a research article, pull data from an API, or use a translation service without having to create an account or sign up for a subscription.
Most blockchains today support the x402 standard, and its addition on Hedera suggests interest is growing for creating a shared method for handling small payments across ecosystems.
#️⃣ The bigger picture: AI tools are increasingly interacting with websites and services on their own, which is spurring demand for payment systems that can operate autonomously.
Unlike traditional payment methods that often require user accounts, identity checks and fixed fees that make small transactions inefficient, x402 provides a way for applications and AI systems to pay for data and services in real time.
Hedera, by design, aims to deliver predictable costs and controlled execution, especially for use cases like automated AI payments or machine-to-machine transactions, where cost certainty and reliability are paramount factors.
Unpacking the hash
Hedera has updated the Hiero Swift SDK to support Swift 6, which focuses on compatibility and enables sendable annotations, actor isolation, and compiler checks
Hedera saw the average number of core developers on its network touch an all-time high of 176 during the week of Feb. 9
Hedera is now part of the Crypto Council for Innovation, alongside other key industry players like Solana, LayerZero and SharpLink
Hedera Portal added custom variables, functions, and Solidity code support to its developer tool
Ecosystem players
Eric Piscini, CEO of Hashgraph, explained how institutions are approaching blockchain, tokenization and its use cases for business solutions
Bonzo Finance added a tool that lets you view historical TVL, daily yield rates, protocol revenue for Bonzo Lend and Bonzo Vaults
HashPack Wallet integrated with LetsExchange to enable cross-chain swaps
Kraken has listed DOVU, a Hedera-powered modular, developer-first platform for RWAs
Get involved with the community
Find the latest job postings at Hedera ecosystem projects
Register for HederaCon, scheduled for May 4, 2026 in Miami, Florida
Participate in Hedera’s $250K Hello Future Apex Hackathon, which features DeFi, AI agents and sustainability tracks
Until next time!
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