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What Ecency Actually Does for Hive (Beyond the App)

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Published: 22 May 2026 › Updated: 22 May 2026What Ecency Actually Does for Hive (Beyond the App)

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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