A major move for environmental markets: Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality is joining forces with WaterLedger to roll out SWaN—the first-of-its-kind digital marketplace for trading wetland, stream, and nutrient credits. Built on Hedera Hashgraph infrastructure, the platform introduces real-time transparency into credit supply and transaction flows.

This isn't just about moving traditional credits online. SWaN creates a direct, verifiable channel for credit availability, pricing discovery, and execution—cutting through friction that has historically plagued these markets. Participants get instant visibility into what's available, current market conditions, and transaction history, all anchored on a transparent, efficient ledger.

The launch underscores growing momentum around blockchain infrastructure solving real-world environmental and regulatory challenges. $HBAR continues proving its utility beyond speculation—this is infrastructure at work.