HBAR News – On July 13, 2025, Hedera’s native token, HBAR, surged 15% to $0.2052, reaching a 30-day high, driven by the success of Project Acacia, a stablecoin settlement pilot sponsored by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
The project, part of the RBA’s exploration of digital settlement assets, leverages Hedera’s hashgraph technology to facilitate fast, low-cost stablecoin transactions for tokenized markets.
The announcement boosted HBAR’s weekly gains to over 14%, with trading volume nearly doubling to $373 million and futures open interest rising to $225.98 million, signaling strong institutional interest.
Project Acacia, co-led by a Hedera Council member, focuses on stablecoin-based asset tokenization, aligning with Hedera’s enterprise-grade infrastructure, which processes thousands of transactions per second with sub-cent fees.
The pilot aims to support Australia’s $1 trillion tokenized market, reducing settlement times from days to seconds, per the RBA’s Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC). Hedera’s role enhances its utility in regulated environments, complementing its use in supply chain tracking and digital identity, backed by council members like Google and IBM.
The BIS’s June 24 report warned of stablecoin risks, such as capital flight, but Hedera’s regulated approach, with transparent reserves and KYC/AML compliance, mitigates concerns.
The $255 billion stablecoin market, dominated by USDT and USDC, sees Hedera as a scalable alternative, with $500 million in Q2 2025 stablecoin volume on its network.
However, competition from blockchains like Solana, hosting PayPal’s PYUSD, and regulatory uncertainty, with the U.S.’s GENIUS Act vote delayed, pose challenges.HBAR’s price breakout above $0.20, confirmed by an RSI rebound, targets $0.22, with analysts like Solberg Invest forecasting a mid-term $0.4 goal, per tronweekly.com.
The surge reflects Hedera’s growing role in stablecoin infrastructure, but sustaining momentum requires breaking the $0.21–$0.29 resistance zone and navigating global regulatory shifts.
Project Acacia’s expansion could position Hedera as a leader in tokenized finance, driving further HBAR demand if adoption continues.
