Hedera HBAR x Swarm: Unlocking the Future of RWA Tokenization AllinCrypto August 19, 2025
Hedera Hashgraph is positioning itself as a clear leader with its recent collaboration with Swarm, a regulated RWA protocol, which highlights how Hedera’s infrastructure can transform the way global markets operate.
By bringing traditional assets like stocks, bonds, and real estate on-chain, tokenization offers new liquidity, transparency, and efficiency that legacy systems are unable to match.
Let’s dive into HBAR’s latest collaboration and what it means for RWA tokenization on Hedera Hashgraph.
A Strategic Collaboration with Swarm
The Hedera Foundation recently announced a new collaboration with Swarm to bring tokenized stocks onto the Hedera network.
Via this initiative, stocks such as Apple, Tesla, and MicroStrategy will be made available on-chain on Hedera. Stock assets are fully backed 1:1 with insolvency-protection and compatible with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
Most importantly, they are issued under Swarm’s approved EU Prospectus Regulation, ensuring compliance with European financial standards, easily doable via Hedera Hashgraph, one of the most industry-compliant networks.
The collaboration is a big step toward bridging traditional finance into decentralized ecosystems. The tokenization enables both retail and institutional investors to access equities directly on-chain, without sacrificing trust or security.
Redefining Settlement and Liquidity on Hedera
One of the standout features of the Hedera and Swarm collaboration is the redemption pool mechanism. Traditionally, stock trades operate on a T+2 settlement cycle, meaning it can take two days for transactions to finalize. Swarm’s automated infrastructure on Hedera allows redemptions to occur instantly.
When a user begins a buy or sell order, a smart contract on Hedera triggers the trade in traditional markets. Once executed, the fiat value of the collateral is delivered back to the user in crypto, directly on-chain. This removes delays, increases transparency, and ensures users have immediate access to market liquidity.
Unlike automated market maker (AMM) models that require large amounts of on-chain liquidity, the redemption pool leverages traditional markets and their depth.
There’s no need for liquidity to be artificially inflated through total value locked (TVL) metrics. Instead, it is sourced from real-time traditional markets, making the process far more efficient.
Why Hedera Hashgraph Is the Right Network for RWAs
Hedera’s network architecture is uniquely suited for RWA tokenization but has yet to be truly recognised by analysts such as RWA.xyz.
Its Hashgraph consensus mechanism, which utilizes ABFT, delivers high throughput, low latency, and predictable fees. These qualities make it ideal for applications that demand both scalability and precision, requirements needed in important financial markets.
Hedera’s governance model, overseen by a council of leading enterprises, adds an additional layer of credibility. For institutions exploring blockchain adoption, Hedera offers a balance of decentralization and enterprise-grade reliability that’s unlike any other network.
Hania Othman, Director of Financial Markets and Sustainability at the Hedera Foundation:
“We chose to work with Swarm because of their regulatory credibility and technical readiness to make tokenized stocks usable across DeFi.
The redemption pool mechanism is a novel user-centric solution that creates true exit liquidity, and we’re proud to be the first to support it as part of our strategy to bring real volume and utility to the Hedera network.”
Unlocking New Financial Use Cases on Hedera
The implications of tokenized equities on Hedera go beyond trading. With access to tokenized stocks, decentralized organizations (DAOs) can diversify treasuries into real-world assets.
On-chain lending platforms can introduce new collateral types, and asset managers can design strategies that merge traditional finance with DeFi.
Swarm is also building smart contract automation for issuances and redemption. In the future, users will be able to trigger traditional market trades through on-chain contracts, bridging Hedera wallets to off-chain markets.
Swarm co-founder Philipp Pieper:
“Automation is critical because it allows tokenized equities to tap into off-chain liquidity without needing to build up large on-chain TVL first. Liquidity is the hardest part of launching any new product, and by structuring redemption and issuance via smart contracts, we make traditional market depth usable on-chain from day one.”
Toward a Multi-Chain Tokenization Effort
Hedera’s collaboration with Swarm is part of a mission to build financial infrastructure for a new tokenized economy, championed by BlackRock’s Larry Fink.
By enabling compliant issuance and proof-of-reserve mechanisms, Hedera is laying the foundation for RWAs to thrive.
The new Hedera–Swarm partnership is a turning point in the revolution of tokenized assets. By combining Hedera’s enterprise-grade ledger with Swarm’s RWA platform, a model that prioritizes liquidity, trust, and utility now exists, merging DeFi and TradFi.
As global markets look to blockchain for efficiency and innovation, Hedera has positioned itself at the forefront of RWA tokenization.
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