Shift Markets is a financial technology company that provides "Crypto-as-a-Service" solutions for businesses operating in the digital asset and forex markets. Headquartered in New York, the it has a global presence, helping clients launch and manage their own trading platforms.
The company's core services revolve around providing the infrastructure and technology needed to operate a digital asset exchange. Their flagship product is a white-label crypto exchange platform, which allows businesses to quickly launch their own spot and derivatives trading venues. This includes a customizable front-end interface, a full-featured back-office for managing operations, and access to deep liquidity through their proprietary engine, Nexus.
Shift Markets is directly integrated with the Hedera ecosystem through a partnership with the Hedera Foundation. The company has incorporated Hedera-based assets into its Shift Dashboard and the Nexus liquidity engine. This integration makes HBAR and other Hedera-native assets available across its network of over 70 exchanges and institutional clients.
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Deloitte, a global leader in professional services, provides a wide range of audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services. Leveraging its deep industry expertise, the firm developed the Environmental and Social Impact (ESI) Platform. This platform is a sophisticated digital measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) solution that enables corporations to measure, track, and report on their ESG initiatives. Its primary function is to transform sustainability efforts into evidence-based, auditable claims, directly addressing the challenge of greenwashing by providing a clear and credible record of a company's environmental and social impact.
The ESI Platform's foundation is a strategic partnership with The Hashgraph Association. The platform is built on the Hedera public distributed ledger, utilizing its technology to not only record ESG data but also to tokenise these verified impacts. Using the open-source Hedera Guardian toolset, the ESI platform creates a transparent and immutable audit trail, allowing for the creation of quantifiable, transferable digital assets that represent real-world sustainability outcomes.
The Aria Network is an integrated media company founded in 2018 and based in Los Angeles, California. Its focus is on creating immersive digital experiences that bridge the gap between physical and virtual assets. Aria works with global brands, sports leagues, and celebrities to develop new forms of engagement through augmented reality and other digital technologies.
Aria's primary product is the Aria Exchange, a platform for non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A key feature of the exchange is the concept of "living NFTs," which allows creators to continuously add new content and value to a token after its initial purchase. The platform is designed to be carbon-negative, tracking the carbon footprint of each transaction and offsetting it through partnerships.
The Aria Exchange is built with a direct and foundational connection to the Hedera network. Every NFT minted and traded on the Aria Exchange is securely stored on the Hedera distributed ledger. This integration provides an immutable and transparent record of ownership and transaction history for every digital asset.
HiveTracks is a software company focused on providing digital tools and data-driven insights to beekeepers and supporting sustainable apiculture practices. It offers a comprehensive hive management platform through its web-based and mobile applications.
The HiveTracks platform enables beekeepers to meticulously record and monitor various aspects of their apiaries including colony health, inspections, treatments, feeding schedules, and honey harvests.
A significant aspect of HiveTracks' approach is its utilization of the Hedera Hashgraph distributed ledger technology (DLT). Leveraging the Hedera blockchain, HiveTracks enhances the integrity and traceability of beekeeping data by creating auditable records for hive health and establishing honey provenance. Furthermore, the Hedera integration enables beekeeper participation in emerging environmental markets such as carbon credits and data validation services.
HiveTracks specialized services empower beekeepers with robust data management capabilities while fostering a first-of-its-kind connected community. It also contributes to the overall health and longevity of bee populations and global climate health by promoting responsible and transparent beekeeping.
SEALSQ is a Swiss-based semiconductor company that specialises in developing secure microcontrollers and implementing post-quantum cryptography. A subsidiary of WISeKey, SEALSQ provides the hardware foundation for securing connected devices in a wide array of industries, including smart energy, automotive, industrial automation, and consumer electronics.
SEALSQ’s product portfolio is centred on providing end-to-end digital security. This includes the VaultIC family of secure elements, which are tamper-resistant microcontrollers offering cryptographic services for authentication and data integrity. They also develop secure ARM platforms and are pioneering post-quantum RISC-V chips to protect against future threats from quantum computing. Beyond the chips themselves, SEALSQ provides Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and provisioning services, allowing for the secure management of a device’s digital identity throughout its lifecycle.
SEALSQ is partnered with Hedera to integrate its quantum-resistant semiconductors directly into the Hedera network's infrastructure. This partnership aims to protect the Hedera ecosystem from the emerging threat of quantum computing by "future-proofing" digital signatures and communication channels. Specifically, SEALSQ's hardware will be used in the SEALCOIN project, a tokenised platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) transactions on Hedera, which is a core component of the DePIN (Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Network) being developed by WISeKey and its subsidiaries.