What Hive is
Hive is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 384th by market capitalization among the assets we track. As a proof-of-stake Layer-1, Hive hosts applications, settles their transactions, and lets HIVE holders earn yield by helping validate. Capital at stake — not electricity — is what keeps the chain honest.
HIVE is a decentralized blockchain and cryptocurrency designed for fast and efficient social applications and content monetization, built on a fork of the Steem blockchain. It empowers users to create and share content while maintaining ownership of their digital assets.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Staking ties the token's value to network security: more HIVE bonded means a costlier attack, and stakers are paid for taking that role. Unstaking queues and slashing parameters shape how liquid that capital really is.
Under the hood, HIVE secures its ledger with Delegated Proof of Stake, built on the DPoS algorithm.
Background & fundamentals
Hive first went live in 2020, giving it roughly 6 years of on-chain price history to draw on. Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust. CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "Working product".
In sector terms it is most often filed under Cryptocurrency, Delegated Proof Of Stake, and Social Network.
Where Hive sits in the market
Trading around $0.0484, Hive carries a market capitalization of $23.68M. Around $1.36M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 5.73% of the float — a healthy level of activity for an asset this size.
Hive carries no fixed maximum supply; issuance follows a programmatic schedule rather than a hard cap. HIVE remains -99% beneath its all-time high of $3.32, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour -3.53%, 7-day -0.40%, 30-day -6.29%, 1-year -77.60%. Across roughly the last 365 days of daily candles, HIVE endured a peak-to-trough drawdown of about 79% before stabilizing.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Hive in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals -6.29%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Hive
The honest checklist for HIVE is short:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of HIVE staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Hive over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
