{"slug": "ibm-partners-with-the-hashgraph-group-to-bring-hedera-based-idtrust-to", "title": "IBM partners with The Hashgraph Group to bring Hedera-based IDTrust to enterprises", "summary": "The Hashgraph Group signed a global partnership with IBM to list its Hedera-based IDTrust identity platform in the IBM Cloud Catalog, and became an IBM Silver Partner under an Embedded Solution Agreement covering IBM Cloud and AI technology, the company said Wednesday. THG said IDTrust is the first commercial Hedera-based enterprise application listed on a major cloud marketplace, using decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials to give AI agents, devices and humans verifiable identities and permissions, with credentials anchored on Hedera for auditable records and MCP servers connecting AI agents to IBM watsonx Orchestrate. \"Enterprises are deploying AI agents at scale that can negotiate contracts, process sensitive data, and execute financial transactions autonomously,\" said Stefan Deiss, co-founder and CEO of THG.", "body_md": "# IBM partners with The Hashgraph Group to bring Hedera-based IDTrust to enterprises\n\nAlongside the marketplace listing, THG has become an IBM Silver Partner and signed an Embedded Solution Agreement covering IBM Cloud and AI technology.\n\nThe Hashgraph Group (THG), a [Hedera](https://cryptobriefing.com/markets/hedera-hashgraph/)-focused technology, venture-building and investment company, has signed a global partnership with [IBM](https://cryptobriefing.com/markets/ibm/) to bring its IDTrust identity platform to the IBM Cloud Catalog, the company said Wednesday.\n\nThe IBM Cloud Catalog is an enterprise cloud marketplace that gives IBM customers access to a wide range of IBM and third-party products, including AI, data, security, compute, networking, developer tools and deployable cloud architectures.\n\nThe listing gives IDTrust a distribution channel within IBM Cloud, allowing IBM customers to discover the product alongside other enterprise cloud services and solutions. For THG, this can make the Hedera-based solution easier for businesses to evaluate and potentially adopt, especially those already operating within the IBM Cloud ecosystem.\n\n“Our partner ecosystem is central to how we help clients turn emerging technology into practical business value. IBM has recognized the enterprise potential of web3 solutions, and THG’s work building agent-redy identity infrastructure on Hedera made this a natural fit,” Naemi Benz, Vice President IBM Partner Ecosystem DACH, commented on the partnership.\n\nTHG said IDTrust is the first commercial Hedera-based enterprise application listed on a major cloud marketplace.\n\n### The crypto and markets news you actually need—every morning.\n\nDaily. Free. Join 34,000+ readers across crypto, finance, and policy.\n\n“Enterprises are deploying AI agents at scale that can negotiate contracts, process sensitive data, and execute financial transactions autonomously. The question everyone is now asking and worried about is: how do I know this agent is authorised to act on my behalf? We have solved that problem with our IDTrust solution,” Stefan Deiss, co-founder and CEO of THG, stated.\n\nAccording to the company, IDTrust uses decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials to give AI agents, devices and humans verifiable identities and permissions. The platform also includes MCP servers for AI agents connected to IBM watsonx Orchestrate, while credentials are anchored on Hedera to provide auditable records of agent identities and actions.\n\nThe deal also gives THG IBM Silver Partner status and access to IBM technology through a global Embedded Solution Agreement.\n\nTHG said the partnership comes as “Know Your Agent” becomes a growing enterprise requirement for organizations seeking to verify that autonomous AI systems are authorized to perform specific actions.\n\n**Disclosure:** This article was edited by Vivian Nguyen. 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