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- Institutional investors are getting deeper into Hedera as Hashgraph Ventures secures regulated support for a new fund.
- Although HBAR is falling, technical analysts are keeping an eye on the cumulative range, which suggests a potential long-term rally.
The Hedera network has received new support from institutional investors after Hashgraph Ventures confirmed the first close of a planned $100 million fund overseen by Abu Dhabi Global Market. The move signals growing confidence in Hedera’s distributed ledger as durable financial infrastructure rather than short-term speculation.
Hashgraph Ventures is already focused on early-stage Web3 and deep tech companies, many of which are built on Hedera or use ledger technology instead of standard blockchain systems. The new vehicle expands our focus and directs capital to founders building real-world services on Hedera from seed to Series B rounds.
The announcement was made during Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, further raising the Fund’s profile among regional and global financial leaders in Abu Dhabi. The structure, overseen by the Abu Dhabi Global Market, has built-in regulatory oversight, which many institutional investors require before backing digital asset projects.
Regulated funds aim for early stage growth
The fund, called Hashgraph Venture Fund-I, has a target size of US$100 million. Hashgraph Ventures will receive a fund management license from the Abu Dhabi Global Markets Financial Services Regulatory Authority in 2024, paving the way for its launch under a recognized regulatory framework.
In his first closing remarks, co-founder and executive chairman Kamal Youssefi said the event was a “defining moment” for the company and the region. Mr Youssefi said:
“This is a defining moment for Hashgraph Ventures and for the region’s investment and innovation landscape. Our regulated fund’s first raise and strategic investment in Bloxtel reflects our commitment to supporting frontier technologies that will shape the next era of digital infrastructure.”
Institutions’ growing interest in Hedera
Hashgraph Ventures has already invested in Web3 and deep tech businesses related to Hedera, and the new fund is pumping significant capital into startups designing services for governments, financial companies, artificial intelligence use cases, and decentralized applications. Such breadth extends Hedera’s relevance beyond crypto-native circles to public sector and institutional adoption.
Another signal emerged in late 2025, when Hedera’s HBAR token appeared in the filings of a major exchange-traded fund, giving investors a path to access through regulated financial products. Interest in tokenization, asset-backed stablecoins, and institutional DeFi is currently growing based on Hedera’s low-cost structure, strong processing power, and transparent governance.
HBAR is currently trading at the following prices: $0.1362is shown. 4.22% Past day decline. Crypto Patel said HBAR holds 0.5 Fib support at $0.129, and a break below that level would pave the way to 0.098 Fib and possibly $0.067.
Patel noted that the $0.10 to $0.07 range looks like an attractive accumulation range. he He also said that if the support at $0.06 holds, he expects the price to move higher toward the $1 to $2 range in the long term.