Hedera Developer Highlights July 2025
The Hello Future: Origins Hackathon is in full swing, with builders worldwide competing for $550K in prizes—you can still join until August 8. This month also marks the release of Hedera Agent Kit v3 and the start of the migration to Hiero, unifying Hedera projects under a new namespace. Plus, new HIP proposals aim to boost scalability and security, and a Consensus Service price update is coming in 2026.
Namespace Transition Announcement: Hedera Projects Moving to Hiero
As previously announced in September 2024, Hedera projects have migrated to Hiero under Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust. This significant evolution involves a critical namespace transition from hashgraph to hiero or hiero-ledger, affecting project dependencies and SDK imports. This shift emphasizes greater transparency, collaboration, and open-source innovation, and developers are encouraged to update their dependencies accordingly to stay aligned.
Governance & Jurisdiction in Tokenized Real Estate
As we continue in our series exploring REITs in web3 – diving into the key features and components that make up our end-to-end RWA/DeFi solution – we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of both real-world asset tokenization in general as well as Hedera’s role within this emerging industry. In doing so, it is essential to feature thought leaders and industry partners within the space to provide you with the fullest picture possible of what the potential future of tokenized real estate looks like.
Price Update to ConsensusSubmitMessage in Consensus Service | January 2026
Starting in January 2026, the price for the ConsensusSubmitMessage transaction on the Hedera network will increase from $0.0001 to $0.0008 USD. This change applies only to the ConsensusSubmitMessage operation used in the Consensus Service (HCS).
Crypto Week: An Inflection Point for the U.S.
We are in “Crypto Week”, a defining moment for U.S. digital asset policy. The House of Representatives prepares to take up the GENIUS Act to regulate stablecoins and the CLARITY Act to provide a market structure for digital assets. The bills mark a clear shift in how the U.S. approaches innovation, governance, and leadership in digital assets.
Hedera: Leading the Charge in Agentic AI
It should be no surprise that Hedera is positioned for leadership in AI, especially agentic AI as one of the co-founders of Hedera, Dr. Leemon Baird, received his PhD in 1999 from Carnegie-Mellon University. Dr. Baird’s PhD in Computer Science is entitled, “Reinforcement Learning Through Gradient Descent”.
HIP-1217: Important Updates to the Hedera /api/v1/contracts/call Endpoint
HIP-1217 enhances Hedera Mirror Node APIs by modularizing contract execution, delivering more accurate gas estimates, and consistent node behavior. To maintain smooth application performance, developers must prepare for these non-backward compatible changes beginning September 1, 2025.
Hedera Developer Highlights June 2025
This month, we’re launching the Hello Future: Origin Hackathon with $550,000 in prizes, kicking off July 21. Dive into the pre-release Hedera CLI for streamlined account management and smart contract deployment. Don’t miss insights from the latest Technical Community Call, and be sure to review the newly proposed HIPs 1215 (scheduled contract calls) and 1217 (modularized contracts call API).
Hedera Highlights June 2025
In this month’s Hedera Highlights, we’re excited to welcome two new Council members: Arrow Electronics and Blockchain for Energy (B4E). The Hedera Foundation continues to advance the future of trusted AI through key partnerships with EQTY Lab and Accenture, while further expanding the ecosystem with new strategic collaborations and use cases. We also reflect on a successful day in Washington, D.C., where Hedera leaders engaged with policymakers to shape the future of digital innovation.
How Hedera Ensures Quality in Releases of the Hiero Consensus Node Software
The Hedera mainnet is a public network that is mission-critical infrastructure. New features or updates to the Hiero Consensus Node software undergo thorough testing to maintain the enterprise-grade reliability that Hedera provides. This article provides a deep dive into the testing strategy that Hedera follows and how it supports the release cycle.