Tolam Earth is a Web3 marketplace and data utility platform engineered to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and credibility of the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM). Launched as a joint venture with backing from the HBAR Foundation, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Object Computing, Tolam directly addresses critical market challenges such as price opacity, illiquidity, and concerns over the integrity of carbon credits.

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Built on the Hedera network, the platform provides a marketplace for corporate buyers and carbon project developers to transact in Digital Environmental Assets (DEAs). It leverages the Hedera Token Service (HTS) to represent carbon credits as unique tokens and the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) to create a publicly verifiable and immutable audit trail for all transactions and credit retirements. This ensures a high degree of trust and transparency for all participants.

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A core component of the platform is its "mitigation engine," which employs sophisticated matching algorithms. This engine helps corporate buyers discover and purchase carbon offsets that align precisely with their specific Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals, considering factors like project type, geographical location, and additional community or biodiversity co-benefits.

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Abra is a global digital asset financial services firm that provides a suite of products for individuals and institutions to invest in and manage cryptocurrencies. Abra operates several distinct business lines to cater to a diverse clientele, from retail investors to high-net-worth individuals and large financial institutions.

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For individual investors, the Abra app offers a user-friendly mobile platform to buy, sell, trade, and earn yield on a wide variety of digital assets. For more sophisticated clients, Abra Private delivers a concierge-style wealth management service, providing tailored strategies for managing large digital asset portfolios. For institutions, Abra Prime offers prime brokerage services, including secure trading, borrowing, and lending solutions. 

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A key aspect of Abra’s identity within the Web3 ecosystem is its role as a founding member of the Hedera Governing Council. In this capacity, Abra helps oversee the governance and strategic direction of the Hedera network, contributing to its stability and long-term vision. 

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Emtech is a financial technology company that provides a full-stack Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) platform for central banks and other financial regulators. Its purpose is to equip its clients with tools to issue their own digital currencies and to empower these institutions to lead innovation in financial services while ensuring regulatory compliance and stability.

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The company’s offerings are centered around two key products. The first is its CBDC Core Solution, which provides the underlying technology for a central bank to mint, distribute, and manage a digital currency. The second is its innovative Digital Regulatory Sandbox, a controlled environment where fintechs and other financial service providers can build and test new applications using the CBDC, all under the direct oversight of the regulator. This collaborative approach helps bridge the gap between innovators and policymakers.

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Emtech has a significant partnership with Hedera, having announced that its CBDC platform is built on the Hedera public ledger. By leveraging Hedera's high-throughput, secure, and low-energy network, Emtech can offer central banks a highly resilient and auditable infrastructure for their digital currency operations.

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Datahash, formerly known as Entrust, is Australia's pioneering full-service agricultural supply chain platform. Focused on combating the estimated $3 billion annual global wine fraud, Datahash leverages distributed ledger technology (DLT) to ensure the authenticity and traceability of agricultural products from origin to consumer.

Datahash utilizes the Hedera Consensus Service to log supply chain events immutably. Each update is recorded to a defined topic on Hedera, requiring a signature and receiving a consensus timestamp. This approach provides a complete and verifiable history of the supply chain, enhancing transparency and trust among stakeholders.

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