The Who
๐ Panel โ Hive Open Days 2026 Team, Speakers, & Community Builders โ featuring @ph1102, @palomap3 and more!
๐ Hosts โ @alessandrawhite & @shadowspub
The When & Where
๐
Tuesday, 31 March | 6 PM UTC
๐Hive Discord General Voice Channel
Hey gang! ๐๐ฝ Don't many of us live for in-person Hive events?
Whether it's HiveFests, local city Hive Meetups, or groups of Hive friends traveling great distances to meet, many of us on the chain have become the best of friends all because we took a chance to attend an IRL Hive event.
This Tuesday's Hive Thrive Community Hour highlights a special in-person event known as Hive Open Days (HOD), now in its 3rd consecutive year! Hive Open Days 2026 begins in 30 days from the day of our show, so we're going to throw a Kick-Off Party to celebrate!!
Hive Thrive is throwing a Kick-off Party for HIVE OPEN DAYS!๐
This is a party invitation you'll want to accept! The session will be bumpin'! ๐ชฉ
We'll be chatting up the team who are the boots on the ground of the event, the speakers, and even some of the early registrants who are veteran Hive event goers and organizers.
We'll be discussing the plans, the places, and the paragliding (wait, what??) that are being prepared for the Hivians descending on Alicante, Spain from 30 April - 3 May, 2026.
True to the mission of Hive Thrive, we'll take time to discuss the sustainability of in-person events in the current environment and their relevance to the esprit de corps of Hive.
Please say you'll come!
It'll be more fun with you there! ๐ฅณ
Welcome to Hive Thrive Community Hour โ Episode 50
Hive Thrive Community Hour is our weekly town hall for builders, critics, curators โ and anyone stubborn enough to still care about this strange and resilient blockchain of ours.
Each week we slow things down, ask real questions, and let ideas breathe in real time.
There are no scripts. No talking points handed out in advance.
Just open conversation about Hive โ its culture, its economics, its people, and the future weโre all quietly shaping together.
We Explore...
โข Why Hive keeps attracting people who claim not to careโฆbut clearly do
โข What actually creates value here versus what we pretend creates value
โข The psychology of the downvote button
โข Whether Hive is anti-fragile or just stubborn
โข And possibly why everyone thinks they could run the DHF better
There may be hard truths.
There may be laughs.
There may be mild discomfort.
Hive Thrive Ain't Just Another Discord Show ๐
We treat it more like a live town hall for the blockchain; a place where developers, witnesses, curators, creators, and critics can share the same room and talk about the systems shaping Hive.
If youโve ever caught yourself thinking about Hive โ why it works, why it doesnโt, or why it somehow keeps pulling people back in. Youโll probably feel at home with the likes of us. ๐ค
What weโre trying to do
- Help people understand whatโs actually happening behind the scenes
- Reveal the real stories behind Hiveโs institutions and projects
- Talk openly about governance friction and systemic issues
- Look for ways forward that strengthen the network instead of dividing it
Hive is a wonderful and remarkable experiment๐ฌ. And like any experiment, it works best when people are willing to talk honestly about it.
Meet Your Hosts ๐๏ธ
@buttcoins Hive OG since 2017, community builder, musician, and all-around Butt who somehow keeps saying yes to more projects.
@shadowspub
Eight years strong on Hive, host of Pimp Your Post Thursdays, co-host of HiveSpaces on X, and long-time signal booster for emerging voices.
@alessandrawhite ๐
Founding host of @creativeworkhour & HiveSpaces on X, a classical clarinetist, industrial designer, & a hardcore Hive Meetup junkie.
@meno
Legacy Hivian, luthier by trade, Herzogian by hobby, cheese oligarch by appetite. Master of ceremony and master of BBQ.
@alohaed The man, the voice. Ed is one of those Hiveans who really understands the Hive ethos, and will probably slip in a comic book reference or two.
So take the best seat in the house ๐๏ธ
Bring your curiosity and your best brew ๐บ
And come think out loud with us ๐ญ
HIVE THRIVE COMMUNITY HOUR โ
"Where The Blockchain Thinks Out Loud!"
Looking for Past Episodes of Hive Thrive Community Hour?
Kudos to @ecoinstant who has kindly archived our past episodes.๐
If you missed any of our shows, he has posted them on his Deep Web3 Secrets YouTube Channel.
Tooo bad I can not join but network connection and time on our vacation is very limited.. I can't wait to listening to the recording and of course, to meeting you all in 1 month ๐ I am super stoked!
Join this awesome pre-show everybody:
@mipiano @blockchain-oma @reiseamateur @tinabrezpike @marjanko @nonsowrites @bil.prag @honeydue @godfish @palomap3 @enraizar @jocieprosza @asia-pl @ph1102 @tazi @curangel @nicklewis @detlev @edje @livinguktaiwan @sinochip @hindavi @eolianpariah2 @schmidi @ninaeatshere @ratona
You were missed a lot but you were present. ๐ I hope we did a decent representation. ๐
Thanks for tagging me! I'll be there ;)
I'll try to join โ๏ธWowโฆ one month and it's starting ๐๐ช Oh, and yesโฆ warm weather and the sea are waiting for some of us ๐ช
@tinabrezpike, I already memorized your Hive name from preparing for today's show. It'll be awesome to put a face with it! ๐ค
We're sad to announce that @asia-pl and I, we won't be able to reach Alicante. We hope we'll be able to attend this year's HiveFest
Doggone it!! I was really looking forward to meeting you and @asia-pl in warm Alicante.
Let's raincheck it and try again!
Get Hive to $0.2 again ๐ and we're organise some help
๐ข
We will miss you awful @tibfox at the Kick-Off Party ๐ today/tonight.
What remarkable work you've done. And such in advance planning, too!
My hope is that Hivians who've been thinking about joining us will get the notion of, "Oh, shoot! That event is about to be upon us. I better book my Hive Open Days ticket!"
Sorry to say that Iโm not going to be able to attend Alicante due to personal reasons. Really gutted to be honest.
Oh damn - thanks for the notification! Hopefully, we will be able to meet at a different event in the future! <3
Hopefully indeed
Thank you for tagging us. We are currently in India, and our flight schedule is constantly changing. We hope to arrive in Europe on time and join you all.
Alicante wait to see everyone! ๐ฅณ
Oh wow 50 episodes.. good job yall
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This sounds like a wonderful initiative. Events like this really help strengthen the Hive community and bring people closer together beyond the platform. I appreciate the effort put into organizing such gatherings โ wishing you a successful and impactful event.