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Hedera (HBAR) Smashes Through 19 Billion Transactions

by BSC News

August 28, 2023

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This new accomplishment underscores the robustness and appeal of the growing Hedera ecosystem.

Summary

  • Hedera has surpassed an astounding 19 billion transactions on its mainnet.
  • The achievement follows an impressive milestone of $35 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) and 18 billion transactions.
  • Hedera’s native token $HBAR is currrently trading at $0.0556.

Decentralized open-source network, Hedera, has accomplished a significant milestone by surpassing an astounding 19 billion transactions on its mainnet.

Hedera stands out as an EVM-compatible Layer1 blockchain, employing the innovative hashgraph consensus mechanism to provide users with fast transaction speeds and low fees.

Hedera Mainnet, total transactions. Source: Hederatxns.com 

Despite the recent downturn in the cryptocurrency market, Hedera continues to demonstrate its resilience and growth trajectory. Notably, the network recently achieved the impressive milestone of $35 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) and successfully processed 18 billion transactions. This remarkable achievement highlights the strength and appeal of the Hedera ecosystem.

The month of August brought a flurry of exciting updates for Hedera, solidifying its position as a technology leader. The network reached a pivotal moment as the Hedera-based payments application “Dropp” was integrated into FedNow - an instant payments platform developed by the US Federal Reserve. Automotive giants Hyundai and Kia also made headlines by embracing the network and introducing a cutting-edge CO2 emissions tracking system, demonstrating the network's real-world impact and versatility.

At the time of writing, Hedera’s native token $HBAR is trading at $0.0556, having shedded 4.39% in the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinMarketCap.