Hedera Foundation officially announced the appointment of Charles Atkins as the CEO. Atkins, a former president of Hedera Hashgraph, has extensive experience in the blockchain industry, including roles at Polygon Labs and Aptos. His appointment is part of strategic changes involving a rebranding and a new strategy for 2025 focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and tokenization.
Hedera Foundation plans to launch new initiatives aimed at simplifying access to decentralized finance (DeFi) and creating innovative solutions for digital asset management.
A key element of the strategy will be a transparent blockchain platform for grant management, scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2025. It will allow the Hedera community to directly participate in project funding.
Hedera Foundation’s Plans for 2025
- Development of the developer ecosystem: tools and services to attract new developers.
- Annual H-Prize competition: rewarding projects that attract new active users.
- Support for DApps and DeFi: focus on highly useful decentralized applications.
- Creation of materials to popularize Hedera’s capabilities.
- Support for projects with positive social impact.
Hedera also announced a collaboration with Nvidia, Intel, and EQTY Labs to create a solution in the enterprise AI space—Verifiable Compute. Additionally, Guardian 3.0 was released—an update that enhances enterprise resilience on a global scale.
Furthermore, recently Hedera Foundation entered into a partnership with Chainlink to integrate decentralized oracle solutions that will enhance the improvement of decentralized financial (DeFi) applications and tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). Chainlink is integrating data feeds and Proof-of-Reserve (PoR) technology into the Hedera ecosystem. This will provide developers with access to accurate and secure market data.
Source: HBAR Foundation
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