Hedera (HBAR) opened 2026 with a burst of momentum, climbing to multi-week highs around $0.12 after months spent under $0.11 following a mid-December slip below $0.12. Trading activity surged alongside the price move: daily volume topped $166 million, a roughly 38% jump in 24 hours. What’s behind the move Analysts point to a mix of market-wide and Hedera-specific drivers. Post-holiday portfolio rebalancing and a renewed appetite for risk have buoyed many altcoins, and HBAR’s rally has been supported by steady on-chain and enterprise activity — particularly projects focused on real-world asset tokenisation and supply-chain and financial use cases. Hedera’s ecosystem posted meaningful traction through 2025, driven by institutional partnerships and deployments, and the network continues to add momentum heading into the new year. ETF flows and institutional demand One potential structural upside is growing interest in exchange-traded products tied to HBAR. Spot HBAR ETFs are registering small but steady inflows; SoSoValue data shows ETF net assets of more than $50 million currently represent over 1.1% of HBAR’s circulating supply. Analysts say additional ETF approvals or larger institutional allocations could inject meaningful liquidity, creating another regulated route for institutions to get exposure. Roadmap and ecosystem catalysts Hedera’s roadmap could further support price action. Expected milestones — an expanding Governing Council and improved developer tooling — aim to accelerate developer activity and enterprise onboarding. Continued adoption in tokenisation and Verifiable AI, plus new council members and integrations, are the kinds of fundamentals that could sustain interest beyond short-term market moves. Technical outlook Technically, HBAR’s move above long-term resistance and an intraday print above $0.12 is encouraging for bulls. Price action has formed what looks like a double bottom in the $0.10–$0.11 band, and a breakout from the recent consolidation has initial upside targets near the downtrend line around $0.13 — roughly aligned with the 50-day EMA. If momentum holds, analysts see potential moves into the $0.15–$0.20 range in the near term, although that would likely require broader market strength and continued Hedera-specific progress. Risks to watch Macro headwinds and a reversion in risk appetite could quickly blunt gains. Short-term market drivers such as memecoin pumps (for example, a 35% spike in Pepe recently) can lead rallies but also introduce volatility. Key technical supports to monitor are $0.10 and $0.079. Bottom line HBAR’s start to 2026 combines improved on-chain and enterprise signals with market-wide liquidity flows and budding ETF interest. Traders watching for a sustained uptrend will be looking for confirmation above $0.13 and continuing institutional inflows; skeptics will point to macro risk and the need for concrete ecosystem news to turn short-term momentum into a longer-term bull run. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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