Standard Bank Group, located in South Africa, is Africa's largest bank by assets and among the longest operating financial institutions on the continent having been founded more than 150 years ago. The Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial products and services via the Hedera blockchain including a wide array of payment processing solutions for both individuals and businesses.
The firm’s primary functions include facilitating transactional banking, lending, asset finance, merchant solutions, trade finance, and international payment services for its business and enterprise clients. Standard Bank also provides insurance and asset management services.
As a member of the Hedera Governing Council, Standard Bank provides enterprise-grade, secure transactions and digitized cross-border trade processes on the immutable Hedera distributed blockchain ledger.
Standard Bank is one of the leading Hedera-based service providers utilizing Hedera's Token Service (HTS) and Consensus Service (HCS). The primary focus of this collaboration is to improve transaction efficiency and reduce costs associated with international cross-border payments.
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Tradegames is a play-to-earn (P2E) trading simulation game built on the Hedera network, designed to offer a competitive and risk-free environment for users to test their trading skills. The platform allows players to build fantasy portfolios using real-world stock market data and compete against others to see who can achieve the highest portfolio growth over a set period.
To participate in the competitions, users are required to own a "Vault" NFT. These non-fungible tokens (NFTs), minted on Hedera, serve as a player's entry ticket into the game's reward-based tournaments. Winners of these competitions are rewarded with $TG, the platform's native utility token. The $TG token can then be used within the ecosystem to enter exclusive games or for other platform-related activities, creating a self-sustaining game economy.
Developed with support from LimeChain, the platform leverages the Hedera network for its core functions. Both the Vault NFTs and the $TG utility token are Hedera-based. By simulating crypto and stock trading without requiring players to risk actual capital, Tradegames provides an accessible and educational entry point into the world of financial trading, all within a Web3 gaming framework.
Korbit is a South Korean cryptocurrency firm base in Seoul and launched in 2013. It was the first exchange to launch a Bitcoin-Korean Won (BTC/KRW) market. It’s primary features include facilitating buying, selling, and secure storage of a broad spectrum of digital assets, encompassing major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ethereum, alongside numerous altcoins, primarily through KRW pairings.
Beyond these core trading functions, Korbit users can engage in crypto-to-crypto trading, utilize the platform’s dedicated digital asset wallet, and participate in staking services to earn rewards on their holdings. Korbit also operates a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and provides tools such as automated trading, recurring investment options, and bundled asset purchases.
Korbit employs employs robust security measures including multi-factor authentication and substantial cold wallet storage. The exchange is committed to full compliance with South Korea's stringent financial regulations, encompassing comprehensive anti-money laundering (AML) and know-your-customer (KYC) procedures and collaboration with domestic financial institutions such as Shinhan Bank for verified real-name accounts.
Pixel Rug is a Web3 firm specializing in the creation small-batch and one-of-a-kind 3D digital collectibles designed for the metaverse. These original artworks are minted as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the Hedera blockchain network. It aims to cater to a distinct market segment by offering unique, ownable digital art pieces.
The platform features several distinct collections. Its "First Edition," released in December 2021, featured nine original 3D collectible designs. This was followed by a "Limited Edition" in May 2022, which introduced six ultra-rare designs notable for being the first multi-file 3D NFTs minted on Hedera. Beyond these collections, Pixel Rug also offers a "Custom Series," allowing collectors to commission personalized, one-of-a-kind PixelRug designs.
A key aspect of Pixel Rug is its integration with metaverse environments, where the 3D designs can be viewed and experienced, including in virtual reality (VR). The project also fosters a community aspect through regular meetups. Additionally, holders of three or more PixelRugs are granted "Super Rug Holder Perks," which include access to exclusive VIP Discord channels and early updates, enhancing the collector experience.
ESG Regenerative Finance is an application that integrates ServiceNow's enterprise workflow capabilities with the trust and transparency of the Hedera public ledger. Developed by ServiceNow, this solution enables organizations to manage their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives with a focus on auditability. The application is built upon Guardian, an open-source, policy-driven tokenization and compliance framework that runs on Hedera.
The platform allows businesses to create and manage ESG policies, projects, and assets directly within their existing ServiceNow environment. Using the Guardian integration, these assets—such as carbon credits, renewable energy certificates, or emissions data—can be tokenized on the Hedera Token Service (HTS). The entire lifecycle of these assets, from origination and verification to retirement, is recorded on the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS). This creates a "golden thread" of data, providing an immutable, publicly verifiable audit trail that can be trusted by regulators, investors, and other stakeholders while providing a robust, auditable solution for companies in the growing regenerative finance economy.