- At HederaCon 2025, SWIFT unveiled plans to pilot large-scale digital asset testing in 2025, marking a significant milestone for blockchain adoption.
- The initiative builds on SWIFT’s prior experiments with digital assets and aims to explore real-world integration to streamline processes.
In HederaCon 2025, SWIFT, the largest financial messaging network in the world, announced its plans to pilot large-scale digital asset testing in 2025. This marks an important milestone in blockchain use and real-time settlements of financial transactions. Moreover, netizens also see this as an opportunity for SWIFT to integrate Hedera (HBAR) for the same.
SWIFT’s Plans Unveiled At HederaCon
SWIFT already connects over 11,000 banks globally, settling trillions of dollars in daily transactions. Its foray into digital asset pilots has the potential to transform global finance by bringing tokenized assets, micropayments, and real-time settlement into the mainstream of banking.
Alisa DiCaprio, SWIFT’s Director of Industry Engagement, spoke on the initiative during the event. “We’ve done extensive proofs of concept and live trials to identify friction points and pressure areas,” she explained. “Now, 2025 will bring a series of live trials to explore real-world integration.”
She also underscored SWIFT’s strategy for cutting costs and streamlining the process for financial institutions. “If we can find a way to integrate—perhaps through an aggregator or another solution—it would make the process more affordable and more accessible for the industry as a whole,” DiCaprio said.
Furthermore, talks between SWIFT and blockchain companies have been underway, with recent meetings building excitement for the trials to come. “We were in talks just last week,” DiCaprio disclosed at HederaCon 2025. She added, “Some incredible developments are on the horizon.”
This project follows on from SWIFT’s earlier experiments with digital assets and distributed ledger technology (DLT). The company has run several pilot schemes in recent years, testing the viability of blockchain-based financial infrastructure.
In 2025, SWIFT’s live tests may be a watershed moment for banks and financial institutions globally. This could possibly set the stage for easy integration of blockchain technology into the world’s financial system.
HBAR Price Analysis Shows Potential For Breakout
Amid these announcements, daily charts for HBAR saw it test an important support area before falling into a period of consolidation. Such an accumulation period is an indicator that players are preparing for a possible breakout. In the last 20 days, liquidity has been incrementally building up slightly above the existing price range, a signal of a likely near-term breakout.
Moving to the H4 timeframe, the focus on liquidity building higher than at current levels is even more apparent. This accumulation is a strong indicator of a response once the price moves into these levels, with buyers expecting a sharp move.
On the lower M5 chart, HBAR is still inside a past-identified demand zone, hinting at a likely price recovery. The technical area has served as a vital support level, validating its significance in the prevailing market structure.
HBAR is now priced at a critical point, trading at $0.1931 at press time. A break above the liquidity zone could lead to an upward expansion, but failure to maintain support levels may lead to further losses. Traders are paying close attention to price action for confirmation prior to taking positions.
As reported earlier, the filing of Hedera ETF on Nasdaq has also increased the chances of an HBAR price rally moving ahead.
