Hedera Soars 18% on Nvidia AI Integration and Growing Institutional Interest

Hedera’s native token, $HBAR, surged more than 18% in the past 24 hours following its integration into Nvidia’s AI infrastructure and renewed institutional interest.

The rally followed a broader crypto market rebound after the “Black Monday” crash on April 7 , which sent both equities and digital assets to multi-month lows.

The global crypto market cap has since recovered to $2.5 trillion, marking a 4% daily increase.

$HBAR’s price spike was largely driven by Nvidia’s announcement of a new integration with Hedera.

Hedera Integrates With Nvidia’s Verifiable Compute System

The Hedera Foundation stated that Nvidia’s AI platform will now use a feature called Verifiable Compute—a hardware-based solution for auditing AI workflows in real time.

The system utilizes the Hedera Consensus Service to create an immutable log of AI computations across Nvidia GPUs and Intel CPUs, ensuring transparency and traceability in enterprise AI models.

This announcement reignited interest in $HBAR after weeks of sideways trading, renewing confidence among both retail and institutional investors.

Further drawing attention to Hedera, OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely reportedly partnered with the HBAR Foundation in a late-stage effort to acquire TikTok .

The partnership, under the Zoop venture, outlines plans to rework TikTok into a decentralized, creator-focused platform built on Hedera.

Hashgraph Group also expanded Hedera’s presence in traditional industries.

On April 7, it announced a strategic investment in AgNext Technologies, an AI-driven agritech firm.

The collaboration focuses on improving food supply chain traceability and agricultural analytics using Hedera’s blockchain technology.

Institutional Products Signal Growing Hedera Interest

On March 12, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledged Nasdaq’s proposal to list shares of the Grayscale Hedera Trust.

The trust would offer exposure to $HBAR through a commodity-based structure backed by actual holdings.

Asset manager Canary Capital also signaled interest in launching an HBAR-based ETF, pointing to growing demand for regulated investment vehicles tied to Hedera.

Beyond institutional developments, on-chain activity shows steady adoption.

According to network data , Hedera’s transaction volume rose over 1,000% in Q4 2024.

Daily volume jumped from under $1 million in early October to more than $10 million by December.

Technical Analysis: $0.135 Support Holds, $0.20 Resistance in Sight

$HBAR is showing signs of a possible trend reversal after months of declining prices. As of April 8, the token was trading around $0.157, representing a 15.7% daily gain.

$HBAR is holding above a key support range between $0.135 and $0.145—a level that previously acted as both resistance and support during earlier cycles.

Looking ahead, resistance is expected around the $0.19–$0.20 zone, which previously triggered selling during the decline from this year’s highs.

A breakout above this level could open a path toward the $0.24–$0.26 resistance zone.