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What is Hedera?
The 2-minute introduction to the network and what makes it different.
Why Hedera?
Predictable fees, fast finality, native services, and enterprise governance.
Choose Your Path
EVM developer or native SDK developer: pick the right starting point.
Testnet Faucet
Fund a testnet account in seconds: no real HBAR required.
Portal Playground
Try Hedera transactions in your browser: no setup required.
Fee Model
How Hedera fees are calculated: fixed USD pricing, no gas auctions.
Core concepts
The building blocks behind every Hedera transaction.
Accounts
Creation, auto-creation, properties, network accounts, and hooks.
AccountsIdentity
Keys & Signatures
ED25519, ECDSA, key lists, and threshold keys for multi-sig flows.
KeysCrypto
Tokens
HTS overview, types, properties, custom fees, and airdrops.
HTSNFTs
Transactions
How transactions are formed, signed, scheduled, and submitted.
TransactionsSigning
Hashgraph Consensus
Gossip about gossip and virtual voting: how Hedera reaches consensus.
ConsensusaBFT
Staking
Earn rewards by staking HBAR to a network node.
StakingRewards