FedEx Joins Hedera Council to Advance Digital Supply Chains

• FedEx has joined the Hedera Council, gaining equal voting rights as other governing members, including Google, IBM, and Boeing.
• FedEx will run a Hedera network node, supporting shared supply-chain data verification across partners and jurisdictions.

FedEx Corp. has joined the Hedera Council, adding the global logistics firm to the network’s governing body as it seeks to support more digital, data-driven supply chains. The company said the step aligns with its focus on enabling global commerce to operate at the speed of data, with an emphasis on trusted data sharing across complex trade environments. The Hedera Council oversees governance for the Hedera public distributed ledger, with members operating nodes and voting on software and service decisions. The network is built for enterprises and offers governed trust and notarization for decentralized applications.  FedEx plans to contribute operational expertise and an architectural perspective to support cooperative approaches to distributed infrastructure for global shipments. The company said Hedera’s blockchain would enable automation, better visibility, continuous compliance, and shared data verification across jurisdictions without paper processes. In addition to the governance news, Hedera rolled out x402, a payment standard designed to enable tiny, automated payments for the emerging agentic AI economy using HBAR or other digital assets. As we previously covered, x402 builds on the existing HTTP 402 “Payment Required” status code to make AI-driven payments simple. FedEx Governance Role and Supply Chain Focus As a council member, FedEx will operate a node on the Hedera network and hold equal voting rights alongside other members. This places FedEx in the group that participates directly in decisions related to Hedera’s software and services, a structure the network uses to maintain decentralized governance among large organizations, rather than relying on decentralized anonymous validators. FedEx Chief Digital and Information Officer Vishal Talwar said:

“As supply chains become increasingly digital-native, trusted data must be shared and verified across many parties without increasing risk or centralizing control. Hedera provides a neutral, enterprise-grade trust layer that enables verification at a global scale, while allowing organizations like FedEx to continue building differentiated capabilities on top.”

Hedera Council President Tom Sylvester said FedEx’s logistics experience can contribute to interoperable data verification to support collaboration across industries and jurisdictions. The council includes corporate members such as Google, IBM, and Dell Technologies, alongside other global organizations participating in network governance. Recently, BCarbon announced that it’s moving its carbon registry from Polygon to Hedera, bringing more than 2 million issued credits on-chain. CNF reported that the move adds serial tracking, audit trails, and Hedera Guardian automation for future monitoring and validation. At the time of reporting, HBAR’s 24-hour trading volume was $212.32 million, up 73.25%. The altcoin traded at $0.1032, up 10% over the same period.