Hedera’s native token HBAR rose 22.6% in 24 hours to $0.1188 on 29 September 2026, after reaching $0.1306 before retreating toward $0.12. Trading volume reached $1.567 billion, roughly 30% of its $5.207 billion market capitalization, indicating broad participation but not confirming that the market has accepted the higher price. The rally followed The Hashgraph Group’s announcement that its IDTrust self-sovereign identity platform had been validated and listed on the IBM Cloud Catalog on 23 September. The product uses decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials anchored on Hedera, and is designed to help companies verify whether AI agents are authorized to act on someone’s behalf. IBM did not invest in HBAR, and the announcement disclosed no customer numbers, contract values or expected transaction fees. NVIDIA’s 28 September launch of its Open Agent Safety Platform, with IBM among more than 100 organizations working with its technologies, added an indirect AI-related catalyst, although NVIDIA did not name Hedera or announce an integration. Hedera also contributed the CLPR cross-ledger protocol to the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust on 24 September. HBAR’s move outperformed a largely flat-to-lower broader market, with bitcoin near $83,000 and reported at $83,244 on 28 September, down about 1.6% from the prior business day. Analysts will watch support at $0.115-$0.117 and $0.10-$0.105, alongside resistance at $0.125 and $0.1306. The next test is whether HBAR can remain above $0.12.