Hive Roadmap.
Our journey from inception to the future. Track major hardforks, updates, and planned developments in Hive's evolution as a community-driven blockchain.
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Mobile Node Infrastructure
Bringing Hive node technology to ARM-based mobile devices, enabling personal API nodes and greater decentralization.
Planned Features
- Pruned HAF API nodes on ARM-based cell phones
- Personal API node capabilities on mobile devices
- Optimized storage and performance for mobile hardware
- Enhanced decentralization through mobile node distribution
Mobile Blockchain Nodes
Enabling full Hived blockchain nodes to run on ARM-based mobile devices, expanding node accessibility.
Planned Features
- Hived blockchain nodes on ARM-based cell phones
- Optimized resource usage for mobile devices
- Enhanced node distribution and accessibility
- Mobile-first node management tools
Smart Contracts & API Modernization
Prototyping smart contract capabilities and modernizing the API stack with REST-based interfaces and enhanced community features.
Planned Features
- Smart contract design prototyping
- REST-based API prototype for Hivemind
- New community functionality for Hivemind
- Customizable Hive websites (@peakd)
- Updates to Denser web app
- Layer 2 Transaction Inspector release
HAF Enhancements & Developer Tools
Major updates to Hive Application Framework, lightweight account support, and new developer libraries for building on Hive.
Planned Features
- Updated HAF (base layer for designing API servers)
- Lightweight HAF version with pruned tables
- Lightweight accounts with social media-based login
- Support for 2nd layer transactions
- Real-time app responses to new blocks
- Wax library optimization for server-side API caches
- Python WorkerBee library for lightweight block processing
- Denser: modern replacement for Condenser web app
- Clive: new CLI and Terminal UI wallet
- Coinbase Mesh API support
Enhanced Voting & Security
A major overhaul of the voting system and key security improvements with substantial codebase modifications.
Key Features
- Vote power consistently remains at 100% with ~10 full-power votes daily
- Stricter key hierarchy enforcement preventing higher authority keys from lower-level actions
- Enhanced signature handling capabilities
- 4,036 commits with 331,273 additions and 648,056 deletions
HAF (Hive Application Framework) Launch
Simplifies and standardizes API and dApp development for Hive, improves efficiency and scalability, promotes modular design.
Key Features
- Hive Application Framework (HAF) for building Hive APIs and dApps
- HAF are defined in PostgreSQL and can be deployed easily
Witness Schedule Fix
Critical bug fix for backup witness block production scheduling to ensure fair reward distribution.
Key Features
- Fixed backup witness scheduling bug causing unfair block production
- No replay required - minimal downtime for upgrades
- Improved witness participation incentives
Evolution
Third community-driven protocol upgrade bringing significant improvements for creators, developers, and infrastructure.
Key Features
- One Block Irreversibility (OBI) - transaction finality in milliseconds
- Removed voting restrictions - multiple votes per block allowed
- RC delegation with posting keys
- Compressed block logs reducing storage requirements
- HBD debt ratio limits shifted to 20%/30%
- Simdjson integration - 7x faster JSON validation
Equilibrium
Rebalancing the ecosystem with improved curation, HBD stability, and governance mechanisms.
Key Features
- Eliminated 5-minute curation reverse auction penalty
- HIVE to HBD conversion for stablecoin equilibrium
- HBD savings account interest - no-risk DeFi
- Recurring payment operations for subscriptions
- Governance votes expire after 1 year of inactivity
- Post-payout voting for appreciation without reward impact
Eclipse
Major upgrade after extensive community testing, bringing improved performance and exchange integration.
Key Features
- Timestamp-based activation system
- Faster node startup and replay capabilities
- Extensive Hivemind API improvements
- Reduced exchange maintenance downtime
- Enhanced quality assurance and testing protocols
The Birth of Hive
Hive blockchain officially launched as a community-driven fork from Steem, establishing true decentralization.
Key Features
- 1:1 token airdrop from Steem to Hive
- DPOS governance with 30-day voting delay protection
- Excluded ninja-mined stake for true decentralization
- Community-driven blockchain free from corporate control
- Open-source codebase on GitHub
Foundation
The early years of blockchain development, laying the groundwork for what would become Hive.
Key Features
- Core blockchain infrastructure development
- DPOS consensus mechanism
- Smart media tokens research
- Community governance systems