Fast & Scalable.

Hive is a decentralized, scalable, high-speed blockchain with zero fees and near-instant transactions—powering social apps, games, and financial tools built for everyone.

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Tokenomics.

A dual-coin economy built for real utility. HIVE powers the network and rewards participation. HBD provides stability for commerce and savings.

HIVE

HIVE

Utility & Governance
Powers all transactions
Stake to vote on governance
base staking APR, plus curation
Staked
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Liquid
HBD

HBD

Stablecoin
Algorithmic peg to USD
Backed by HIVE
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Liquid

Our Origins.

In March 2020, a hostile takeover threatened to centralize a blockchain. The community refused. We forked, taking our code, our content, and our principles with us.

Hive was born—a chain owned by no one and governed by everyone.

DECRYPT•Aug 2020

The Great Steem Wars→

Inside Crypto's Biggest Hostile Takeover

DECRYPT•Mar 2020

The Fork That Won→

How Hive Outperformed Steemit

Join a Thriving Community.

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1,200Participants over 10 HiveFests
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Hive community© louis88
Hive community© manuphotos
10Years of Hive Events
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Hive community© hivecreators
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Hive community© celestal
Hive community© crimsonclad
Hive community© louis88
Hive community© bil.prag
Hive community© manuphotos
1,200Participants over 10 HiveFests
Hive community© louis88
Hive community© rubencress
Hive community© louis88
Hive community© manuphotos
10Years of Hive Events
Hive community© rubencress
Hive community© hivecreators
Hive community© hivecreators
Hive community© hivecreators
Hive community© celestal

Our Ecosystem.

Hive is not a shiny new toy. We've been around for a while, and have grown a thriving ecosystem of hundreds of dapps, communities & projects. We are home to some of the most used Web3 dapps in the world, such as Splinterlands, PeakD, and Ecency.

Apps
158
Communities
248

Governance.

Hive is decentralized by design. Secured through Delegated Proof of Stake. Over 100 stakeholder-elected witnesses produce blocks every 3s.

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Where to buy HIVE

HIVE trades on exchanges and swap services worldwide. Buy it anywhere, then withdraw to your account name for secure self-custody, governance, and potential APR. On Hive, your wallet address is human readable: no long or confusing strings.

Services listed here are not an endorsement, so check the market before you trade.

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Futures & Perpetuals

HIVE perpetual contracts. These venues do not sell spot HIVE you can withdraw. Leveraged trading carries high risk.

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Meet the commons of the open web: your public identity, community, and assets come together in one account controlled only by you, with no transaction fees.

Hive is a feeless, community-owned blockchain and a public social and identity layer for the open web. Build on Hive's open-source full stack, or extend cross-chain and web apps with Hive accounts, posts and payments that confirm in less than 3 seconds.

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