What is Hedera?
Hedera (HBAR) is a public distributed ledger built around the Hashgraph consensus algorithm, a non-blockchain data structure co-invented by Dr. Leemon Baird. The network launched its mainnet in 2019 and is governed by a council of up to 39 major corporations - including Google, IBM, Boeing and major banks - who take turns running nodes.
Hedera's pitch is enterprise-grade throughput with predictable, very low fees. Hashgraph is mathematically proven Byzantine Fault Tolerant, and the network offers native services for consensus, tokens, smart contracts (EVM-compatible) and file storage.
How does Hedera work?
Hashgraph consensus uses gossip-about-gossip: each node shares what it has heard with random peers, and virtual voting determines consistent transaction ordering without explicit rounds of voting. This gives sub-second finality and the ability to handle tens of thousands of transactions per second.
Today only governing council members run consensus nodes; community members run mirror nodes that replicate state. This hybrid model trades some permissionless decentralization for enterprise-grade SLAs and regulatory clarity that Hedera believes is required for large institutional adoption.
What is Hedera used for?
Hedera is used for enterprise-scale applications where predictable fees and high throughput matter: supply chain tracking, identity, tokenization of real-world assets, and high-volume micropayments. Its Consensus Service lets applications timestamp arbitrary messages on-chain without running a full smart contract.
HBAR is used to pay transaction fees, stake to nodes, and is increasingly held as a treasury asset by organisations participating in Hedera's tokenization pilots.
Where can you buy Hedera?
Hedera (HBAR) is traded on a wide range of centralized and decentralized exchanges. The most liquid markets for HBAR sit on tier-1 venues - the sort of exchanges where institutional desks and professional market makers rebalance continuously - which is what keeps the spread tight and the last price tied closely to fair value.
You can open the Markets section above to see the live list of exchanges quoting HBAR, sorted by 24-hour volume. Each row links to the venue's trade page so you can go directly from research to execution without copying the ticker around by hand.
What is the daily trading volume of Hedera (HBAR)?
The reported 24-hour trading volume of Hedera is $12.13M. Volume is a live reading of how much HBAR changed hands across all tracked exchanges in the past day and tends to rise during periods of price discovery and fall during consolidation.
For traders, the ratio between volume and market cap is often more informative than either number on its own: a high vol-to-mcap ratio indicates liquid, actively traded supply, while a low ratio suggests that most holders are sitting on the asset.
What is the highest and lowest price for Hedera (HBAR)?
Hedera reached an all-time high of $0.5692 on its all-time high, and an all-time low of $0.009861 on its all-time low. It is currently trading - from its peak and - from its bottom.
The distance from ATH is a useful gauge of recovery potential during a bear market and of stretched positioning during a bull market. Combined with the all-time-low figure it provides a quick statistical frame for thinking about where HBAR sits in its long-run price range.
What is the market cap of Hedera (HBAR)?
Hedera's market capitalization is currently $3.93B, and it is ranked #29 by market cap on Cryptopricing. Market cap is calculated as the current price multiplied by the circulating supply (43.37 billion HBAR are actively circulating today).
Market cap is a common but imperfect measure. It reflects the theoretical value of every circulating token at the current market price, but it doesn't capture how thin the top of the order book might be - an important caveat for tokens with low floats or illiquid cap tables.
What is the fully diluted valuation of Hedera (HBAR)?
The fully diluted valuation (FDV) of Hedera is $4.53B. FDV is a projection of what the market cap would be if every token that will ever exist - including those that have not yet been unlocked, mined or issued - were in circulation at the current price.
FDV is a useful second reading alongside market cap. A large gap between mcap and FDV signals that future token emissions could dilute current holders, while a small gap indicates that supply is already mostly out.
How does the price performance of Hedera compare against its peers?
Over the past 24 hours, Hedera has moved -1.64%. Over the past seven days, the change is +2.81%. Comparing these figures to the global crypto market cap change (shown in the ticker at the top of this page) tells you whether HBAR is leading, lagging or tracking the broader market.
For deeper analysis, the categories strip on the home page groups coins by theme - Layer 1, Meme, DePIN, AI, RWA and so on - and lets you compare Hedera against its closest peers. The category detail pages surface the underlying coins and their seven-day sparklines in a single view.
How to store Hedera?
Like any crypto asset, the right way to store HBAR depends on how often you plan to use it. Long-term holders typically self-custody using a hardware wallet such as Ledger or Trezor, which keeps private keys offline and immune to most remote attacks.
For active traders, a reputable custodial exchange wallet can be appropriate, especially one with clear proof-of-reserves attestations. Whatever approach you choose, the most important rule is to keep your recovery phrase offline, never share it, and never enter it into a web form or attached to a DM - no legitimate support agent will ever ask for it.
