Hedera and Chainlink partner as B2B blockchain market nears $2 trillion

Hedera Hashgraph and Chainlink Labs are jointly building enterprise infrastructure for tokenized assets, supply chains, and institutional lending.

Hedera Hashgraph deepened its partnership with Chainlink Labs on July 9, bringing decentralized oracle data to enterprise applications spanning tokenized real-world assets, supply chain tracking, and institutional lending.

"Chainlink's infrastructure gives enterprises tamper-proof data feeds they can audit on-chain," a Hedera Council representative said, noting the collaboration builds on Chainlink's existing integration with the network.

The partnership arrives as Hedera-based platforms gain traction. BillsOnChain, a billing infrastructure platform built by The Hashgraph Group and String Metaverse, has scanned more than 830,000 bills and minted over 430,000 NFTs on Hedera since its July 7 launch, according to a press release. The platform has onboarded more than 31,000 users with integrated wallets. Stefan Deiss, chief executive officer of The Hashgraph Group, said the platform enables automated VAT refund processing and tax reclaim automation for merchants and governments.

The blockchain B2B payments and invoice market is projected to expand to nearly $1.9 trillion by 2034 from $22.2 billion in 2025, a compound annual growth rate of 63.5%, according to Business Research Insights. The Chainlink integration positions Hedera to capture a share of that growth by offering enterprises a compliance-friendly governance model alongside reliable external data.

Tokenized Assets and Cross-Chain Flows

Chainlink's decentralized oracles will provide live price feeds for tokenized real-world assets on Hedera, enabling accurate valuation and settlement without centralized data sources. For supply chain applications, the oracles can verify shipment status and authenticity through tamper-proof data streams. In decentralized finance and institutional lending, the integration supports automated protocols that pull real-time market data and execute cross-chain transfers.

Competitive Positioning

The collaboration strengthens Hedera's pitch to Fortune 500 companies by combining its carbon-negative, high-throughput network with Chainlink's proven oracle infrastructure. Hedera's council model, which gives large institutions a governance seat, differentiates it from permissionless blockchains that lack formal accountability structures. The partnership was formalized at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026, with String Metaverse and The Hashgraph Group signing the agreement during the annual gathering.

What to Watch

The partnership's success will depend on enterprise adoption of Hedera-based applications beyond billing. BillsOnChain's early metrics — 31,000 users and 830,000 bills in two weeks — suggest demand exists, but scaling to institutional volumes will require sustained integration with existing enterprise resource planning systems. The next milestone is the platform's expansion into government tax systems, where automated VAT processing could reduce compliance costs for millions of businesses.

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.