Follow this tutorial to learn how to use the Native Hedera Token Airdrop inside of a Solidity Smart Contract. In this tutorial, we build a Smart Contract that extends the Hedera System Smart Contract to create and cancel a frictionless airdrop. 

For Hedera projects, you can start with the Local Node for fast, offline development. As you scale, a self-hosted relay offers full control for production needs. For a hassle-free option, third-party services provide managed access with minimal setup. Explore a detailed breakdown of all three options.

 

Join Jake Hall and special guest Lincoln Murr (Coinbase) for a live-build session where they create a cross-chain dApp: pay in BASE USDC using x402 and receive an airdrop on Hedera. Watch this hands-on demo of seamless Web3 interoperability.

Throughout the year, the Hedera team has worked hard on releasing the Hedera AI Agent Kit. It allows developers to build LLM-powered applications that interact with the Hedera network. You can create conversational agents that can understand user requests in natural language and execute Hedera transactions, or build backend systems that leverage AI for on-chain operations.

1. Workshop: Building AI Agents on Hedera
   Learn how to build AI-powered agents that interact with Hedera’s decentralized services 

2. Deep Dive into the Hedera Agent Kit: Plugins, Tools, and Practical Workflows
   In this blog, we walk through the Agent Kit architecture, highlight its plugin system, and showcase real-world examples where agents interact with Hedera services.

This episode shows how to build an AI “yield farming assistant” for Bonzo Finance using Hedera Agent Kit v3 and its new plugin architecture. They wire up a Bonzo plugin that pulls live market data (including supported assets, supply/borrow rates) and allows users to ask questions in natural language. Next, the agent concept expands to checking a wallet’s token balances and matching them to Bonzo opportunities. They also discuss “looping” / leveraged yield strategies, with a clear warning about liquidation risk and monitoring health factor.

In October, Hedera released the implementation of HIP-551: Batch Transactions. It 

enables developers to execute multiple operations as a single atomic transaction with ACID (Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability) properties. Complex multi-step operations either complete entirely or fail completely, eliminating partial execution scenarios that create inconsistent states or security vulnerabilities.

 

By enabling atomic execution across different Hedera services without requiring smart contracts, batch transactions significantly simplify development workflows while enhancing both security and user experience. Learn more in the blog post or explore the tutorial.

Learn how to choose between Reown AppKit and Hedera Wallet Connect for wallet integration. Reown offers an EVM-friendly, multi-chain setup, while Hedera Wallet Connect unlocks native features like HTS minting, HCS messaging, and Ed25519 keys. Use Reown for EVM-style dApp, or combine both to support native and EVM workflows in a single integration.