Axelar integrates Hedera into its cross-chain network, allowing secure token transfers and smart contract calls between Hedera HBAR and other connected blockchains.
This move will allow network developers to access Hedera’s technology and liquidity through a single, programmable interface, strengthening HBAR’s overall interoperability across the cryptocurrency industry.
Hedera-based DEX SaucerSwap and cross-chain router Squid leverage integration to scale liquidity and asset routing.
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With the Axelar integration, SaucerSwap can now leverage external tokens and deploy them to Hedera pools, while Squid enables seamless cross-chain transfers to Hedera through transaction flows.
The integration itself also strengthens Hedera’s position as a network for institutional-level on-chain finance and more general DeFi use cases similar to Ethereum.
By connecting to Axelar’s interoperability layer, Hedera as a network secures broader access to DeFi liquidity and users across multiple ecosystems, reducing liquidity fragmentation and improving composability.
Institutions can deploy assets across multiple networks through Axelar while also issuing and settling tokenized assets on Hedera.
Consistent with Axelar’s 2026 roadmap focused on institutional adoption and compliance infrastructure, this partnership is a step toward more scalable cross-chain tokenization efforts and expansion in DeFi transactions. For Hedera, network interoperability and liquidity have been significantly improved.