Hive Is Dead. Long Live Hive?

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Let’s start with the obvious clickbait: Hive is dead.

No post rewards worth a coffee.
A token price under ten cents.
Engagement that looks microscopic compared to mainstream platforms.

On the surface, it’s hard to argue against that headline.

And yet — I don’t actually think Hive is dead.

The Numbers Don’t Lie (But They Don’t Tell the Whole Story Either)

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Yes, rewards are low. For most creators, a post won’t even buy you an espresso, let alone pay for your time. The price reflects that reality: under $0.10 is not exactly a confidence booster for new users or investors.

Is the price everything? Do other platforms like LinkedIn or Instagram pay you for posting? only if you are a big fish and get the brand deals.

But low price does not equal zero activity.

Hive still has a small but active community. People show up. They write. They comment. They build. Not because it’s profitable — but because they believe in something: ownership, censorship resistance, and a social layer that isn’t entirely driven by ads and algorithms.

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That alone already puts Hive in a different category than “dead.”

The Real Problem: Drainage Without Inflow

The bigger issue isn’t that Hive lacks users.
It’s that too many participants are draining rewards, while too few are adding value from the outside.

Not enough investors

Not enough brands

Not enough real price drivers

Not enough external capital flowing in

Rewards are recycled internally, and when that happens long enough, the system slowly starves. It’s not malicious — it’s structural.

Without fresh demand, even the best-designed token economy struggles.

Why Hive Still Matters

Here’s the twist: despite all of this, Hive’s model is still promising.

Yes — promising.

Fast, feeless transactions

Decentralized social media that actually works

A battle-tested blockchain that didn’t disappear during bear markets

Developers quietly building instead of chasing hype

Most projects don’t survive obscurity. Hive did.

Dead or Just Early… Again?

Hive doesn’t feel like a booming city.
It feels more like a village that never quite became a metropolis — but also never burned down.

Calling Hive “dead” is easy.
Admitting it’s undervalued, underinvested, and misunderstood is harder — but closer to the truth.

Hive doesn’t need blind optimism.
It needs capital, real use cases, brands, and external belief.

Until then, yes — your post might not buy you a coffee.

But sometimes, the most interesting systems are built long before the café opens.

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