what's hedera?
Hedera is a decentralized, open-source, proof-of-stake public ledger that utilizes the hashgraph consensus algorithm for high-speed, secure transactions. It is governed by a diverse council of leading global enterprises, universities, and organizations, ensuring vendor-neutral development and stability. The network supports smart contracts, tokenization, and decentralized applications with features like low, predictable fees, carbon-negative operations, and finality in under 3 seconds. Hedera enables real-world use cases in finance, supply chain, and digital identity through its EVM-compatible environment and tools like Stablecoin Studio.
Accenture uses Hedera for AI governance; Verifiable Compute integrated into NVIDIA/Intel via EQTY Lab.
Ranked #1 by development activity among Real World Asset (RWA) projects in Santiment's monthly ranking.
Current market cap stands at $8B while 39 governing council members including Google, IBM, and Dell have a combined market cap of $2T.
releases Mirror Node v0.148.0 in February 2026, improving network data accessibility, performance, and reliability.
Partnership to launch a $250M Saudi "Deep Tech Venture Studio" via The Hashgraph Association.
Partnership to launch a $50M Digital Asset Venture Studio by the Qatar Finance Centre.
Grayscale filed for Hedera Trust in February 2026, referenced in 12 additional ETF filings for HBAR, including from ProShares.
REX-Osprey filed for HBAR ETF in February 2026.
Participated in Multichain Day event on 2026-02-17 with a speaker representing the project at a panel discussion.
Ranked 10th among chains by maximum transactions per second over 100 blocks, achieving 3,302 tx/s.
Reached $61M in weekly DEX volume, up 3.4% week-over-week.
Smart vault infrastructure completed and ready for public production use, with HUSTLE token successfully bridged from Solana to Hedera using this technology.
Four Philippine banks launched PHPX multi-bank collateralized stablecoin with JUST Finance.
Received combined $300M investment from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Has a market cap of $5B.
Launched HashSphere in 2025 to offer hybrid public/private capability.
Claims to have processed over $10 billion in RWA settlements.
Tokenized assets from BlackRock, Fidelity, State Street, LGIM, Aberdeen, Lloyds Banking Group, Archax, and Shinhan Bank.
Joined Hedera Council with FedEx for digital global supply chains. FedEx runs HBAR node alongside Google, IBM, Dell.
Accenture uses Hedera globally for government and enterprise verifiable AI governance.
Integrated Verifiable Compute with NVIDIA GPUs and Intel CPUs through EQTY Lab, partnered with Accenture for shipments to governments and institutions for EU AI Act compliance.
Daily HBAR trading volume ranges between $130M and $250M.
Implements a Consensus Service Module price update on 2026-01-31, adjusting fees for ordered, timestamped messaging used by enterprises and Web3 apps as part of ongoing network sustainability efforts.
Partners with McLaren Racing to launch Web3-based fan experiences and digital collectibles.
Included in a Token Classifications analysis based on the Clarity Act draft criteria, categorized as a Commodity (Network Token) due to its hashgraph-based architecture, council governance with sufficient decentralization, and utility in consensus and services.
HBAR Foundation is conducting layoffs while stating the organization remains financially robust.
Featured at ETHDenver 2026 through a speaker who previously contributed to Hedera's development.
Featured in a long-form research piece by Hivemind Capital analyzing decentralization approaches across major blockchain networks, comparing governance and resilience design choices.
The Hashgraph Group launched EcoGuard on Hedera to provide tokenized ESG solutions for global carbon markets with full traceability.
CME Group will launch real-time crypto price feeds for HBAR on December 29, 2025.
Coinbase Derivatives launches US Perpetual-Style Futures trading for HBAR, available 24/7 to retail and institutional traders via approved FCM partners.
Ranks 2nd in development activity over past 30 days per Santiment data.
Mainnet upgrade scheduled for Thursday, December 18.
Governing council member BitGo is officially approved to run a Trust Bank.
Hedera partners with OwneraIO to provide institutional access to tokenized assets.
HBAR ranks second in RWA sector by development activity per Santiment data, with stable month-over-month positioning.
SilkSuite DEX deploys Smart Nodes on Hedera network.
KC58 combat sports event is powered by Hedera as an official sponsor.
Archax tokenizes Canary HBAR ETF ($HBR), completes first after-hours trade on Hedera network, and is live and trading.
HBAR monthly futures now trade 24/7 on Coinbase Derivatives, and US perpetual-style futures go live December 15.
Integrated HBAR support into AgentHustleAI v4.5 wallet, featuring conditionals, launchpads, and crosschain swap functionality alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, BSC, and Polygon.
Partnered with Georgia's Ministry of Justice to explore blockchain-based land/registry data and smart-contract services, including real-estate tokenization.
Vanguard launches HBAR ETF trading, managing $11 trillion AUM and 50 million customers.
HBAR added to the Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50) this quarter, a benchmark tracking the top 50 eligible digital assets listed on Coinbase Exchange.
HBAR becomes the second-highest daily crypto gainer on November 24, 2025 per CoinMarketCap.
Wyoming selected to host FRNT, the first US state-issued stablecoin backed by state taxing power. Canary tokenizes its HBAR ETF directly on Hedera.
Aigent_Victorai launches Polymarket integration on Hedera, enabling Telegram-native prediction trading with HBAR and USDC.
Coinbase Derivatives adds 24/7 trading and perpetual-style futures for $HBAR alongside 10 other cryptocurrencies.
Received US spot ETF approval, third cryptocurrency after Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Hedera Forever Mint Party takes place today, offering minting opportunities for participants.
Axelar integration connects Hedera to over 60 blockchains including Solana, Arbitrum, and XRPL, expanding liquidity access and enabling cross-chain dApp development.
SAUCE token from SaucerSwap Labs, a Hedera ecosystem project, is now listed on Coinbase.
Santiment data shows Hedera at #5 for overall development activity across all crypto projects in the past 30 days, with no change in rank from last month.
Hashgraph Group launches DLT helpdesk for Hedera.
Social activity for HBAR outpaces Avalanche (AVAX) by nearly 2 to 1 over the last month, diverging from a year-long pattern where both projects' social activity moved closely together.
VictorAI launches a Telegram bot on Hedera that enables users to trade on Polymarket using HBAR or USDC, with bot fees used to buy and burn VCTRAI tokens.
Chainlink Data Streams expands to Hedera this week. Hedera ranks #2 in Real World Assets projects by development activity according to Santiment data.
Canary Capital listed HBAR spot ETF on Nasdaq, becoming the third cryptocurrency to receive a US spot ETF approval.
WBTC becomes available on the Hedera network through collaboration with LayerZero and BitGo.
ERC-3643 token standard is now on Hedera.
Wyoming selects the network to support Frontier Stable Token, the first U.S. state-issued stablecoin. Q3 metrics show HBAR market cap increased 43.3% to $9.1B, DeFi TVL rose 53.4% to $113.5M, and active accounts grew 15.8%.
Hedera joins Google Cloud BigQuery public datasets, integrating with Google Cloud's analytics platform.
HBAR lists among the day's top performing cryptocurrencies in the market.
Total of 14 ETF filings for HBAR exist, including new Wisdom Tree Funds S-1 filing for Coindesk 20 ETF.
HBAR ETF inflows have begun.
Santiment ranks Hedera as the second most active AI & Big Data project by development, showing improved positioning since the last update.
Archax tokenized the Canary HBAR ETF on Hedera.
Hustle launched on Hedera approximately one week ago, featuring agentic interfaces for onchain interaction.
Hedera joins a tokenization panel at Chainlink SmartCon NYC with Euler Finance, Tron DAO, and Move Industries.
Hedera integrated into SQD's Data Lake service for blockchain data querying and indexing.
The Canary HBAR ETF experiences surging Assets Under Management.
Grayscale HBAR ETF decision deadline is November 12th.
A Nasdaq closing ceremony was held to honor the Canary Funds HBAR ETF listing.
AgentHustleAI launches on Ethereum in addition to Hedera and Solana, utilizing EmblemVault technology for cross-chain expansion as a token discovery platform.
AgentHustleAI goes live on Hedera network and is also operational on Solana. HBAR spot ETF has auto-effectively launched following similar launches for SOL and LTC.
Hedera Foundation announces ecosystem partnership with AgentHustleAI for AI-crypto integration. Grayscale joins Bitwise and Canary Funds as a third U.S. ETF issuer for Hedera.
HBAR passes SUI to become the #17 ranked cryptocurrency globally.
Hedera partners with Accenture and EQTY Lab to build a secure system that helps governments use AI safely and transparently.
The Q3 2025 Hedera Dapp Ecosystem Report highlights AI integrations, RWA tokenization, and record activity across the network.
HBAR ranks as the 2nd top daily crypto gainer on CoinMarketCap on October 30, 2025.
SEC Chair Paul Atkins praises the auto-effective legal mechanism that Bitwise and Canary Capital used to launch the HBAR ETF during the government shutdown.
The Canary HBAR ETF ($HBR) records $8 million in day-one trading volume, part of $65 million total cumulative volume across three newly launched altcoin ETFs.
HBAR becomes available for margin trading on Kraken with a USD margin pair.
An exchange promotional campaign goes live, rewarding the top 2,000 users with $10 in ETH for buying or depositing $50+ worth of HBAR and/or LTC, ending November 12.
The Canary HBAR ETF records zero net inflows or outflows on its first trading day on October 28, contrasting with the Solana ETF's $69.45 million in net inflows on the same day.
Bitwise launches an HBAR spot ETF alongside Canary Capital, with trading commencing despite a US government shutdown. HBAR surges 17-25% following the ETF debuts.
Eric Balchunas reports early trading volume of $6M for the HBAR spot ETF, compared to $33M for SOL and $1M for LTC ETFs.
BitGo serves as qualified custodian for the Canary Funds spot ETFs, providing institutional custody services for the newly launched HBAR and Litecoin products.
The spot ETF was listed for trading, with HBAR gaining 17.9% today.
HBAR becomes the top daily crypto gainer on CoinMarketCap on October 28.
Solana and Litecoin spot ETFs launch on Tuesday (October 28) alongside HBAR ETF according to Cointelegraph analyst report.
Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas reports Bitwise and Canary Capital launch HBAR spot ETFs tomorrow, with the launches enabled by language in SEC division of corporate finance Q&A guidance letter question 11.
HBAR ranks #2 on AltRank showing convergence of strong community and market activity today. Canary spot ETFs proceed with October 28 Nasdaq launch despite government shutdown via automatic effectiveness clause in amended S-1s.
NYSE Arca certifies the Canary HBAR ETF listing, with the ETF now effective and confirmed to begin trading tomorrow according to Canary Funds CEO Steven McClurg, making it the next token ETF to go effective after Ethereum.
Exchange posts listing notices confirming Canary HBAR ETF launches on October 28, with Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst confirmation, pending no last-minute SEC intervention.
Canary Capital files Form 8-A registration for HBAR ETF with SEC, joining recent crypto ETF filings with preparations underway.
Staking Rewards Account 0.0.800 receives 250 million HBAR, raising staking APR from 0.02% to 2.5% per year.
Hedera launches public RPC endpoints on Lava Network, providing developers with decentralized connectivity and improved uptime.
Ranks #5 for development activity over the past 30 days based on GitHub data, with ranking rising since the previous month.
New staking rewards are now available for Hedera.
ProShares files for CoinDesk Crypto 20 ETF listing on NYSE with HBAR included as one of 20 tracked cryptocurrencies.