Hanacoin is a digital currency platform that aims to enable instant payments across the globe. The platform seeks to deploy a peer-to-peer technology with no central controlling authority. As per the whitepaper, Hanacoin claims that all the transactions on the platform are completed collectively by the network participants. The platform is designed to accelerate mainstream adoption while allowing users to control their finances. 

Hanacoin claims that HANA, the native cryptocurrency of the platform, addresses the issues of scaling and centralized mining. These two issues hinder the network’s capability to innovate and adapt to new technologies. Hanacoin aims to solve the prevalent problems by updating the token consistently, promoting values like honesty, fairness, innovation, commitment, and prosperity. Additionally, Hanacoin aims to resist centralized mining by adapting to new technologies without the consensus of competing miners or mining groups. 

Hanacoin seeks to have five primary goals for the HANA cryptocurrency. First, the platform intends to make HANA usable for instant transactions with low fees. Second, the platform seeks to make HANA a mainstream digital currency. Third, Hanacoin aims to integrate HANA with existing instant payment systems. Fourth, Hanacoin wants to comply with regulatory authorities and emphasizes that it is not a privacy coin. And lastly, the platform seeks to utilize the technologies available. The platform also aims to sponsor athletes. 

The Hanacoin blockchain uses the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, aiming to allow any user with a computer to mine the HANA token. The platform uses PoW to stabilize the network and ensure its control over the cryptocurrency. Hanacoin also uses PoW to ensure the network’s sustained interest in token development. 

Hanacoin was conceptualized in 2017, while it was officially launched on June 12, 2018. HANA has a maximum total supply of 122,500,000 tokens.