The Opportunities On Hive Keep Growing

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The Evolution of Hive is taking place before our eyes. It is something that, if we step back, we can see how far things came.

Before getting into the history of where things were, I will begin by saying I believe we are on the cusp of another major step forward with this ecosystem. Like any advancing technology, there are S-curves. Nothing happens in a linear fashion.

Coming armed with this understanding, it then helps to illustrate the cycles we operate upon. While the timing is not exact, we get a sense of the general trend. That means we will have times where things advance on many fronts. Of course, this is followed up by periods where it appears like nothing is happening.

That is the nature of S-curves. It applies equally to develop as well as adoption.

For this reason, we can correlate it to the opportunities presented on Hive.

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History of Earning

In the Stone Age of this blockchain, long before Justin Sun was a thought by most of the community, there were two coins. That was it.

Here is what life was like for a number of years.

We live with HIVE and HBD. At that time, the latter was really nothing more than an afterthought. It was the most overlooked coin in cryptocurrency. Many within the ecosystem felt that the Golden Goose should be slayed, failing to see any need for it. The idea of stability was nowhere in the equation.

Life was simple; a base layer existence. Layer 2 was not much of a thought with everyone sharing a single reward pool. The days were spent dreaming about Smart Media Tokens, something that many are convinced is akin to the Loch Ness monster. Many of us heard stories yet nobody was able to locate one in the wild.

The result was everyone shared in the same reward pool. People were paid out in HP or HBD and that was it. This was the extend of the decision-making. There were no pesky tokens to consider. No effort was put into trying to determine what tokens to hold versus which to sell.

They simply did not exist.

It was life in the Hive world. Simple. Archaic. Constrained.

Layer 2

Then came a day when we saw the emergence of a second layer. This came with something that Hive had only heard about: smart contracts. Suddenly there was the ability to create tokens. Not only that, they could be structured to mimic HIVE, creating their own reward pool through inflation.

Suddenly there was a new dawn.

Project teams could tokenize. This was a novel concept. While it was not exactly Ethereum 2.0, it was a step in the right direction. Over the next few years, many tokens appeared. As we can guess, some had potential. We looked at this projects with optimism.

Unfortunately, there was also a lot of crap. Some projects started with a bang, only to fade. This is not a slight against tokenization; it is life with technology. There are many more failures than success stories.

Nevertheless, we persevere. Life is now full of not only the base coins but tokens galore. To this point, the value hasn't been reflected at the second layer but that is only a matter of time.

Further Expansion

We now have the next phase of the evolution before us. There are many areas to refer to.

It could be the proposal to Bring Smart Contracts to Hive by VSC, the Hive Application Framework (HAF), ad revenue by Leo, or the reformatting of cloud by SpkNetwork.

Of course, it could also be something totally unrelated to these.

The point is that layer 2 is about to get more robust. This gives developers and project teams the opportunity to increase their offerings. It is a move that enhances the potential for the userbase.

Here is where I believe another S-Curve is forming.

All of this is leading to the idea of enhanced opportunities on Hive.

The Upvote Economy

Something very interesting was said on the latest CTT broadcast.

During that episode, there were a couple threadcasts going. One was taking place on LEO with the other on DBuzz. This allows those on air to engage with the audience who were posting comments. More importantly, the hosts were rewarding the audience with upvotes when they added a question or comment they felt that enhanced the show.

This is a new model.

How often do you see this interaction taking place? With live streaming, the engagement is there. On a platform like YouTube, through the Superchat mechanism, the broadcaster can be rewarded by the fans.

But what about the reverse? Is there a way for the audience to get rewarded for their participation?

Within the Hive ecosystem there is. Those who were on Leo or DBuzz while listening to the broadcast learned that firsthand.

But wait, there is more.

That team decided to run a bit of a contest, rewarding those who were able to create images of the show. Whatever the topic, if people generate images with the name, episode, and topic, they get rewarded. This provides the team with marketing materials to spread around while the audience can show off its talent and creativity.

For those who are adept at that stuff, a couple minutes of design results in a bit of crypto.

Micro-Earning

Another thing I am fairly certain about is the future will entail micro-earning.

As we progress forward, the bulk of our incomes will not come from a single source. This does not make sense to me in a Web 3.0 (or Web3) world. Instead, I see the opposite.

The future is going to be micro-earning. We will have revenue streams in the hundreds. Each month, a multitude of tokens will show up based upon a number of factors. These will be related to what we are involved in, either with our attention or investments.

We are going to see infrastructure as a central premise. Decentralization requires spreading out node control. This means incentivization.

While this is still technical, it is moving in the direction where it is easier for average, non-technical people to participate. This is in addition to the other opportunities presented within the ecosystem through the more traditional means.

Hive has an advantage in my view. It is founded upon the idea of a novel distribution mechanism. This is something that project teams throughout the industry will need to look at. Right now, the overwhelming model is "buy our token".

In Conclusion

We are seeing the future emerge before our eyes.

I will say that Hive is leading the way but it, by no means, has a monopoly. We are going to see this spreading throughout the entire Web3 realm.

There is an entire layer of activity online (also in the physical and business world) that is not captured or monetized. Tokenization does that.

We are going to see incentivization for our attention. This will arise in ways we cannot even fathom at this point.

Experimentation and innovation will be the norm, presenting us with more opportunities going forward.

For me, Hive is ground zero for this.

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Exactly, I hope it will grow more and more. The opportunities are increasing day by day, everyone should avail Hive.

i must say, the hive ecosystem present a platform of opportunities. Let's continue to build and see how it surfaces in the near future.

They keep expanding.

Those who stick around and keep watching what is happening are not going to realize they are in great position to benefit from the other things that are rolled out.

i must say, there is a lot I still need to learn from this ecosystem. Just wish I find those who will continually show me the way around.

It's really great to look back and see how far Hive has come in its evolution. I couldn't agree more that the future of Web3 will be all about micro-earning and tokenization, and it's fantastic to see Hive leading the way in this evolution. Thanks for sharing your insights.

Yes, I agree to this: Opportunities on Hive are on the increase. Though some of these exposition you are making are not easily understood by me, I know I'll get to grab everything about the operations in the Blockchain soon.

Yes. The more that rolls out, the better it is for all of us.

Excellent post, I think it would be great for DApps like #inleo stop adding new features and spend some time improving the things they already have, but totally agree with you in the upcoming opportunities 🤝

The hive is a field of possibilities. Where there are many advantages and an ecosystem with layer-1 and layer-2. Anyone can earn in different ways from here. Along with that, many benefits can be enjoyed here. Thanks for organizing everything nicely and sharing it with us.

That is true. I still feel that Hive's biggest advantages are in the distributions.

I was barely few days into the Justin's era and learnt what earning in two native tokens alone could mean. But with the multiple pools it has been a great journey earning in the second layer, we all were excited and stakes a few if several tokens until we learnt alot of things and how some went down the drain .

Thank you for this flashback .
Hive has really evolved and numerous development shows up by the day, the reward pool and systems did improve over time as well .
All positive future projects are worth embracing on the Blockchain.

LOL Nothing like joining the ecosystem in the middle of a fire.

I guess your dedication was tested right from the start. We are glad you are still here.

Hive has really changed its landscape over the years. It is a more varied space compared to when I first came in here. It still remains

What an inspiring information you have presented here. I can't wait to see the micro earnings taking place. Hive is the way forward.

Well by leaving this comment and getting an upvote, you got a bit of cryptocurrency.

That is right, micro-earnings in it true sense. Keep it up boss.

Yep Over time it all adds up.

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There is no doubt I personally think hive blockchain and its dapps like @ecency @leofinance are much better or more developed as compared to 1 years ago, now we have microblogging, tokens swap and many new features which means it's becoming more convenient to rewarding to use hive blockchain based dapps

It is always good to step back and look at the progress of things, especially at the application level. Here is what many see.

Ecency and Leo seem to both be developing. Others are also. This is how things really change.

So many possibilities and opportunities that lies in the hive Blockchain and I strongly believe this is just the beginning. More and more are to come in a matter of time. The future is bright

This is awesome
I love the design

I didn't expect that by stumbling upon Splinterlands, I would also discover opportunities for micro-earning, micro-investment, and multiple revenue streams here on Hive.

Amazing what we uncover when we start to poke around.

There is a lot more to Hive than what meets the eye.

I was just looking for fun at that time, but Hive gave me more.

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