Why Google, IBM & Deutsche Telekom Are Backing HBAR

While retail traders chase AI tokens, some of the globe’s biggest corporations are converging on one public DLT.

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In a recent breakdown, a crypto analyst argues that some of the world’s largest corporations are quietly aligning behind a single network most retail traders barely mention: Hedera.

While social feeds churn through AI tokens and memecoins, Crypto Banter points to a different signal — enterprise deployments, governance seats, and real transaction flow — converging on one public ledger.

A $9 Billion Supply-Chain Giant Is Already Live On-Chain

The most tangible example in the video is Avery Dennison, a roughly $9 billion labeling and materials company. Its platform, Atma.io, tracks billions of physical items across global supply chains “from factory to shelf.”

According Crypto Banter, this DeFi system is not a pilot or testnet demo: it is in production and “runs on-chain” today — specifically on Hedera, not Ethereum, Solana, or other retail-favored L1s.

This is framed as part of a broader pattern: 49 major organizations from sectors including tech, finance, telecom, energy, legal, and academia collectively govern the Hedera network via the Hedera Council.

Big names cited include Google, IBM, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, LG, Standard Bank, Shinhan Bank, Nomura, BitGo, EDF, Repsol, Dentons, DLA Piper, ServiceNow, Ubisoft, London School of Economics, IIT Madras, Universidad de Alcalá, Avery Dennison, and Mondelez.

Governance, Not Just Partnerships: 49 Corporates, 39 Votes

The analyst stresses that these firms are not merely “partners” or advisors, but governors: they run nodes, vote on protocol changes, and put reputations on the line. The council model, as described, assigns 39 votes with no single member holding more than one, and with terms that rotate.

That structure, the analyst argues, matters for compliance teams that need demonstrable distributed control before approving production usage.

Several financial players are highlighted. Standard Bank, described as the largest bank in Africa by assets, and Korea’s Shinhan Bank are not “exploring blockchain” but acting as council members.

Also, Crypto Banter suggests their interest is driven by cross-border payments and stablecoin infrastructure in regions where payments are “broken, slow, expensive, fragmented.” Sub-cent fees and 3–5 second finality are presented as business requirements, not speculative talking points.

From Pilots to Products: HBAR’s Bet On Timing & Token Flow

On the technology side, the video notes that Hedera uses a hashgraph consensus rather than a traditional blockchain, claiming over 10,000 transactions per second, predictable sub-cent fees (no gas auctions), and verified carbon-negative status — all framed as checkboxes for ESG- and cost-sensitive enterprises.

The core thesis is about timing and tokenomics. From 2018 to 2022, the analyst characterizes enterprise activity as “pilots and experiments.”

With ETFs, large asset managers tokenizing funds, and emerging regulatory clarity in 2023–2024, they argue that 2025–2026 will be the deployment phase, when pilots become infrastructure. Unlike earlier private, permissioned projects with no tokens, Hedera is public, with HBAR as the native asset.

Crypto Banter then claims that when Standard Bank settles payments, when Atma.io logs supply-chain events, or when ServiceNow integrates blockchain workflows, “HBAR moves” — implying direct linkage between enterprise usage and token demand.

For investors, the signal is where “serious capital” and operational deployments are concentrating, even as most market attention stays on short-term narratives. If the analyst is right, by the time “enterprise adoption” becomes a mainstream retail story, much of the price discovery in HBAR and similar assets may already have occurred.

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People Also Ask:

Which companies are on the Hedera Council?

Google, IBM, Dell, Deutsche Telekom, LG, Standard Bank, Shinhan Bank, Nomura, BitGo, ServiceNow, Ubisoft, EDF, Repsol, Dentons, DLA Piper, Avery Dennison, Mondelez, and several universities, among others, for a total of 49 members.

Is Hedera already being used in production?

Yes, according to the analyst, Avery Dennison’s Atma.io is a live production system tracking billions of items on Hedera, not a test or pilot.

How is Hedera different from typical enterprise blockchains?

The analyst contrasts HBAR with past private, permissioned networks, emphasizing that Hedera is a public ledger with a native token (HBAR), where all enterprise activity flows through the asset.

What does all of this mean for crypto currency investors?

The video suggests that monitoring enterprise governance and deployments — rather than just retail narratives — could offer earlier insight into where long-term value might accrue in the market.





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