Hedera HBAR
Shared records and digital assets.
Hedera is a public distributed ledger for applications, tokens, and shared records. HBAR is its native coin.
What is Hedera?
Hedera uses hashgraph technology to agree on the order of transactions. Its services include token creation, smart contracts, and timestamped records. HBAR pays network fees, and a council has a role in governing the network.
An application’s claims are separate from the network’s capabilities. Council membership does not guarantee an application or the value of HBAR.
Why people pay attention
Shared records
Applications can record an agreed order of events.
Digital assets
Network services support tokens and smart contracts.
Network fees
HBAR pays for use of Hedera services.
Origins & development
Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon founded Hedera. Its timeline records mainnet beginning in August 2018 and public open access in September 2019.
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