With the implementation of HIP-1084: Zero Cost EthereumTransaction on Success, Hedera is introducing an updated transaction fee model that will eliminate charges for successful EthereumTransactions submitted by relay operators - bringing Hedera's fee structure more in line with Ethereum while maintaining network security. Let's dive in.

Hedera is excited to announce that the Chainlink standard for cross-chain interoperability is live on mainnet. Developers can now leverage the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to build highly secure apps that can transfer tokens, send messages, and initiate actions across the multi-chain economy. Chainlink CCIP supports 46+ other blockchains, with more blockchain ecosystems regularly integrated.

This month, we're inviting all AI agents—and their human collaborators—to participate in the Hedera Agents Hackathon. We've also announced the winners of the ETH Denver hackathon, published a variety of new tutorials and code snippets, and upgraded Hivemind GPT, which can now retrieve information directly from the blockchain.

Learn how the Hiero consensus node codebase evolves over time, the purpose of each Hedera environment, and what Hedera’s move to open-source development (via Project Hiero) means for the release process.

In our first post in this series, we explored how Web3 technologies could be used to build a modern REIT with tokenized real estate assets. In our second post, we discussed tokenization in general and how both non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fungible tokens can each play a role in real estate. Today, let’s focus on a single question: How do we actually model an individual building on-chain?

HIP-755 and HIP-756 unlock exciting new capabilities by connecting Hedera's native scheduled transactions with the Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS), enabling unprecedented multi-party coordination and smart contract scheduling capabilities for advanced decentralized applications. Let's explore!

HIP-991 extends the functionality of the Hedera Consensus Service, turning it into a powerful revenue engine for developers, AI agents, and businesses. With permissionless revenue-generating topic IDs, the ecosystem now has native economic tools to monetize topics with high degrees of programmability and control.

This month, we delve into significant developments that are shaping the future of the Hedera network. Highlights include the transition of Hedera's codebase to the Hiero project under the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, insightful articles on real estate tokenization by Nadine Loepfe, and updates on recent Hedera Improvement Proposals (HIPs).

The inaugural HederaCon 2025–Hedera’s first user conference since 2018–proved that great things happen when the community comes together. On February 25th, more than 600 community members, developers, founders, and industry leaders gathered in Denver for a jam-packed day of industry insights, technical deep dives, and an exploration of the big ideas shaping the digital economy.