ChainCatcher news, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has officially joined the Hedera Council to leverage the Hedera network to accelerate its tokenization plans. After joining the council, the NSE will utilize Hedera's secure, transparent, and scalable technology to expedite the launch of digital assets and tokenized securities on its exchange.The Hedera Council is a diverse group composed of global organizations responsible for the operation and management of the decentralized Hedera network. The NSE will run a node on the Hedera network alongside other council members and will have equal voting rights in the governance of Hedera's software and services.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Hedera has announced the launch of the Hedera Asset Tokenization Studio, which is primarily responsible for the configuration of the Hedera network, the issuance and management of tokenized bonds and stocks, and an open-source, end-to-end toolkit, providing the necessary testing and development tools for financial institutions, corporate issuers, and asset tokenization platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Hedera-based Web3 music platform Tune.FM has completed a $50 million financing round, with participation from Global Emerging Markets.This new investment will be used to provide liquidity for the protocol's JAM token, which is used on the platform to reward artists and users. Previous investors in Tune.fm include LDA Capital, Alpha Token Capital, Block Alpha, Animoca Brands, the HBAR Foundation, and GDA Capital.The platform offers a music streaming service integrated with an NFT marketplace. Artists can earn micropayments for every second of music played, while users can earn tokens by discovering and listening to newly promoted songs.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, cryptocurrency custody firm Copper has partnered with Hedera to expand institutional access to the HBAR token. Copper will provide custody and staking services for the HBAR token and offer institutional users a gateway to DeFi through its ClearLoop and Connect platforms. Copper is chaired by former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and has over 300 large institutional and crypto exchange clients.

ChainCatcher news, Valour Inc., a subsidiary of DeFi Technologies, has launched two new exchange-traded products on the Spotlight Stock Market, namely Valour Core (CORE) ETP and Valour Hedera (HBAR) ETP.Valour Core ETP offers investment in the native token of the Core blockchain through its unique Satoshi Plus consensus mechanism, while Valour Hedera ETP provides access to the energy-efficient HBAR cryptocurrency of Hedera.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, a spokesperson for BlackRock confirmed that BlackRock did not directly participate in the decision by Archax and Ownera to tokenize the shares of BlackRock's ICS Treasury Fund. BlackRock also did not choose Hedera to tokenize any BlackRock funds, including its $22 billion money market fund. RootData market shows that HBAR is currently at 0.1141 USDT, with a 24H decline of 32.27%.Previous news, the Hedera Foundation announced on Tuesday a partnership with Archax to tokenize BlackRock's ICS U.S. Treasury money market fund on the Hedera chain. Hedera supporters began to claim on social media that BlackRock chose the Hedera chain to tokenize its fund, although this is not the case. Archax CEO Graham Rodford clarified yesterday that placing the (fund) on the Hedera chain was indeed Archax's choice, and BlackRock did not directly participate in the launch of the tokenized money market fund on the Hedera chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to RootData data, the price of Hedera token (HBAR) is currently $0.132, with a 24-hour increase of over 50%.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Hedera is designed for fast, fair, and secure applications to leverage the efficiency of hashgraph on a decentralized public blockchain network that users can trust.

ChainCatcher news, digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian Archax announced the provision of tokenized shares of BlackRock ICS U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund (MMF) in collaboration with the HBAR Foundation.It is reported that this is based on the tokenized access to the abrdn MMF created by Archax on the Hedera and Ethereum blockchains last year. The first tokenized stock transaction of the BlackRock MMF was also completed on the Ownera FinP2P digital asset network, which was also tokenized on Hedera.

ChainCatcher message, Pyth Network announced on social media that it has integrated the open-source public network Hedera. Hedera developers can now access over 400 financial data sources without permission for use in smart contract applications.It is reported that the decentralized lending protocol HLiquity is the first application integrated with Pyth Data on Hedera.

ChainCatcher message, the distributed ledger platform Hedera stated that there will be no airdrop, and users should avoid any claims of airdrops and related suspicious links.

ChainCatcher news, the Hedera Hashgraph development organization Hedera Council has partnered with global snack giant Mondelēz International to work on distributed ledger technology (DLT). It is reported that as a new member of the Hedera Council, Mondelēz International is working to develop DLT solutions based on Hedera, focusing on digital transformation initiatives and supply chain management.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source proof-of-stake blockchain Hedera announced a five-year cooperation agreement with the Saudi Ministry of Investment, valued at $250 million. As part of the cooperation agreement, the Hashgraph Association launched the DeepTech Venture Studio to develop technological solutions for local Saudi companies, including artificial intelligence, blockchain, and more.

ChainCatcher news, the HBAR Council has announced that it has voted to approve a grant of 4.86 billion HBAR (approximately $380 million) for ecosystem growth. The vast majority of the grant (4.248 billion HBAR) will be allocated by the Hedera Board to the HBAR Foundation, Hashgraph Association, and DLT Science Foundation. The HBAR Foundation and Hashgraph Association will receive their grants in the first quarter, while the DLT Science Foundation will receive its grants after reaching milestone targets throughout the year.In addition, 614.06 million HBAR will be used for the operational expenses of the Hedera Council and payments to early SAFT purchasers.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Hedera Council has announced that it has voted to approve the allocation of an additional 4.86 billion HBAR by the board for further development of the Hedera network and to achieve decentralized governance. Of this, 4.248 billion HBAR will be allocated by the Hedera board under the existing plans, including the HBAR Foundation, Hashgraph Association, and DLT Science Foundation.According to various agreements, the HBAR Foundation and Hashgraph Association will receive funding in the first quarter, while the DLT Science Foundation will receive funding upon reaching milestones throughout the year. 614.06 million HBAR will be used for the operational expenses of the Hedera Council and for payments to early SAFT purchasers.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source proof-of-stake blockchain Hedera Foundation and the digital asset exchange Archax announced an enhanced collaboration to expand support for HBAR staking and further promote more tokenization projects. Archax has further integrated support for the Hedera network and Hedera Token Service (HTS) into its products and services.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source proof-of-stake blockchain Hedera Council announced on its official blog that it will separate the roles of Chair and President. The council re-elected Brett McDowell as Chair for another two years and began the search for a new President. The council has established a headhunting committee responsible for the appointment of Hedera's next President.

ChainCatcher news, the Hedera team announced the launch of the open-source stablecoin issuance and management toolkit Stablecoin Studio, to support Web3 stablecoin platforms, institutional issuers, enterprises, and payment providers in developing stablecoin applications using Hedera network services.It is reported that the toolkit provides oracle-based proof of reserves functionality, commercial custodian integration points, and easily configurable KYC/AML compliance features.

ChainCatcher news, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have launched an AI-supported, blockchain-based Supplier Carbon Emission Monitoring System (SCEMS) to leverage the energy-efficient and highly scalable Hedera network to manage the carbon emissions of their business partners.