Digital Euro Association partners with The HBAR Foundation

The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is excited to announce a new partnership with The HBAR Foundation, the Hedera network ecosystem force multiplier, which is at the forefront of advancing scalable, secure, and sustainable decentralized ledger technology (DLT). The HBAR Foundation facilitates the development of the Hedera ecosystem, supporting projects that leverage Hedera's unique hashgraph technology to drive high-performance applications.This partnership represents a significant alignment in the pursuit of innovation within the digital currency landscape. The HBAR Foundation's commitment to fostering a sustainable and innovative digital future complements DEA's mission of enhancing the understanding, adoption, and development of stablecoin and central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives.

"We are delighted to partner with The HBAR Foundation, whose efforts in nurturing digital money ecosystems resonate with our vision for the future of money. This collaboration underscores our dedication to exploring and advocating for technologies that ensure the digital currency ecosystem is secure, efficient, and advances the public good," said Dr. Jonas Gross, Chairman of the Digital Euro Association.

"Joining the Digital Euro Association aligns with our commitment to fostering a sustainable and innovative digital future. As the lowest carbon footprint decentralized ledger technology, which is also fast and enables transactions to happen at a fraction of a cent, Hedera is uniquely positioned to contribute to the growth of the digital currency ecosystem. We're eager to collaborate with the DEA and contribute to the advancement of digital currencies," said Shayne Higdon, CEO of the HBAR Foundation.

About the DEA

The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is a think tank specializing in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, crypto assets, and other forms of digital money based in Frankfurt, Germany. In particular, it focuses on the digital euro. The DEA is committed to independence in aggregating and amplifying the views of society and the furtherance of the public good through knowledge exchange, encouraging new ideas, and forward-thinking in the field of digital money. The DEA is the independent voice of citizens regarding digital money-related topics. Partnerships and collaborations are in no way an endorsement of Member ideologies, products and services, nor political regimes.

About The HBAR Foundation

The HBAR Foundation supports the creation of Web3 communities built on the Hedera network, by empowering and funding the builders developing these communities. The Foundation’s six funds - focused on the Crypto Economy, Metaverse, Sustainability, Fintech, Privacy, and Female Founders - each support communities within those areas, and the interconnectedness enables applications to participate as part of a larger ecosystem. The collective power of these funds enables entrepreneurs, developers, and enterprises of all sizes to tackle some of the world’s largest problems, and create and control their own economies, all built on the Hedera public network. Whether you’re building something new or migrating an existing EVM-based application and community, the HBAR Foundation is here to support you. For additional information, please visit https://hbarfoundation.org