Quarterly Events Highlights | Q1 2026 (January – March)
Hedera kicked off 2026 with a strong institutional presence across a wide range of global engagements throughout Q1. Throughout the quarter, Hedera was actively engaged in discussions on stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization, and enterprise-focused infrastructure, including private and hybrid deployments through HashSphere for regulated use cases. The team also contributed to the evolving global digital asset policy dialogue, while continuing to educate the community and developers through hackathons and ecosystem initiatives.
Verified Throughput: Why Production Reality Matters More Than Theoretical Maxima
If you’re building on a public ledger, theoretical TPS is only part of the story. What matters most is how many transactions the network can process under real-world conditions, with real users, real state, global node distribution, and full security guarantees.
Introducing Hedera Agent Lab
The Hedera Developer Portal just got a powerful new feature: a browser-based AI agent development environment built for users at every level.
McLaren Racing Joins Hedera Council to Accelerate Digital Innovation
McLaren Racing has joined Hedera Council, the governing body of Hedera, strengthening the Council’s leadership in consumer applications and bringing one of the world’s most recognizable motorsport brands into the Hedera ecosystem.
Wyoming Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) now live on Hedera
Wyoming’s Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), the first U.S. state-issued stable token, is now live on Hedera. Tokens have been minted on the Hedera EVM, as announced in the Wyoming Stable Token Commission’s attestation report during its monthly commission meeting.
Hedera integrates USDT0 for crosschain stablecoin liquidity
USDT0, the omnichain deployment of Tether’s USDT, is now live on Hedera. This integration brings native, frictionless stablecoin liquidity to the Hedera ecosystem, with no wrapped tokens, no synthetic assets, and no third-party bridges required.
Hiero Local Node Deprecation: 6-Month Transition to Solo
Hiero Local Node is being deprecated with a 6-month transition window. Developers using Local Node for local testing or CI workflows should begin planning their migration. The path forward is Solo, which the team is actively developing as the replacement for local Hedera development and testing. The deprecation of Local Node is expected to be complete by September 2026.
Hedera Highlights February 2026
Discover how FedEx and Hedera are powering the next generation of global supply chains, explore the HederaCon 2026 speaker lineup, catch up on everything that happened at Hedera DevDay, celebrate recent award wins and Hedera Council policy partnerships, and more.
Hedera Developer Highlights February 2026
Registration remains open for the final chapter of the Hedera Hello Future: Apex hackathon, and the opening ceremony is now available to rewatch on demand. This edition covers key updates including the AccountBalanceQuery migration, the Hedera DevDay 2026 replay, enterprise key management with AWS KMS, and how emerging standards like x402 and OpenClaw are advancing agentic payments and on-chain AI infrastructure.
Solo is Moving to the Hiero Namespace
Solo is migrating to the hiero-ledger namespace under the Linux Foundation. Learn what’s changing, the dual publishing timeline, and how to update safely.