Developers on Hedera are first-class citizens, enabled by intuitive APIs and EVM smart contracts. Whether you're building a weekend project or the next big thing in web3, Hedera's native network service SDKs, EVM equivalence, and tooling makes innovation and development a breeze.

Hedera is a public, open source, proof-of-stake network. When hbars are staked to network nodes, they have a weighted influence on consensus for processing transactions.

Hedera is a public ledger of transactions – a highly secure and distributed database that everyone can read from and write to. A copy of the ledger, which only persists the latest state, is stored on each node.

Hedera is a global network, governed by organizations on six continents. From hello world to production, Hedera is available for each step of your journey. START BUILDING

Hedera's Path to Decentralization. Hedera is a proof-of-stake public distributed ledger which aims to use a combination of a “path to permissionless” (network nodes) and a “path to widespread coin distribution” (HBAR cryptocurrency) to keep the network secure, while working to achieve full decentralization.

Start your journey with the public Hedera network by learning the basics — from understanding the network’s architecture to who’s building next-generation applications, you’ll have a proper foundation to start building.

Hedera has an audacious but simple vision: to build a trusted, secure, and empowered digital future for all.

Decentralized apps, developer tools, network explorers, governing council members, and more across the Hedera ecosystem.

Learn to use Hedera network services and build your first dApp with step-by-step tutorials, or dive into the interactive Hedera Developer Playground for a hands-on coding experience.

The Hedera Council. Building the future together. Up to 39 collusion-resistant organizations lead the Hedera network. Each Council member is committed to network innovation, stability, and its continued decentralization.