Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) broke the spell of this weekโs bearish wave after SWIFT, one of the largest financial cooperatives around the globe, announced testing on Hederaโs network. The surprise move was made known to the public during HederaCon in Denver, Colorado on Friday 25, 2025.
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During a panel forum at the event, Alisa DiCaprio, the Head of Industry Engagement at SWIFT, emphasized the significance of blockchain & crypto for future cross-border transactions. The possibilities of settling payments instantly is a key factor, as SWIFT conglomerate is presently known to process payments in 1-4 business days.
โBy 2027, 70% of payments to merchants are expected to be credited in less than an hour.โ, – established Alisa DiCaprio, describing where blockchainโs employment would come in handy. The move to integrate SWIFT payment systems with Hedera (HBAR) would open up a market of $150T, answering to the needs of verifying transfers to merchants in less than an hour.
New All-Time Peak On The Horizon For HBAR?
Over three years ago, the distributed ledger employing altcoin Hedera (HBAR) saw $0.5692 as the highest point, dropping 64.8% in market value since. Moreover, HBAR price traded at multi-year lows of $0.042 in mid November, 2024. Going forward into December, HBAR skyrocketed to $0.37, whipping up 780.95% gains in a matter of 30 days.
As another attempt at a yearly high followed in January 2025, HBAR price topped out at $0.375 on January 18, 2025, before going into a phased market correction. After a 30-day downward spiral crunched 36.5% of HBAR price, Hedera Hashgraphโs native altcoin bounced back 5.2% on Thursday after the heavy crypto storm, infused with geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty temporarily calmed down.
As of present, the #21 ranked altcoin trades at $0.20507, with the money flow indicator pointing towards complete neutrality. Certainly, the Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) balanced at zero on the one-day charts displays indecision of HBAR whales, otherwise known as largest holders.
However, crypto bears might be looking to take another bite of HBAR price, as the Bull Bear Power index (BBP) puts bears, otherwise known as short-sellers, in charge of the token since January 26, 2025. Meanwhile, the expanding Bollinger Bands hinted at more price fluctuations for HBAR, hoping to defy the fearful market sentiment with a ground-breaking utility case.
On The Flipside
- Aside from the integration with SWIFT, Hederaโs long-term price trajectory highly depends on the HBAR spot exchange-traded fund (ETF), commenced by Canary Capital.
- Further processed by NASDAQ with Form 19b-4, this HBAR ETF application now awaits a decision from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Why This Matters
Blockchainโs successful pairing with traditional finance can empower both sectors, paving the way for clearer crypto regulations and ease of use.
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