How much does 1 HBAR cost today?

As of right now, 1 HBAR costs $0.09 USD. The price is updated live from CoinGecko and changes throughout the day based on global trading activity.

How do I buy Hedera in Canada?

Canadians can buy Hedera on regulated Canadian exchanges such as Bitbuy, Newton, NDAX, Wealthsimple Crypto, and Shakepay. Hedera is also available on major international exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) and as spot ETFs in some cases. Always confirm the platform is registered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) before depositing funds.

How is Hedera taxed in Canada?

In Canada, the CRA treats cryptocurrency as a commodity rather than a currency. Selling, trading, or spending Hedera triggers a capital gain or loss — 50% of which is taxable as income at your marginal rate. If you trade Hedera frequently or as a business, the CRA may treat profits as 100% taxable business income. Keep detailed records of every transaction, including date, amount, fair market value in CAD, and counterparty.

Is Hedera a good investment?

This page does not provide investment advice. Hedera is a volatile asset — historical price swings have included gains and losses of more than 50% within single calendar years. Before investing, understand your time horizon, risk tolerance, and only invest what you can afford to lose. Consider using our DCA Simulator to test how dollar-cost-averaging into Hedera would have performed historically.

Hedera uses a Hashgraph consensus (asynchronous BFT) consensus mechanism, so it cannot be staked directly in the same way as proof-of-stake coins like Ethereum or Solana. Some platforms offer "earn" or lending products that pay yield on Hedera, but these carry counterparty risk.

Hedera Price (HBAR)

Rank #31 by market cap

            $0.09
        

24H Change -1.15%

7D Change -4.25%

Market Cap $3.71B

24H Volume $49.15M

24H High $0.09

24H Low $0.09

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About Hedera

An enterprise-grade distributed ledger using a hashgraph consensus, not a blockchain.

Hedera (HBAR) is a public distributed ledger that uses a directed acyclic graph (DAG) structure called hashgraph rather than a traditional blockchain. Launched in 2019 by Leemon Baird and Mance Harmon, Hedera is governed by a council of major global corporations including Google, IBM, Boeing, and LG. Hedera claims high throughput (10,000+ TPS) and finality in under 5 seconds at very low, stable fees.

Hedera is used by enterprises for tokenized assets, NFTs, supply-chain tracking, and carbon credit markets. Major pilots include Coupon Bureau coupon management and several CBDC experiments. HBAR is used to pay transaction fees and stake for network security. Its governance model — council-controlled rather than permissionless — suits enterprise compliance requirements.

Key facts

Category	Enterprise Distributed Ledger
Launched	2019
Consensus	Hashgraph consensus (asynchronous BFT)
Supply	Capped at 50 billion HBAR. Released gradually from a treasury over many years.
Founder	Leemon Baird, Mance Harmon
Official site	https://hedera.com