Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) $1 Dream Is Back

Hedera Hashgraph's (HBAR) $1 dream is back on the cards, according to HBAR bulls who expect price appreciation due to multiple adoption cases coming through.

A rendering of the Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) coin is displayed on a smartphone.

Renowned as a utility coin in Real World Assets (RWA) tokenization platforms, Google Cloud, multiple car makers and even the coffee shop brand Starbucks, HBAR struck a yearly peak at $0.36 in January, 2025.

The Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) powering HBAR altcoin is over 62% away from the all-time record of $0.56, a milestone hit over three years ago during the 2021 crypto & NFT boom. Recently, the seasoned Hedera altcoin inked a new partnership Chainlink for cross-chain interoperability.

The demand for cross-chain bridging via Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has dramatically grown over the past few years, while this brings Hedera’s capabilities to 46 other compatible blockchains. According to DefiLlama stats, this CCIP implementation has boosted Hedera’s locked-in liquidity by $59 million since the official announcement on April 8, 2025.

Besides, HBAR network has an expansive stablecoin ecosystem with $131 million in total value locked (TVL), DefiLlama notes. As one of Hedera’s flagship projects remains the open-source software development kit (SDK) stablecoin studio, the dominance of stablecoins on Hedera is likely to increase over time.

Did HBAR Really Team Up With NVIDIA?

Some time ago, Hedera’s community, popularly referred to as HBARians, were hyped about Nvidia’s partnership with HBAR in the artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary. The issue with this statement is that it came from a fake LinkedIn profile, where an Nvidia CEO impersonator quickly spread a false message about a direct partnership.

In truth, Nvidia did indeed partner with Hedera in a joint effort with EQTY Labs & Intel. The world-famous computer chip maker employs EQTY Labs & HBAR for verifiable compute technology. Ultimately, this means that the big chip makers like Intel & Nvidia are working to integrate Hedera’s DLT technology for seamless AI verification.

The tri-fold partnership was first announced in late 2024, and it solves a specific issue in compute technology rather than represents a full-fledged direct partnership between Hedera Hashgraph & Nvidia. As of press time, the #19 ranked altcoin HBAR is changing hands at $0.208, maintaining the crucial support level for the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.

On The Flipside

Nvidia Corp is one of the most successful tech companies around the globe in the last decade. The American company’s stock shot up by 1,430% in 5 years due to numerous profitability reports testifying a gradual growth in quarterly profit.