An institutional vote of confidence in Hedera’s tech and a high-conviction trading setup for HBAR shared the spotlight in a recent analysis, after a Morgan Stanley vice president reportedly described Hashgraph as a potential replacement for traditional blockchains.
The host of the Sin City Crypto show on YouTube, a crypto-focused analyst, used the remarks to revisit Hedera’s technical positioning and outline a leveraged long trade live on screen.
Morgan Stanley VP Highlights Hashgraph’s Edge Over Blockchain
The starting point is a LinkedIn post, re-shared on X by popular influencer All In Crypto in which a Morgan Stanley C-suite–level vice president, identified only as Mr. Kumar, frames Hashgraph as a newer distributed ledger technology designed to “replace blockchain.”
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According to the summary read out in the video, Hashgraph’s key advantages include a different data structure, higher throughput, and stronger efficiency claims.
Instead of a single chain of blocks, Hashgraph uses a directed acyclic graph (DAG), where events propagate quickly between nodes.
The post cites “10,000 transactions per second,” far above most existing blockchains, and positions this as relevant to a future where “we’re gonna tokenize trillions of dollars of assets.”
Security and fairness are attributed to asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (ABFT), which, as the analyst paraphrases, allows the network to reliably agree on transaction ordering and reduce issues like MEV and front-running.
The VP’s comments also emphasize that Hashgraph requires no mining, claiming “millions of times less energy than Bitcoin,” and that the protocol does not fork.
For institutions uneasy about contentious hard forks and duplicated value, that design choice is presented as a feature, particularly for large-scale applications such as IoT networks.
HBAR Trade Thesis: Key Support At $0.09155, Upside Up To $0.1056
Turning to price action, the analyst pushes back on the idea that HBAR has printed its cycle bottom, arguing that Bitcoin likely has “further downside,” which would weigh on altcoins.
Even so, he identifies what he calls a “big level” for traders looking to accumulate: $0.09155.
During the trading overview, he enters a live limit long order at $0.09155 with approximately $40,000 notional exposure, using 29x leverage.
The thesis rests on multiple technical factors.
On the daily chart, $0.09155 aligns with a high-volume node where HBAR previously chopped sideways before rallying roughly 20%. The analyst notes confluence with the RVWAP middle band sitting just above that volume area, arguing this zone should attract buyers.
He places a stop loss at $0.08891, “behind the open of the candle that started this” move, and targets $0.10561, calling it “almost a six to one trade setup,” with potential profit around $5,000 versus an $870 risk.
On lower time-frames, such as the two-hour chart, he points to bullish divergence: price making a lower low while RSI prints a higher low between Sunday’s candles, suggesting waning downside momentum.
Sin City Crypto is explicit that he does not believe the bottom is in for HBAR this cycle, but sees this range as a tradable opportunity or a tactical add to long-term holdings.
For investors, the combination of a major-bank executive publicly endorsing Hashgraph’s design and visible trader conviction around clear technical levels underscores how Hedera is positioning itself.
It’s not just as another altcoin, but as enterprise-grade infrastructure that some in traditional finance now describe as a successor to blockchain rather than a rival within it.
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According to the LinkedIn post, the vice president suggested Hashgraph could “replace blockchain,” highlighting its DAG structure, high throughput, ABFT consensus, and low energy use.
He explicitly says he does not think the ultimate cycle bottom is in for HBAR or Bitcoin, but sees $0.09155 as a strong support level for a long trade.
The trade risks roughly $870 with a profit target near $5,000, aiming for about a 6:1 reward-to-risk ratio using 29x leverage.
The video argues that avoiding forks reduces complexity and risk around value splits, something that has troubled major chains like Ethereum in past contentious upgrades and hacks.
