Hedera (HBAR) increased the fee for its Consensus Service message submissions from $0.0001 to $0.0008 in its version 0.69 update. Although this is a 700% increase on paper, the absolute cost remains very low, with a million messages now costing about $800 instead of $100. The fee hike aims to prepare for a future economic model less reliant on the token treasury, as recurring revenue from fees will become more important for network security and incentives. This change mostly affects large enterprise users generating high message volumes, while small users see negligible cost impact. Hedera prices fees in USD but collects payment in HBAR tokens, maintaining cost predictability despite token price fluctuations.
Hedera's HBAR is approaching a critical $0.0726 neckline, indicating a possible inverse head-and-shoulders bullish pattern. Momentum indicators like the RSI and stochastic RSI are improving, suggesting room for upward movement. This level has been a ...
Analyst Levi Rietveld predicts the U.S. Clarity Act will not pass the Senate before summer recess or possibly all of 2026, creating regulatory uncertainty for crypto tokens XRP, XLM, and HBAR. He cites Senate opposition, geopolitical tensions near th...
Swiss fintech Taurus has integrated Hedera's full technology stack, enabling banks like Deutsche Bank and State Street to access custody, staking, tokenization, and smart contracts via one platform. This partnership leverages Hedera's efficient Distr...
