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.
HBAR Foundation lays off staff while stating financial robustness.
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 5th in overall crypto development activity over past 30 days with stable month-over-month position 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) and completes first after-hours trade on Hedera network.
HBAR monthly futures now trade 24/7 on Coinbase Derivatives, and US perpetual-style futures go live December 15.
AgentHustleAI adds HBAR support in upcoming end-of-year update, featuring conditionals, launchpads, and crosschain swap functionality.
Georgia's Ministry of Justice signs MoU with Hedera to explore blockchain-based land/registry data and smart-contract services, including real-estate tokenization, with expert working groups established for implementation.
Vanguard launches crypto ETF trading with the first HBAR ETF now available on the platform.
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 selects Hedera for its state-issued stablecoin, and 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.
Hedera ETFs launch following new SEC generic listing standards and IRS guidance allowing crypto funds to stake without losing tax status.
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 lists HBAR spot ETF on Nasdaq alongside XRP and LTC spot ETFs.
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.
Ranks #8 on CoinMarketCap's most bullish projects list.
A prominent Ethereum ecosystem contributor publicly notes that Hedera Hashgraph's market valuation exceeds the combined value of Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Scroll.
The network remained operational during the latest AWS attack, demonstrating infrastructure resilience independent of Amazon Web Services.
Hedera ranks #2 in development activity among crypto Real World Assets projects, with its ranking rising since last month based on GitHub activity data from Santiment.
Almost 100% of HBAR tokens are now in circulation with a fixed maximum supply of 50 billion tokens, effectively ending inflation.
SaucerSwapLabs, the top Hedera DEX, launches iOS beta application.
KAIO partners with Hedera to bring institutional funds into DeFi lending and liquidity markets, as part of expansion across multiple blockchain networks.
HBAR will be added to a new THORChain fork called "chainnet" by Christmas, enabling cross-chain liquidity and trading capabilities alongside other top 100 cryptocurrencies, with potential mainnet integration once the fork stabilizes.
Progress on HBAR ETF approval is currently stalled due to the U.S. government shutdown, delaying what appeared to be near-final approval.
Canary Capital files S-1 amendment for spot HBAR ETF including finalized ticker (HBR) and fees (95bps), which typically signals near-approval stage for ETF launches according to ETF analyst Eric Balchunas.
Mainnet upgrade to version 0.66 scheduled for October 8 at 17:00 UTC with 40-minute maintenance window, introducing Batch Transactions (HIP-551) that allow bundling multiple transactions to reduce complexity and improve network efficiency.
Mainnet upgrade is incoming for the network according to recent updates.
HBAR shows over 85% long liquidations, indicating heavily one-sided positioning where upward movement will be hard-fought and the path of least resistance is downward according to current market data.
21Shares files for ETF that includes HBAR alongside 20 other altcoins (AAVE, ADA, ATOM, AVAX, BCH, CRO, DOT, ENA, HYPE, INJ, LINK, LTC, NEAR, OKB, SEI, SUI, TAO, TRX, UNI, XLM), representing additional institutional ETF interest beyond Rex-Osprey's recent filing.
Rex-Osprey files for 21 crypto ETFs including HBAR alongside ADA, HYPE, LINK, and SUI.
Ledger Live now supports Hedera Token Service (HTS) tokens across mobile and desktop platforms, allowing direct management of ecosystem tokens including SaucerSwap, HashPack, Kabila, and DOVU.
Ledger adds native support for HBAR tokens, expanding wallet integration options for users.
SEC and CFTC coordination has moved HBAR ETF filings into a "fast-track lane" alongside SOL, XRP, ADA, DOGE, LTC, DOT, and ETH staking ETF applications.
BankSocial and The Hashgraph Group complete first-ever HBAR-powered cross-chain private liquidity token transfer to a U.S. credit union via live international transactions across Hedera, Ripple XRP, and Solana networks.
SEC website shows 19b-4 withdrawals for multiple crypto ETFs including Hedera following generic listing standards.
A crypto trader publicly challenges the "ISO 20022 compliant" narrative associated with HBAR, claiming it "isn't even a real thing" and contrasting it with Chainlink's actual work with Swift and DTCC on ISO 20022 messaging.
Canary Capital files amended Form S-1 for HBAR ETF, representing new regulatory progress in the approval process.
A recent SEC decision reportedly generates new buying pressure for HBAR, with a trader suggesting directional long exposure for qualifying coins with CB futures.
Hedera goes live on Stargate's global liquidity layer, enabling wETH transfers across 40 chains and unlocking deployment of 400+ LayerZero OFTs into the ecosystem.