HBAR MiCA White Paper Sets a New Standard for Layer 1s in Europe

The MiCA Crypto Alliance has independently published the official MiCA white paper for HBAR. More than just a compliance milestone, it represents a meaningful shift in transparency, education, and access in the European market of Layer 1 networks. This MiCA-compliant white paper was independently authored by the MiCA Crypto Alliance for a Layer 1 protocol, combining legal rigour with clear technical understanding.

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A White Paper That Actually Explains the Network

MiCA was designed to improve consumer protection and promote clarity in the crypto market. Yet many early white papers are turning out to be vague, repetitive, and full of legal boilerplate. The HBAR white paper takes a different approach. It offers a technically accurate explanation of how the Hedera network works,  from consensus and validator design to cryptographic standards, staking, governance, and treasury structure. It’s a practical resource that helps readers understand not just what Hedera is, but how it operates.

It is one of the most complete technical documents published on Hedera to date and is designed for a wide range of stakeholders, including retail and institutional investors, exchanges, enterprise partners, legal professionals, and analysts.

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31 Environmental Indicators

Under MiCA, crypto projects are required to disclose certain sustainability data. Many do the minimum required to meet the standard. The HBAR white paper goes further. It includes environmental data across 31 indicators, making it one of the most detailed environmental disclosures in any Layer 1 white paper released so far. It reflects a commitment to transparency and a willingness to lead on issues that matter to both regulators and users.

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Reuse That Reduces Friction

A growing number of white papers under MiCA are being gated behind reuse restrictions or paywalls, creating barriers to CASPs that need documentation to list tokens.

The MiCA Crypto Alliance is offering a different path. The HBAR white paper is freely reusable, subject only to a formal request. This removes legal and financial friction and helps exchanges and service providers support HBAR across the EU more quickly and efficiently.

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From the Teams Behind It

“A MiCA white paper is not supposed to be a generic form filled with jargon. It should be a clear explanation of how a network works, what makes it different, and why it can be trusted,” said Juan Ignacio Ibañez, General Secretary of the MiCA Crypto Alliance. We built a document that goes beyond compliance. It is one of the clearest and most informative resources on Hedera available today.

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What’s Inside

The HBAR white paper was developed to meet the disclosure requirements under Articles 5 to 6 of MiCA, which apply to other crypto-assets (OTH). It includes:

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1. Token classification and release schedule

2. Legal and goverance framwork

3. Enviromental data across 31 indicators

4. Staking and network design

Special thanks to the MiCA Crypto Alliance team: Juan Ignacio Ibañez, Aaron Sanchez, Natpirom Mongkolareepong, and Aayush Ladda. This is one of the first white papers of its kind under MiCA. It sets a new benchmark for what clear, responsible, and policy-aligned crypto documentation can look like.

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Read the full white paper here: www.micacryptoalliance.com/reports/hbar-mica-white-paper

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