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HiveBuzz: the story behind the badges (and my own board)

Ca' Paradiso Cagli@caparadiso (61)3d

HiveBuzz - the story behind the badges

HiveBuzz: the story behind the badges (and my own board)

Today I opened my board on HiveBuzz and I thought it would be nice to show it to you. Then I got curious about the service itself: who built it, and how did it become the little game that follows us every time we post, comment or upvote? I did some research, and the story is worth telling.

First, my board. I split the screenshot in two parts and placed them side by side, so you can see everything at once.

My HiveBuzz board, split in two parts and shown side by side.png

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My board in numbers

  • Level: the green Dolphin badge, with 48,094,132 on the ribbon. HiveBuzz ranks accounts by their VESTS and gives them the names of sea animals.
  • 53 posts and 456 comments. It seems I like to talk even more than to write!
  • 44 upvotes per post on average.
  • 278 HP of author rewards (5.245 HP on average per post) and 11 HP of curation rewards.
  • Activity badges earned: 50 Posts, 400 Comments, 1500 Upvotes, 250 Rewards, 300 Replies and 2500 Upvoted.
  • Still locked: the Daily Top and Weekly Top trophies (Upvoted, Commented and Payout), the Monthly Author badge (7/31) and the Yearly Author badge (18/365). The next Weekly Author is at 3/7.

What is HiveBuzz?

HiveBuzz is a gamification project for Hive. It follows what you do on the blockchain, shows your achievements as badges and tells you when you reach a goal, with a comment on your latest post or comment (reply "STOP" if you do not want them). There are activity badges, daily and weekly rankings, personal and meetup badges, Power Up badges and a ranking page. The Weekly and Monthly Author badges reward those who post every day of the period, and an account with no activity for 30 days becomes a "dead fish" and loses its level.

From SteemitBoard to HiveBuzz

  • 2016-2017: @arcange joined in July 2016 and in September 2016 started SteemSQL, a public database of the whole blockchain. Then came SteemitBoard, the first "game experience" for Steemit, with the graphic designer @captaink. By June 2017 it was already running, and Arcange had even added the "dead fish" idea.
  • March-April 2020: Hive was born, and SteemitBoard had stopped about a month earlier, when the delegation from Steemit Inc. that supported its daily operations ended. On April 28, 2020 Arcange announced HiveBuzz, with a new interface and the same spirit, and the old achievements were carried over to the Hive accounts. @captaink and @techybear took care of graphics and web design, and the announcement was translated into German, Spanish, French and Italian.
  • From 2021: the Hive Power Up Month (first edition in September 2021), together with the Power Up Day and Power Up Helper events, to encourage people to grow their Hive Power. According to HiveBuzz's own figures, Power Up Day alone has moved more than 11 million HP.
  • March 22, 2022: NFT for Peace was launched. These are NFT badges bought on HiveBuzz to help civilians in Ukraine, with reports on how the funds are used published by @zirochka. The team declared that none of the proceeds go to its staff.
  • 2022: HiveFest badges and a crystal trophy for those who attended five HiveFests, a World Cup contest with more than 7,000 HIVE in prizes, and more than 3,000 notification replies per month. The team behind it counted five people: three for design and web, two for the community.
  • 2023-2024: funding problems (the proposal was defunded for months and received only a third of the requested budget), a hack in early 2024 and a rebuild of the systems. In December 2024 the team asked to renew the proposal with 150 HBD per day.
  • 2025: @soleon joined as the new project manager, with a background in community management and marketing, while Arcange stays for technical and Hive expertise. The goals are new challenges, more visibility and funding.

Who is Arcange?

@arcange has been on Hive since July 2016 and is a witness with more than 20,000 followers. His profile describes him as the creator of HiveBuzz, HiveSQL, HiveAuth, Engage, Hive.NET, Hive Recovery, Hive Autoclaim and Xfer, and his location reads "Earth (for now™)". Every month he publishes the Hive Statistics and Hive Financial Statistics reports, and the renewals of the HBD Stabilizer proposal also appear on his blog. In 2021 he presented the Hive Authentication Service on the CryptoManiacs podcast, and in March 2025 he was the guest of HiveSpace.

One detail touched me: in December 2017 he wrote that keeping SteemSQL free cost him about $350 per month for the servers, and that he did not even count his own time. After 40 years in IT, I know very well what it means to build a tool that everybody uses. Thank you, Arcange, and thank you to everyone who works on HiveBuzz.

What I want to unlock next

I would like to complete the Weekly Author badge (I am at 3 of 7 days) and, little by little, the Monthly one (7 of 31). The Daily and Weekly Top trophies are harder, because they depend on all of you: a post or a comment that ends up among the most upvoted, the most commented or the best paid. So thank you for every vote and every comment you leave me!

Which HiveBuzz badge do you like the most, and which one are you still missing?

Sources: Introducing HiveBuzz (@arcange, 2020) · HiveBuzz - Hive Gamification Experience · NFT for Peace · HiveBuzz proposal 2023-24 · HiveBuzz proposal 2025-26 · HiveBuzz is Leveling Up (@soleon) · Arcange witness update, June 2017 · SteemSQL needs your help, December 2017 · CryptoManiacs Podcast with Arcange · HiveSpace with Arcange

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HiveBuzz: la storia dietro i badge (e la mia bacheca)

Oggi ho aperto la mia bacheca su HiveBuzz e ho pensato che sarebbe stato bello mostrarvela. Poi mi è venuta la curiosità sul servizio stesso: chi l'ha costruito, e come è diventato il piccolo gioco che ci accompagna ogni volta che scriviamo, commentiamo o votiamo? Ho fatto qualche ricerca, e la storia merita di essere raccontata.

Prima di tutto, la mia bacheca. Ho diviso lo screenshot in due parti e le ho messe una accanto all'altra, così potete vedere tutto insieme.

La mia bacheca HiveBuzz, divisa in due parti e affiancate

La mia bacheca in numeri

  • Livello: il badge verde Dolphin (delfino), con 48.094.132 sul nastro. HiveBuzz classifica gli account in base ai loro VESTS e dà loro nomi di animali marini.
  • 53 post e 456 commenti. A quanto pare mi piace parlare ancora più che scrivere!
  • 44 voti per post in media.
  • 278 HP di ricompense d'autore (5,245 HP in media per post) e 11 HP di ricompense di curation.
  • Badge Activity ottenuti: 50 Posts, 400 Comments, 1500 Upvotes, 250 Rewards, 300 Replies e 2500 Upvoted.
  • Ancora bloccati: i trofei Daily Top e Weekly Top (Upvoted, Commented e Payout), il badge Monthly Author (7/31) e il badge Yearly Author (18/365). Il prossimo Weekly Author è a 3/7.

Che cos'è HiveBuzz?

HiveBuzz è un progetto di gamification per Hive. Segue quello che fai sulla blockchain, mostra i tuoi traguardi sotto forma di badge e ti avvisa quando raggiungi un obiettivo, con un commento sul tuo ultimo post o commento (rispondi "STOP" se non vuoi riceverli). Ci sono badge di attività, classifiche giornaliere e settimanali, badge personali e di incontri, badge Power Up e una pagina di classifica. I badge Weekly e Monthly Author premiano chi pubblica ogni giorno del periodo, e un account senza attività per 30 giorni diventa un "dead fish" (pesce morto) e perde il suo livello.

Da SteemitBoard a HiveBuzz

  • 2016-2017: @arcange è arrivato a luglio 2016 e a settembre 2016 ha creato SteemSQL, un database pubblico di tutta la blockchain. Poi è arrivato SteemitBoard, la prima "esperienza di gioco" per Steemit, con il grafico @captaink. A giugno 2017 funzionava già, e Arcange aveva perfino aggiunto l'idea del "dead fish".
  • Marzo-aprile 2020: è nata Hive, e SteemitBoard si era fermato circa un mese prima, quando era finita la delega di Steemit Inc. che ne sosteneva il funzionamento quotidiano. Il 28 aprile 2020 Arcange ha annunciato HiveBuzz, con una nuova interfaccia e lo stesso spirito, e i vecchi traguardi sono stati trasferiti sugli account Hive. @captaink e @techybear si sono occupati di grafica e web design, e l'annuncio è stato tradotto in tedesco, spagnolo, francese e italiano.
  • Dal 2021: l'Hive Power Up Month (prima edizione a settembre 2021), insieme agli eventi Power Up Day e Power Up Helper, per incoraggiare a far crescere il proprio Hive Power. Secondo i dati di HiveBuzz stessa, il solo Power Up Day ha spostato più di 11 milioni di HP.
  • 22 marzo 2022: è stato lanciato NFT for Peace, badge NFT che si acquistano su HiveBuzz per aiutare i civili in Ucraina, con i resoconti sull'uso dei fondi pubblicati da @zirochka. Il team ha dichiarato che nessun ricavo va al suo personale.
  • 2022: badge per l'HiveFest e un trofeo di cristallo per chi ha partecipato a cinque HiveFest, un concorso dei Mondiali di calcio con più di 7.000 HIVE di premi e più di 3.000 risposte alle notifiche ogni mese. Il team contava cinque persone: tre per grafica e web, due per la community.
  • 2023-2024: problemi di finanziamento (la proposta è rimasta senza fondi per mesi e ha ricevuto solo un terzo del budget richiesto), un attacco informatico all'inizio del 2024 e la ricostruzione dei sistemi. A dicembre 2024 il team ha chiesto di rinnovare la proposta con 150 HBD al giorno.
  • 2025: @soleon è entrata come nuova project manager, con un'esperienza di community management e marketing, mentre Arcange resta per la parte tecnica e la conoscenza di Hive. Gli obiettivi sono nuove sfide, più visibilità e finanziamenti.

Chi è Arcange?

@arcange è su Hive da luglio 2016, è un witness e ha più di 20.000 follower. Il suo profilo lo descrive come il creatore di HiveBuzz, HiveSQL, HiveAuth, Engage, Hive.NET, Hive Recovery, Hive Autoclaim e Xfer, e come luogo indica "Earth (for now™)", cioè "Terra (per ora™)". Ogni mese pubblica i rapporti Hive Statistics e Hive Financial Statistics, e sul suo blog compaiono anche i rinnovi della proposta HBD Stabilizer. Nel 2021 ha presentato l'Hive Authentication Service nel podcast CryptoManiacs, e a marzo 2025 è stato ospite di HiveSpace.

Un dettaglio mi ha colpito: a dicembre 2017 ha scritto che mantenere SteemSQL gratuito gli costava circa 350 dollari al mese per i server, e che non contava nemmeno il proprio tempo. Dopo 40 anni nell'informatica so benissimo cosa significa costruire uno strumento che usano tutti. Grazie, Arcange, e grazie a tutti quelli che lavorano per HiveBuzz.

Cosa voglio sbloccare ora

Vorrei completare il badge Weekly Author (sono a 3 giorni su 7) e, un po' alla volta, quello Monthly (7 su 31). I trofei Daily e Weekly Top sono più difficili, perché dipendono da tutti voi: un post o un commento che finisce tra i più votati, i più commentati o i meglio pagati. Quindi grazie per ogni voto e per ogni commento che mi lasciate!

Quale badge di HiveBuzz preferite, e quale vi manca ancora?

Fonti: Introducing HiveBuzz (@arcange, 2020) · HiveBuzz - Hive Gamification Experience · NFT for Peace · Proposta HiveBuzz 2023-24 · Proposta HiveBuzz 2025-26 · HiveBuzz is Leveling Up (@soleon) · Witness update di Arcange, giugno 2017 · SteemSQL needs your help, dicembre 2017 · CryptoManiacs Podcast con Arcange · HiveSpace con Arcange

Comments · 10

  • @stevenwood(70)· 2h

    I just love the gamification aspect. I always did. In the early days when engagement was tight as it often is for new community members, HiveBuzz might be the only reaction beneath your posts to show they had even gone out in to the world.

    Some people do not like it, I do, I would never know about some of the milestones I had reached without HiveBuzz.

    Sometimes when I open my board, I can get lost there for quite a while, it is a mine of information.

    Happy Tuesday and an even better rest of the week 😎🌻

  • @arcange(79)· 19h

    Thank you for the mention @caparadiso.

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  • @curatorcat.pal(68)· 1d

    Thanks for sharing this history of HiveBuzz! I have always enjoyed the various "levels" and occasionally seeing a new badge arrive somewhere in one of my comments.

    I use it at the end of every year to chart my own progress in terms of posts, comments and other stuff — helps me set goals.

    It certainly does seem like a lot of work and planning has gone into it!

    =^..^=

  • @hivebuzz(74)· 2d

    Congratulations @caparadiso! You have completed the following achievement on the Hive blockchain And have been rewarded with New badge(s)

    You got more than 400 replies.
    Your next target is to reach 500 replies.

    You can view your badges on your board and compare yourself to others in the Ranking If you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word STOP

  • @leighdalisay(70)· 3d

    Oh, thanks for sharing the history of hivebuzz. It never fails to update us on our progress. 😇

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