Hedera Council adds two new partners in cybersecurity and Latin American software

WISeKey joins as Hedera's fourth Strategic Partner

@hedera's governing council has expanded its partner network, naming @WISeKey as its fourth Strategic Partner and @SpaceDevUy as its eighth Community Partner. Neither tier carries a seat on the council itself, but both signal the network's push into cybersecurity and clean-energy infrastructure.

WISeKey, a global expert in cybersecurity, digital identity and IoT solutions, joins the Global Blockchain Business Council, Halborn and the Institutes RiskStream Collaborative as Hedera's fourth Strategic Partner. The collaboration aims to combine WISeKey's cybersecurity, digital identity, IoT and post-quantum secure semiconductor expertise with Hedera's distributed ledger technology to accelerate trusted digital ecosystems and machine-to-machine transactions.

SEALCOIN AG, one of WISeKey's established subsidiaries, focuses on the development of the SEALCOIN platform, which enables the autonomous exchange of verified, high-value data secured by post-quantum cryptography. Hedera has been an active contributor to this vision, with a dedicated team of experts from its ecosystem working alongside SEALCOIN in the platform's development. By combining trusted device identity with Hedera's scalable distributed infrastructure, the project aims to build foundations for machines to authenticate, exchange value and transact autonomously at global scale.

The partnership also has a quantum-security angle. Earlier this year, WISeKey, The Hashgraph Group and Hedera launched the QAIT Q-Day Security Assessment Platform on the SEALCOIN Quantum Marketplace. Developed in collaboration with The Hashgraph Group, the platform is designed to help enterprises, governments and critical infrastructure operators evaluate, monitor and mitigate cybersecurity risks associated with the emergence of quantum computing.

SpaceDev brings carbon tokenization experience to the council

SpaceDev is a blockchain and custom software development company headquartered in Miami, Florida, with additional offices in Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia. The firm joins as Hedera's eighth Community Partner, bringing hands-on experience building on the network across multiple sectors, including energy, fintech and web3 infrastructure.

SpaceDev previously partnered with the Blockchain for Energy consortium to build a tokenization platform on Hedera that turns carbon-capture initiatives into auditable on-chain assets, replacing manual, error-prone workflows with a standardized, automated pipeline. That platform addresses the energy sector's need to accurately track and verify carbon emissions by combining distributed ledger technology, AI and IoT technologies to create a comprehensive emissions management platform that ensures transparency and accountability.

Hedera's partnership program leverages the skills, networks and resources of industry leaders to drive real-world adoption of the network, with its latest collaborations expanding capabilities for secure, decentralized infrastructure across real-world use cases.

Sources:
WISeKey joins the Hedera Council Network of Strategic and Community Partners (Manila Times / GlobeNewswire)
SpaceDev: Blockchain for Energy case study (SpaceDev)
Advancing decarbonization with Blockchain for Energy (Hedera)