What Ecency Actually Does for Hive (Beyond the App)
Most people think of Ecency as a mobile app or website.
But what we operate is much broader.
We onboard users (and protect the ecosystem)
~6,000+ users per year
~47% of signup attempts filtered as fraud
Growth matters - but quality matters more.
We support users
We provide support via:
Email
Discord
Telegram
Helping users understand Hive and stay active.
We improve retention
Through:
gamification
points systems
engagement features
Retention is actively built, not assumed.
We operate at scale
3.84 billion requests
473 million page views
237 TB bandwidth
We absorb attacks
- ~289 million threats mitigated
Infrastructure is not just cost - it's protection.
We run core services
authentication (HiveSigner)
explorer (HiveExplorer)
search (HiveSearcher)
browser extension (HiveKeeper)
Image hosting (Imagehoster)
Full node (Hive full node)
We reduced costs
~22% cost reduction
~50% smaller dev team
same level of delivery
What this means
Ecency is not just an app.
It's:
onboarding
infrastructure
support
retention
ecosystem services
Learn more
Transparency:
https://trust.ecency.com
Proposal:
https://ecency.com/proposals/379
We'll keep building, improving, and optimizing.
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