On my way to the hawker centre this evening, the sky looked as flat and colourless as I felt.
I walked from Kallang MRT to Geylang Bahru under this grey sky, passing trees that looked like sketches against a pale background, like the photo I took above.
It was funny because inside I was actually excited for dinner (as usual, LOL), but the weather made the whole walk feel a bit emo. It reminded me a lot of how the crypto market has felt these past few weeks, quiet, heavy, and not very inspiring.
When the Market Feels Like a Cloudy Day
For about seven weeks now, crypto has felt like winter. Price-wise, it has been pretty brutal.
But today was different. Seeing BTC climb back above the $90K level felt like that tiny hint of spring you get after a long cold season. The air is still chilly, but you suddenly notice a little warmth and remember that summer can come back.
That’s how I see this move from BTC, not a full recovery, but a reminder that markets move in cycles. If BTC can wake up again, there’s always a chance the rest of the market follows later.
And then there’s Hive… which honestly feels stuck in its own season. Even when the wider market occasionally shows signs of life, Hive still struggles to catch any meaningful traction. That contrast is what weighed on my mind during that short walk to dinner.
Hive, FUD, and Necessary Painful Conversations
Lately, a lot of conversations around Hive have been about budget tightening, DHF spending, HBD yields, and whether the chain is bleeding too much value out of the community chest.
To me, these talks feel like a strange mix:
On one hand, they bring awareness and force everyone to look at the numbers honestly.
On the other hand, they also sound like subtle FUD. Not the loud, dramatic kind, but the quiet, heavy kind that sits in the back of your mind and makes you wonder, “Are we okay?”
The reality is, if more is going out than coming in, something does have to change. Ignoring it just because it feels negative isn’t responsible either. Hive is supposed to be a long-term project. That means sometimes we go through seasons where the main topic isn’t “When moon?” but “How do we stop the bleeding and make this sustainable?”
A Small Investor Watching the Giants
I’m just a small investor here, so in theory, all these big economic discussions shouldn’t affect me as much as the whales and top stakeholders. But emotionally, they still do.
I hold Hive not just as a trade, but as part of my overall crypto journey. I want this chain to succeed because I’ve seen what it can do for normal creators, paying people for their posts, helping them build ownership over time, and giving them a real stake in the platform they use every day.
Bigger investors probably feel it even more. Some of them are likely stressed, others are probably very objective and detached about it, treating Hive as just one bet in a big diversified portfolio. If it works, great. If it dies, they move on.
I’m somewhere in between. I know I should stay rational, but I’m also attached to Hive as a community and as a habit. I log in, post, comment, play, read. It’s part of my daily routine now.
Letting Governance Work While We Keep Showing Up
At the end of the day, there isn’t much I can personally do about DHF percentages or HBD APR debates. I don’t have a massive stake, I’m not a core dev, and I’m not running any big campaign to sway votes.
So I leave the heavy decisions to those who actually move the needle and hope they can reach a consensus that keeps Hive healthy in the long run. My “job” as a small investor and user is much simpler:
- Keep posting and engaging, even when rewards feel small.
- Support builders and projects that are still shipping.
- Welcome new users so the platform doesn’t feel like some closed secret club.
Whatever parameter changes come, those three things will still matter. Governance can adjust numbers, but only users can keep the social layer alive.
From Dull Skies to Full Stomachs
By the time I reached the hawker centre, the sky was still dull… but honestly, once the food arrived, I didn’t care anymore, LOL. A good meal has a way of shrinking your worries, even if it’s just for the length of dinner.
Maybe that’s how Hive is for me right now. The price is not exciting, the debates can be stressful, and the charts look gloomy, but the daily experience still feeds me in other ways: conversations, connections, and that quiet belief that this chain can still surprise us in the next season.
So I’ll keep walking my little path between Kallang MRT and Geylang Bahru, between bear markets and tiny rallies, between doubt and quiet optimism.
I don’t know how the big decisions will play out. But I’ll still be here, showing up on-chain, waiting to see if this “winter before summer” story plays out one more time, for Hive as much as for BTC.
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