HBAR Shares Drop 4% as Institutional Selling Intensifies

Hedera’s HBAR token faced renewed selling pressure as institutional investors trimmed exposure, pushing the asset down about 4% between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Trading activity was concentrated around the $0.22 mark, with intraday swings ranging from $0.23 highs to $0.22 lows. The heaviest selling emerged during after-hours, when more than 110 million tokens exchanged hands, underscoring signs of coordinated divestment. Market makers sought to stabilize the price in the $0.21–$0.22 range, but resistance hardened just above $0.22, capping any meaningful recovery. Despite the downturn, Hedera continues to position itself as a platform for enterprise adoption. Daily trading volume fell 46% to $172.85 million while the network maintained a market capitalization near $9.5 billion. Selling pressure accelerated into the final hour of Sept. 1 trading, when HBAR briefly breached multiple support levels. Roughly 3.5 million tokens changed hands in a single minute as the token slid below its $0.22 resistance, closing the session near its lows. With sellers maintaining control and institutional flows leaning negative, the market is signaling that further corporate repositioning could continue in the near term. HBAR/USD…