--- title: "HEDERA HASHGRAPH JOINS TRUSTED IOT ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES EARLY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY" id: "16486" type: "post" slug: "hedera-hashgraph-joins-trusted-iot-alliance-to-provide-fortune-500-companies-early-access-to-distributed-ledger-technology" published_at: "2018-06-26T16:37:00+00:00" modified_at: "2025-12-10T05:04:45+00:00" url: "https://hedera.com/blog/hedera-hashgraph-joins-trusted-iot-alliance-to-provide-fortune-500-companies-early-access-to-distributed-ledger-technology/" markdown_url: "https://hedera.com/blog/hedera-hashgraph-joins-trusted-iot-alliance-to-provide-fortune-500-companies-early-access-to-distributed-ledger-technology.md" excerpt: "Dallas, TX and Mountain View, CA – June 26, 2018 – Hedera Hashgraph, a next-generation distributed public ledger organization, today announced that it has joined the Trusted IoT Alliance, an open source software consortium that aims to create a secure,..." taxonomy_category: - "Uncategorized" --- [Skip to content](#content) blog # HEDERA HASHGRAPH JOINS TRUSTED IOT ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES EARLY ACCESS TO DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY June 26, 2018 ![Hedera Team](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HH-logo-Black.jpg) Hedera Hedera provides secure, scalable infrastructure for real-world decentralized applications in finance, AI, and sustainability, governed by global enterprises. *Trusted IoT Alliance Enterprise Members Will Be Able to Test the Hashgraph Consensus Algorithm on Alliance Testnet* **Dallas, TX and Mountain View, CA – June 26, 2018 –** [Hedera Hashgraph](http://hederahashgraph.com/) , a next-generation distributed public ledger organization, today announced that it has joined the Trusted IoT Alliance, an open source software consortium that aims to create a secure, scalable, interoperable, and trusted Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem. As a member of the Alliance, Hedera will work with Fortune 500 companies and startup members to leverage the hashgraph consensus algorithm to secure and scale IoT ecosystems. The Alliance works to bring together Fortune 500 companies with innovators such as Hedera Hashgraph to develop standards, certification, technical advancements, and business opportunities for an IoT ecosystem. “The Trusted IoT Alliance aims to increase interoperability and interworking across innovative new technologies,” said Zaki Manian, Executive Director of the Trusted IoT Alliance. “We have heard tremendous demand from our membership to be able to test and work with the Hedera Hashgraph distributed ledger technology, particularly to help drive the concept of a virtual twin for every IoT device in their ecosystem.” “By creating a twin of each device on a distributed ledger, organizations will be able to build a trusted IoT ecosystem that links cryptographic registration, device identities, and metadata,” Manian continued. “Establishing this trust is critical for applications in payment, government, and enterprise that can benefit from a trusted IoT.” Jordan Fried, VP of Global Business Development for Hedera Hashgraph, said, “We are excited to join the Trusted IoT Alliance, to allow industry leaders across various segments to leverage Hedera’s Hashgraph technology as a crucial part of their IoT strategy moving forward. We are excited to be working with these thought leaders and technology firms to develop an interoperable, enterprise-grade IoT ecosystem that is fast, fair and secure.” The Hedera whitepaper can be found at [https://hederahashgraph.com/whitepaper](http://hederahashgraph.com/whitepaper) . ### **About Hedera** The Hedera hashgraph platform will offer a public, distributed ledger that enables anyone to easily develop globally distributed applications. Developers can build secure, fair, lightning fast distributed applications on top of the Hedera hashgraph platform. For more information, visit [https://hederahashgraph.com](http://hederahashgraph.com/) , or follow us on Twitter at [@hashgraph](http://twitter.com/hashgraph) , Telegram at [t.me/hashgraph](http://t.me/hashgraph) , or Discord at [https://hashgraph.com/discord](http://hashgraph.com/discord) . **About the Trusted IoT Alliance** The Alliance offers an inclusive membership model and annual events to connect Fortune 500 companies, software developers, and blockchain tech companies. The Trusted IoT Alliance is an open source software foundation, which aims to help its members exploit commercial value at the intersection of blockchain and IoT ecosystems. Member organizations are involved in projects that provide cryptographic identities to devices, machines, and supply chain hardware with a blockchain and smart contract powered backend. The Alliance coordinates POCs and testbeds, publishes open source code and standards, and awards small grants to support innovative open source projects. For more information, visit us at [https://www.trusted-iot.org/](http://www.trusted-iot.org/) , on LinkedIn at [https://www.linkedin.com/company/trusted-iot-alliance/](http://www.linkedin.com/company/trusted-iot-alliance/) , or on Twitter at [@Trusted_IoT](http://twitter.com/Trusted_IoT) . **For Media Enquiries** Zenobia Godschalk E: pr@hashgraph.com T: 1.833.794.7537 x 717 Evan Birkhead for the Trusted IoT Alliance E: evan.birkhead@gmail.com T: 908-910-6988 [Back to Blog](/blog) discover See more articles [View All](/blog) ![Hedera Branded-CLPR-LFDT](https://hedera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Hedera-Branded-CLPR-LFDT-1024x576.png) September 24, 2026 ### Hedera Contributes Hashgraph-Developed CLPR to Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Labs Donated by Hedera, CLPR, the cross-ledger protocol developed by Hashgraph, is now an open source lab under Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust – allowing the open-source community to help shape, test [Read More](https://hedera.com/blog/hedera-contributes-hashgraph-developed-clpr-to-lfdt/) ![Image](https://hedera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1-1024x576.png) September 22, 2026 ### Atomic Batch Transactions No Longer Support Smart Contract Calls Smart contract calls submitted as inner transactions of an Atomic Batch Transaction enter a six-month deprecation period, with removal planned for March 2027. 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