If you've been following my blog posts recently, you'll have noticed that some of them are about Hive and L2 tokens. I write about these topics because I often find myself consuming Hive-related content, and I also tend to check posts about Hive on Snaps, Waves, and Threads as well. Occasionally, I check posts on Web2 platforms like X, Reddit, and YouTube just to get a sense of what people think about Hive, although I’d say there isn’t much Hive content on Web2. It may be that it’s difficult to find, or perhaps most of it is already old and outdated.
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It’s a sad reality that the only people who seem to care about Hive are those within the Hive community, while the broader market is mostly ignoring it right now. It’s frustrating, but also eye-opening. Still, that doesn’t mean we’re not doing well, actually, it’s the opposite. The Hive community is growing from within, and I’m quite optimistic about the future of this chain. Let me talk more about that in this post.
I often take a step back and ask a simple question, What’s actually happening on Hive right now? Not the hype version, not the price-chart version, but the real state of the chain, the apps, the people, and the direction we’re heading as a community. And after going through PeakD, Ecency, InLeo, and the broader conversations around Hive, the same feeling keeps resurfacing, Hive is building quietly, consistently, and without the theatrics that dominate the crypto space.
Let’s start with the basics. Hive is a social blockchain where you can post, comment, create, curate, and actually earn the native token for doing so. Personally, PeakD, Ecency, and InLeo remain my three main frontends into the ecosystem. I like PeakD because of its structured writer’s desk. Ecency appeals to me because of its flexible workspace. And when I want a frontend buzzing with finance-driven, high-engagement energy, I go to InLeo. That’s how they set themselves apart. I’d also say they complement one another, making my Hive experience exciting and rewarding.
But beyond those frontends, there’s more happening on Hive that isn’t immediately visible. You only really notice it when you pay attention.
The Builder’s Rhythm
If you zoom in too closely, Hive can look slow. No pre-release hype cycles, no celebrity founders, no countdown timers promising “something big.” But if you zoom out even a little, you start seeing the steady work being done, developers pushing updates, witnesses coordinating for the next hardfork, tool creators improving Hive’s overall UX.
None of this is hype, it’s actually being implemented. It’s the kind of continuity you want from a chain that intends to exist for decades, not quarters.
And the frontends? They’re not just display layers, they’re functional and still improving. InLeo is leaning into its identity as Hive’s high-velocity social layer, with threads, onboarding experiments, and efforts to bring yield to HP delegations. Ecency keeps refining its mobile app and user-friendly tools. PeakD remains the reliable, full-featured option for long-form content creators.
Each frontend is developed by an independent team, yet they seem to naturally coordinate, building features that reflect the community’s preferences.
There’s no single “Hive team” dictating what happens here, there never will be. But you can feel the collective momentum across these teams, and that’s what makes Hive great, in my opinion.
Community Sentiment, Honest, Long-Term, and Still Here
One thing hasn’t changed, the Hive community doesn’t pretend everything is perfect.
Users openly call out confusing UX. They critique weak onboarding. They ask for simpler tools. And they do this because they care, not because they want to complain. Hive’s culture has always been a mix of realists and idealists, builders who don’t need hype to keep shipping, and creators who stay for the conversations, the friendships, and the sense of ownership they can’t find elsewhere.
That combination, strong technology and genuine community spirit, is the identity Hive has developed, one that many chains never achieved.
The Price Is Down, Maybe Too Much
Markets don’t care about feelings. The Hive token has been in a downtrend ever since it reached around $0.60 earlier this year, and it hasn’t recovered yet. Maybe it won’t recover anytime soon, but that doesn’t change the fact that people are still benefiting from the platform regardless of its price. It may not be exciting or trending on CoinGecko anymore, but here’s a truth many people miss, price and progress rarely move on the same timeline.
Hive feels like a chain where the fundamentals keep improving while the token price sleeps. If you’re here only for speculation, this chain will feel boring. But if you’re here for true ownership and community building, then this might be the best platform you’ll ever be part of. And I’m confident many people from different walks of life would agree.
On X, Weak Signal, but at Least It Exists
On X, #Hive isn’t a trending hashtag. The conversation is subtle but steady, mostly coming from Hive users themselves, sharing posts, giving onboarding tips, explaining what makes Hive different. And realistically, we can’t outcompete the larger L1 chains in terms of popularity right now. But that doesn’t mean we should stop what we’re doing.
Why This Still Matters
When you strip away the noise, here’s what remains,
A blockchain that rewards participation,
A community that shows up even in long price downturns,
A development ecosystem that keeps building without external hype.
Hive isn’t fast, but it’s consistent. It isn’t trending, but it’s resilient. And in a crypto space filled with hype and moon-shot narratives, Hive is unique.
I don’t know when the market will pay attention again. But I can confidently say this, the chain is alive, the builders are active, and the community remains loyal and caring. For a project built on ownership and participation, that’s exactly the signal I look for.
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Well I've gone through your write up and I must say that you have captured the hive ecosystem rightly. Hi e growth might be slow, but the progress is steady.
Thanks, appreciate that… Hive may grow slowly, but the steady progress is what gives me confidence long-term. Consistency beats hype any day.
Like all social media there are some problems with Hive.
The biggest problem I see is the lCk of growth in the user base combined with keeping the new users on board.
And if we want to see hive succeed that is crucial according to me. The more diverse hive is, the better the changes are that it will survive.
I pity the new users who want to write about a niche. It will be a hard journey for them, often ending in giving up.
This also counts even for older users.
It is still a social media where it is more important who you know then the quality or topic of your posts.
You raised valid points… onboarding and retaining new users is still one of Hive’s biggest challenges. We need a more effective way to curate content especially the newly onboarded users.
Otherwise Hive will remain the way it is right now.
You captured my perception about Hive, I totally agree with you, as I'm not here for speculation but to build.
But my concern is; why is it difficult to retain new users? I think it should be everyone's concern too and should be looked into for possible solution.
Like I keep telling people, the promise of Hive (previously Steem) wasn't to get rich or to create income or to make a business out of it. The promise was to have your blog on a blockchain and safe keep your data from proprietary data servers. It was the TRUE Web3. Your data, your keys your property.
And on that note, I think it has worked flawlessly, the dapps have been successfully getting my data everyday at all times and on that regard the TRUE value of hive is really in time.
The value of Hive is a love letter to my future self, a reminder of who I used to be, what used to make me click, what I used to watch, think and dream about. And in that, is what the original idea of a Bio-Log or Blog was all about. To trace back yourself into your past work and remind yourself who you used to be.
I have rarely opened Web2 platforms for several weeks now. As for Hive, except for chain politics, the outlook on downvotes, and price decline, at least on Hive I can read content I like and can post anything I have in mind.
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