Hedera’s Banking Push Leaves HBAR Waiting For Demand

Hedera expands banking integrations with Taurus to serve over 40 banks and regulated institutions, offering HBAR custody, staking, and token issuance. Despite growing infrastructure use, analysts question actual HBAR demand, noting low daily network fees and unclear token holdings by institutions. The piece discusses CLPR tech, potential Swift involvement, and a UK tokenization initiative with players like BlackRock and NatWest, but finds no confirmed Hedera deployments. Key takeaway: more Hedera adoption activity exists, but tangible HBAR demand remains uncertain.