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Value Plan Q4 2025 Proposal and Event Overview

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Value Plan is a community-driven marketing and promotion initiative - a combined account from which funds for promotional activities all over the digital and physical world are drawn from. It is meant to be refilled on a quarterly basis. It thrives when Hive community members participate in it either through attending and organizing events and activities or through providing their unique expertise.

Please note that the events presented in this proposal are not the entirety of activities covered to date or coming up. There are many more smaller engagements on a global scale. A lot of work by a lot of passionate people went into these. Organizers, representatives, builders, developers, designers, athletes, photographers and videographers, writers, and even vendors and partners have all gone above and beyond for Hive as a whole.

Timing Pilot

Q4 will be condensed to allow Q1 to start in December. The reason is that every year we have unnecessary issues due to the end of the calendar year aligning with our end of the fiscal year. As calendar end of year for Hive holds its own challenges and deliverables, the fiscal end year for Value Plan, which consists of an annual review and strategy adjustment, is best separated. The new quarters are:

2025 Q4 - 15 September to 30 November 2026 Q1 - December, January, February 2026 Q2 - March, April, May 2026 Q3 - June, July, August 2026 Q4 - September, October, November

The above schedule puts the Q1 2026 proposal at the end of November.

Having said this, in execution the shift may be more challenging in practice than in theory. The reason is that the fiscal year end also relies on the dashboards and those must be ready prior to Q1 2026 to allow for a consistent deployment. This year we piloted KPI methods, metrics, goal-setting and other relevant processes. 2026 will see their deployment to support the overarching long-term plan of procedural autonomy.

Overview [R]

Your Value Plan keyholders as always are @theycallmedan, @smooth, @guiltyparties, @crimsonclad and @blocktrades. Project management is carried out by @crimsonclad, @lordbutterfly and @guiltyparties.

The project scope includes promotional, marketing, impact and task-based activities that support Hive and its ecosystem as a whole. Activities may be major or minor. Project costs such as logistics and merchandise fit within the scope.

We take project management and quality control very seriously. All line items are continuously scrutinized and we employ a cyclical feedback model of communication.

[R]=Repost section for your information.

Note: Please read through previous proposals for administrative points. The proposal for Q3 has additional insights in respect to metrics. Everyone is strongly encouraged to read all of the previous Value Plan posts.

Upcoming Events

The following are the confirmed events and activities. There are several more under development at this time but their details are not yet established enough to make an announcement with any level of certainty.

Boundl3ss

Delhi, India Date: 26 September, 2025 https://luma.com/6vbmnd7z

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Held during ETH Global and hosted entirely by Hive as a side event, Boundl3ss will bring together tech enthusiasts, VCs and founders for an evening of networking and building bridges. This event is the latest in the series of conferences, hackathons, community building initiatives, onboarding deployments and branding of Hive in India.

Inkonnect

Lima, Peru Date: 29 September-5 October, 2025

Hive will be present as a partner and guest during this smaller tech event, which is scheduled as part of the Peru Tech Week. Aside from being an event, this activity is part of the overarching Hive outreach strategy in Peru.

HiveFest + ChainCulture 2025

HiveFest Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 15-19 October, 2025 https://hivefe.st

ChainCulture Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date: 17 October, 2025 https://chainculture.cc

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HiveFest is entering its 10th edition and will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — our first ever Asia edition since Bangkok 2019. The five-day, full-board experience will bring together hundreds of Hivers from around the globe for a week of presentations, panels, excursions, food, music, and real-life connections.

Planning is well underway with venues locked in (REXKL and Glasshouse @ Seputeh), early-bird hotel partnerships secured (The Kuala Lumpur Journal Hotel), and speaker onboarding currently in progress. A mobile app is being developed to support the full schedule and experience.

This year, HiveFest will also feature a new initiative: ChainCulture — a one-day, free-entry cross-chain event on October 17 hosted at the Glasshouse. Positioned as an outward-facing Web3 culture & tech summit, ChainCulture aims to open up Hive to new builders, creators, artists, and communities across chains. It will feature cross-chain talks, workshops, activations, and community outreach via Malaysia’s active blockchain scene.

HiveFest and ChainCulture are co-organized to maximize Hive visibility:

  • Dedicated Hive onboarding space
  • Local partnerships with Web3 student clubs, Telegram groups, and regional ecosystems (OffChain KL, Club Satoshi, Ape Club, etc. - see below for more)
  • Hive payment integration exploration with local merchants
  • Audio tour content, KL city gamification, and creative projects tied to Hive-based tools

With three weeks to go, we’re in full gear finalizing logistics, confirming speakers, and expanding regional outreach. ChainCulture is being introduced as a community-owned brand, supported by HiveFest and the Value Plan, to bridge Hive into broader ecosystems and serve as a long-term outreach format for future external-facing Hive initiatives.

📺 YouTube Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ba25O5cDH8

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Central European Rally

Passau, Germany Date: 16-19 October, 2025

The WRC CER is based out of Passau, Germany, and crosses into Austria and the Czech Republic. The event takes place at the same time as HiveFest and we will see synergies between the two activities. This particular race always generates a significant amount of publicity due to its accessible location. We will hold Hive outreach activities during the event on location.

LABITCONF

Buenos Aires, Argentina Date: 7-8 November, 2025 https://labitconf.com/

We are currently exploring our involvement with this major conference this year. We have received a comprehensive sponsorship package from the organizers but it lacks a speaking opportunity, which we require in order to present Hive to the fullest at the appropriate level of exposure.

We were also encouraged to attend Staking Summit, a community conference put on by Staking Rewards, on the 15-16th and Devconnect Arg on the 17-22nd. We are sorting out what will be attended and by whom at this time.

Tokenize:LDN

London, UK Date: 2-3 December, 2025 https://tokenize-event.com/

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This event moved dates. It was originally scheduled for July and called Dev Expo:LDN but was re-scheduled by its organizers to maximize its impact.

During the conference, @mcsamm and @alessandrawhite will each have a presentation focusing on the Community Well Project and on Web3, respectively. We will also be sponsoring the network area located right in the middle of the conference. The entire space will act as our focal point and booth. In addition, conference attendees will be able to use their HBD to get their coffee on during the event.

Hive Cup

Maracay, Venezuela Date: TBD (mid-December)

This annual Hive street workout sporting event will have an international focus this year despite having to be held in Venezuela (it is limited in mobility due to the amount of physical Hive assets it requires). We are exploring our relationships with the appropriate B2B partners who co-sponsor our event location.

Ongoing Activities Spotlight

Code Hive 8th Ed

Global, Online Date: 20 November, 2025 submission deadline https://luma.com/h4hor5rw

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The latest in the line of Hive hackathons designed to inspire the global tech scene. The hackathon lasts for the entirety of Q4.

Code Hive follows in the path of its previous iterations and hackathon events including Tryst'25, which was held earlier in the year.

Tryst'25 The prize winners of this hackathon are still working on their dapps and will be formally launching their projects on Hive by the end of October. We're excited to see a new addition to our ecosystem!

Germany Strategy

Following the success of Hive Summit Aachen and Conf3rence, @Detlev has developed a comprehensive approach to amplifying Hive's position in Germany.

  • MEXC x Hive AMA to be held on 2 October, 2025
  • Expanding the support for existing local integrations and exploring new ones in follow-up to connections made during the previous events
  • B2B style development with smaller events and idea-sharing workshops

The details of this are still being developed as they in part rely on discussions with our new connections made during the previous events.

Additional elements drawn from Poland initiatives (Krolestwo, documentaries) and other parts of Europe will be incorporated in Germany and vice versa.

Hive B2B

Hive B2B is a very extensive initiative undertaken in multiple locations at once. The following is a snapshot of one location currently in progress. It is being included to show what its typical workflow looks like.

One team is currently focusing our efforts in Lechería, Venezuela as we have always seen great potential in this city due its significant economic activity. The work has been slower than expected in the sense we have not yet executed the required tasks to generate metrics due to the availability of the co-working space. The pause gave us a bit of more time to think, reevaluate and take a different approach in order to improve and manage to build a system that can be sustainable over time.

Accomplished

  • Three meetings with the Chamber of Commerce
  • A list of businesses that accept crypto and those who do not - all visited
  • A list of a 120 people that were approached directly in the selected neighborhood that will be introduced to Hive on the dates we secured with the co-working
  • A list of 60 people that will be introduced to Hive locally in the selected neighborhood
  • A meeting with a culinary academy
  • A meeting with media representatives.

Next Steps

  • Onboard at least 200 people in the selected neighborhood
  • Secure a partnership with the culinary academy in order to implement a business model focused on marketing, scholarships, the use of Hive as social media, and payments of their courses with HBD
  • Secure at least 5 businesses that sell low cost items near the onboarding points area in order to incentivize new users to use their HBD
  • Meetings with the Universidad Santa Maria

The above is a snapshot of several weeks' achievements and deliverables of a single team in a single location.

Hive LATAM Marketing Strategy

This is an ongoing and evolving initiative with adaptive approaches. It relies on KPIs and performance metrics guide its approaches. The project is managed and executed by the @hivecreators.

The ultimate goal is to establish a solid marketing foundation by early next year (during Q1 or Q2 2026). It's worth noting that this represents the first comprehensive digital marketing strategy execution for Hive in the LATAM region. It also aims to onboard and retain at least 5,000 new community members from the area in order to further solidify Hive's footing in their respective regions.

Current Progress

This initiative is treated similarly to a "plug-in" and manages its own budget. It has @enrique89 in the role of a project manager. To date, it has deployed 35% of the allocated budget while maintaining a strategic reserve for testing and optimization. This measured approach allows the team to iterate and refine their tactics until they achieve optimal efficiency across all channels.

Core Objectives

Unify and simplify Hive's messaging as a blockchain technology, presenting a clear value proposition backed by real, verifiable use cases—distinct from the fragmented communications of individual dapps.

Completed Initiatives

The team has achieved significant progress across multiple fronts:

  • Comprehensive research on "tangible value" within Hive, contributing to a lightweight whitepaper (pending finalization)
  • Assessment of Hive's current position using the Value Compass methodology
  • Enhancement of holahive.com with optimized onboarding systems, integrating the Wax library and testing JSON operations
  • Development of a mini-academy featuring tutorials and fundamental concepts for new users
  • Establishment of sustainable content creation workflows, particularly for Instagram and social media platforms

6-Step Strategic Roadmap

Step 1: Message Validation - Test and refine key messages before scaling promotional investments, ensuring alignment with target segment needs and language. Step 2: Use Case Documentation - Identify and amplify insights with concrete data supporting Hive's value proposition. Step 3: Onboarding Optimization - Complete implementation of enhanced user acquisition systems to reduce friction points. Step 4: Content Scaling - Progressively increase educational and promotional content production while maintaining quality standards. Step 5: Selective Amplification - Invest in visibility through validated channels, maximizing return on ad spend. Step 6: Measurement and Iteration - Implement clear success metrics and make adjustments based on conversion and retention data.

Cancelled Events

Blockchain Rio

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Date: 5-7 August, 2025

While we originally intended to, we did not attend or participate this year due to the number of LATAM events already on the schedule around the time of this event. We strive for a good event and we would not have had sufficient resources or planning to make it so. We hope to attend next year. In the meantime, we encourage the local Brazilian community to seek out smaller networking engagements in their respective cities.

Concluded Events

Slot Art Festival

Lubiąż, Poland Date: 8-12 July, 2025

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Hive's presence at the festival was a hit with the attendees and we are going to explore expanding it in the coming year. The festival is an annual event, which gives us the chance to further tailor our presence there in 2026 based on lessons learned this year. A great overview of this year's event can be found here.

Crypto Experience Summit

La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia Date: 29-31 July, 2025

@Arlettemsalase represented Hive on stage during this double-location event. We had great engagement during the event as well as with the organizers. It went well although it was physically challenging due to the altitude of the venues.

SWC Duals Battles 4th Ed/Hive B2B

Maracay, Venezuela Date: 3 August, 2025

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This event surpassed all expectations. It was held in the Parque Los Aviadores mall - a large mall with a sizable interior court which they cleared for our use free of charge - but the crowds that formed made the space look small. The event was had a high focus on B2B and was executed in conjunction with part of the Hive B2B team. In addition, the Hive motorcycle was kindly brought out by @king-13 and provided an extra attraction. In addition and as a surprise to the participating Hive athletes, a five-time calisthenics world champion and sports influencer from Mexico, Tony Gaste, joined as a judge. Local media covered the event. Follow-ups to this event are still ongoing due to the volume of connections and resulting media invites.

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Administrative Lessons Learned

Large events with crowds focused only on Hive require an onboarding process different from all existing ones. Individuals must be able to scan a QR code, download an application with which to interact on the Hive blockchain and at the same time create their Hive account. While the B2B and SWC teams did their best to onboard everyone interested during the event, personalized approaches are not feasible due to the sheer volume of individuals and everything that's going on.

Paraguay Blockchain Summit

Asuncion, Paraguay Date: 11 August, 2025

This conference went well but was unexpectedly affected by global economic and geopolitical shifts. While the attendees were not whom we expected, we were able to make new connections and strengthen existing ones. Interestingly, we shared the conference with a co-sponsor who turned out to be Hive the cryptomining provider (and finally got to say hello to them in a positive environment).

Administrative Lessons Learned

As we discovered that Paraguay as a country will be increasingly focused on providing locations for POW infrastructure deployment, as a DPOS blockchain we will disengage from any large scale events there. We will instead look for smaller B2B style opportunities where possible.

Cripto Latin Fest

Medellin, Colombia Date: 21-22 August, 2025 image.png This is an event that went well despite every type of misunderstanding and issue seemingly possible. All are in progress or have been resolved at this time. Regardless of its lack of logistical luck, the event went very well. Hive Debit cards and Hive B2B initiatives such as Distriator made this event what it is and the Hive booth was always busy.

Administrative Lessons Learned

This event has a loss of 551 HBD due to a hacked account belonging to one of the community members who was supposed to attend. The issue happened in part as this event was almost back to back with others in the region. The event presence was expanded at the last moment to make up for Brazil being cancelled. As this constitutes an oversight in the level of hacked account identification and cross-checking that fall under the responsibility of the Spaminator project and insufficient project control and communication during the execution of this Value Plan event, the funds have been replaced back into the budget by @guiltyparties who is solely responsible for all infrastructure and processes that allowed the above.

All funds will be distributed to cold wallets only going forward and starting with October 1st. The period between now and then is the transition period. Most project accounts have already been pivoted to cold wallets but from October 1st onward, no transfer is to be carried on to any live (posting) account.

If any rushed condition exists beyond what is typically expected for the type of activity it applies to, the activity will be postponed or cancelled. Conference participation will be moved by a year and the planning to date will be paused until that year. While we all know we have delays due to budgetary constraints or waiting on partners or milestones to amplify the impact we can expect to make with any given activity, major conferences in particular will see a pause.

Hive Summit Aachen

Aachen, Germany Date: 22-24 August, 2025

An intimate tech event geared towards tech enthusiasts that saw presentations by both Hive community members and external delegates, including a speaker from Microsoft. The event was made more special by a screening of Freechain.

HiveCubaCon

Havana, Cuba Date: 30 August, 2025

This event had to be moved online due to new governmental approaches to cryptocurrency payments. The change happened with just over a day to spare. We were not able to recoup all of the costs as food was already ordered. The ordered food was donated to a nursing home for the elderly. The online event was held on Telegram and was enjoyed by around 30 community members.

Conf3rence

Dortmund, Germany Date: 3-4 September, 2025

A truly phenomenal conference. Hive community members came together to make this event truly great. We worked closely with the organizer to plan our engagement and entered as a sponsor. In addition, we brought the Hive rally car into a secondary location on the conference floor which we received complimentary. This is the first time we had a double presence on a conference floor in two distinct locations.

The event went very well and everyone is still working through the new relationships and follow-ups. @Detlev took the lead on this event and set up all the planning and logistics. He was also our speaker. @Driipam organized the rally car involvement and related logistics. Partnerships gained as a result of this event are still being developed and will be announced once solidified.

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Administrative Points

Inclusivity and Conduct

As a rule, no one is included or excluded from partaking in Hive promotional activities based on their appearance, age, ethnicity, sex/gender, religion/beliefs, physical ability, or any other such factor. We have always made accommodations where needed. We do not engage with events that contradict our values of equality.

In return, we ask that all team members conduct themselves in a professional manner befitting of someone representing the entirety of Hive. This includes engaging in professional communication during the event, whether at the event or between activities. Anyone engaging in dangerous behaviors, inciting hatred towards anyone else, threatening, getting drunk, etc. will not be included in promotional activities.

All activities have specific roles and responsibilities. It is assumed that those who volunteer to attend and represent Hive will do so while carrying out the required duties. That can mean minding the conference booth, engaging with visitors, and taking direction from the event team lead.

Reading Memos

For those who are wondering how to tell what funds are going to which promotional activity: Every transaction is labeled with the project name and the country to which the project applies. All transfers are for the purchase of specified items or services. The only transfers that are payments to Hive community members are either designer or developer rates. Those will always have the number of hours specified in the memo. Designer rates are set at 20 HBD/hour and developer rates are set at 40 HBD/hour. All designs and development projects are considered a common good and are available for all of Hive as needed (development is OS). Any variations to this are extremely rare. If you don't see an hours label then the wallet is only processing funds for the purchase of goods and services.

Proposal

The Q4 proposal is intended to complete Value Plan's annual 1,000,000 HBD budget. Although the annual budget dwarfs many other DHF proposals it is actually very modest in comparison to those of our competitors and the expectations of crypto events. We extend it through negotiations, saving where we can, relying on hundreds of our volunteer community members, and playing to our strengths.

This proposal is asking for 250,000 HBD for Q4 2025.

https://peakd.com/proposals/357

https://ecency.com/proposals/357

Thank you for your consideration as always,

~ The Value Plan Team

Comments · 24

  • @sarakotian06(6)· 189d

    Hi @valueplan @guiltyparties ,

    I participated in Code Hive – 8th Edition, hosted by Hive India and supported under the ValuePlan initiative. According to the event timeline, winners were scheduled to be announced on December 22, 2025.

    It has now been around two months since the conclusion of the hackathon, and participants have not received any official results or updates. I have also attempted to contact the organizers through the available channels but have not received a response.

    I’m posting here respectfully to request clarification on the current status of the event results or guidance on whom participants should contact for an official update.

    Thank you for supporting developer initiatives within the Hive ecosystem, we would greatly appreciate any information.

  • @urun(69)· 326d

    Looks to me like a waste of money. In the age of Internet you want Videos, something that triggers emotions and something people can share.

    This appears to be Vibe coding for Marketing. Content around hive outside the Hive bubble is the key. Every new update needs a press release ( to show people work).

    And way more. Thats not close to a modern marketing campaign.

    And no, its not expensive, it can be done very cheap because profit margins are 70%+ in marketing.

    So if someone hustle, it can be done with little money ( thats how Internet works).

    The marketing should focus on VSC, 3spk and any other dapp that improves hive.

  • @ravenmus1c(75)· 328d

    I came too late for voting... Nice to see my designs in this post, thanks! :D

  • @elevator09(75)· 337d

    Voted for the proposal

  • @jthomasewsky(67)· 344d

    no pancakes in proposal, no vote

  • @lordbutterfly(80)· 345d

    I would personally welcome completely phasing out all expenditure on Venezuela and Africa. These regions dont have access to markets, infrastructure, investors, none of it. These regions are even seen as high risk for investors so much so that having a dominance of users from those regions could have a further negative effect on perception. That being said, some people commenting here have unreasonable expectations, some of it due to self-imposed limitations VP put on itself structure wise. Those limitations existing due to wanting to maintain "decentralization". I hate those limitations, I think they suck but theres nothing that can be done about it unless theres consensus.

    I have always advocated for a more structured approach going as far as having a community VC or at least having a foundation.

    VP is reactive, its not proactive. Its based around funding requests, not strategy development.

    Why?

    Easy to answer. No one wants anyone to have any decision making power which creating a succinct strategy would require. Even having a carrot and a stick. Seeing the general sentiment towards VP here I can only imagine what would happen to the people with decision making power. They would probably be strung up from a tree after a week.

    That being said... The overall expense is extremely minor and doesnt really affect Hive in any way financially speaking. 250k is chump change in the crypto ecosystem even when taking sub 5-10mil MC projects. Even if we consider overall expenditure.

    But yeah... id really like to cut some of this stuff.

  • @uwelang(79)· 345d

    My 2 cents here - I value all guys of the team and the ones on the ground a lot - and @guiltyparties might know we talked a lot about what can be done in PR / marketing - I even wrote some press releases incl local German coverage some time ago.

    Always happy to help still even my suggestion was maybe a bit too traditional in the past proposals I only shared with small number of people. However we need to be where pour target group is - hence seems article on these crypto site should be one thing even it is crazy expensive still (maybe negotiate a deal of a series for time period) - but to hear Dash people and others never heard about Hive was really shicking me - Steemit is still more know - not mentioning I think the brand Hive was not a good decision (but now it is probably too late to re-brand).

    VP team does great things - I love the B2B approach a lot (hence also my former suggestions to be more active on platforms such as LinkedIn and relevant events like the Dortmund conference.

    In general I think most planned event make sense - but we need to measure vs. outcome with clear KPIs per activity, so per event, per PR (wider topic), advertising, sponsoring etc.

    I used to support the proposals and always mentioned I struggle with the Rally sponsorship - and I struggle even more - the amount of money is way way too much with hardly any outcome and even more important I see no potential this is relevant - no one watches this sport apart from a dedicated minority - of course F1 would be too much to sponser.

    Not saying stop that immediately as there are people linked but I would appreciate to consider shifting spendings via a priority program - make a list what is key important based on past learnings and spend money there (maybe via a POLL amongst the entire community?).

  • @themarkymark(81)· 345d

    Could invest the $250K on growing cantaloupes on the moon and probably a better investment.

    This is absolutely disgusting and is a slap in the face for every investor here.

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  • @borislavzlatanov(65)· 345d

    Seems to me that the funds would be better spent if a larger portion of the Hive community had a say in which initiative gets funded and which doesn't, and provided feedback to each initiative individually. It becomes very difficult to evaluate the success of individual initiatives when they are lumped all into one. For substantial improvement to happen, it requires the people behind each initiative to directly interact with the community and make improvements in order to get sufficient community approval and become funded. This could create a very healthy competition and collaboration between initiatives. Now all of this potential for the community to up-level itself is lost, and not only lost but prevented because if someone has a good initiative and doesn't want to go through Value Plan (a centralized project with predefined project managers), they have extremely poor chances of being funded since the community is already super unhappy with all the funds spent by Value Plan on things they haven't agreed on. When there is artificial growth, self-growth gets stifled.

    Maybe the Value Plan project managers can become coaches to people whose initiatives they think have potential? Coach them, share experiences and lessons learned, tools, etc., and all of this can help the individual initiative pass the DHF threshold. Does this seem like a viable way of doing it?

  • @meno(80)· 345d

    I hope nobody questions my dedication to Hive at this point. I’m literally all in—if we sink, I’m going to have to do a lot of explaining to my wife. This is exactly why I have to push back a little.

    What is clear to me

    The idea of Value Plan is great, and the people involved are all folks I trust personally. I have to start here because I don’t want anyone twisting my words or thinking I’m attacking the team on a personal level.

    But even if I didn’t know the members of the team, I know they stand to benefit—just like me—if Hive blows up. So even without those personal relationships, I’d still understand the intent behind it.

    What is also clear to us, the community

    Some ideas simply didn’t pan out. And yes, lessons are being learned (that hacked account bit is crazy). But we—the community—don’t see a way to measure how things are improving, and that’s why most people are upset.

    In other words: if a particular project, conference, race, or workout competition yielded results—partnerships, onboards, or investments—we don’t know how to recognize or measure them.

    At least, I don’t think we do. Or maybe I should just say I don’t.

    What could make a big difference

    In my opinion, an easy way for us to see results would make all the difference. I’ll be clear on this, because I believe many people don’t speak up out of fear of repercussions: Value Plan could truly show its worth if it gave us numbers to assess that worth.

    For example, if it reported something like:

    Event: Chain Culture Budget: $7,000 Team of Hiveans: @hivean1 — 300 HBD, @hivean2 — 300 HBD, @witness1 — 500 HBD Merch cost: $400

    Results: 340 onboards done through Community Chain Culture Resulting partnerships: Zypto (I know this one already happened), Web3.com (just an example made up)

    …and so on.

    Conclusion

    If we can’t measure the results of what Value Plan does, then the political cost of its existence can’t be a net positive. It creates a rift between stakeholders who worry about where we’re headed and those “in the know” who may see the results of Value Plan but, let’s admit it, aren’t great at sharing them with the rest of us.

    So, I’m with @buttcoins on this. I’m not advocating for Value Plan to disappear—or even for a budget reduction. I just don’t have enough information about what these investments have accomplished. I’m in the dark here. And I know I’m not alone.

  • @ura-soul(78)· 345d

    I am all for marketing Hive - it's absolutely essential. I listened to the X space with the Dash team, Starkerz and some VCs - plus other crypto OGs and they were shocked to learn that Hive exists at all. They thought Steem died due to the centralisation of stake and fatal flaws in the design. They had never heard of Hive.

    This should never have been allowed to happen.

    All it takes is a few well placed articles and blogs - yes, cointelegraph are disgustingly expensive, but there is a reason why people still pay them - they have the ear of key parties in the industry.

    Aside from that, as almost all other commenters are screaming here - measurement of performance is essential in marketing and not a penny would be authorised for marketing by a professional marketing team without being able to directly measure the ROI of that penny. If KPIs for aspects of a marketing strategy can't be measured, then it's probably not a solid strategy.

    Yes, measuring KPIs on Hive can be a challenge - however, it is not impossible to do. It would not be too costly to develop proper tracking systems for onboards of new users.

    Additionally, the CheckInWith project has the potential to improve the reliability of the uniqueness of each new account user. The intelligent systematisation of onboarding, perhaps focusing on long-term physical Hive onboarding locations (think franchise ideas like 'western union' that pop up all over) could result in solid KPIs and a new level of community/growth potential for Hive - plus business potential for Hive users. Win, Win, Win, Win, Win!

  • @pokermaria(63)· 345d

    Not like it's not crystal clear for everybody what purpose VP serves, just for fun, I asked the amazing AIs what they think about it!

    Overall Verdict: Ambitious but Unprofessional

    The proposal has strong elements and reflects a lot of work, but it is structured more like a community update than a professional funding proposal for a DAO. It would likely face significant scrutiny and requests for clarification from DAO members.

    Critical Weaknesses (Why it's Not Yet Professional)

    1. No Clear Ask (The Most Critical Flaw)
    2. No Detailed Budget Breakdown
    3. Vague or Missing Success Metrics (KPIs)
    4. Lack of Results from Previous Funding
    5. Narrative Over Data
    6. Unprofessional Formatting

    Success isn't "holding events." Success is "holding events that achieve specific, measurable outcomes that advance Hive's strategic goals at a reasonable cost."

    Recommendations:

    Provide a Detailed Budget

    Define Clear KPIs for Every Initiative: For each event and ongoing activity, state 2-3 measurable goals.

    Example for ChainCulture: "Target: 300 attendees, 100 new sign-ups, 5 new projects building on Hive within 90 days post-event."

    Report on Past Performance

    Conclusion: The team is clearly doing extensive work and has a bold vision. However, to be taken seriously as a professional proposal worthy of significant DAO funding, it must transition from a descriptive activity log to a prescriptive, measurable, and accountable investment plan. The current version would likely be sent back for major revisions in a well-run DAO.

    Factors Working AGAINST Ongoing Acceptance:

    The "Blank Check" Problem: This is the biggest issue.

    Lack of Measurable ROI

    The "Core Team" Centralization Paradox

    Competition for Funds

    A proposal in this format is unlikely to be ongoingly accepted by a sophisticated and truly decentralized DAO without significant changes.

    👌

  • @shanibeer(74)· 345d

    Tokenize:LDN London, UK Date: 2-3 December, 2025 https://tokenize-event.com/

    This event moved dates. It was originally scheduled for July and called Dev Expo:LDN but was re-scheduled by its organizers to maximize its impact.

    During the conference, @mcsamm and @alessandrawhite will each have a presentation focusing on the Community Well Project and on Web3, respectively. We will also be sponsoring the network area located right in the middle of the conference. The entire space will act as our focal point and booth. In addition, conference attendees will be able to use their HBD to get their coffee on during the event.

    Great to see this: @steevc does a Britlist every month tagging all active users in the UK Britlist: September 2025. On the last post, there was discussion about a meetup in London and I'm wondering whether it would be possible to fund the travel and a night's accommodation for any UK and Ireland Hivers who would like to come to this event? According to the Britlist, there's currently 141 active Hivers including nine witnesses. It would be great if we could extend it to Ireland as well, I know we have a handful of Hivers there.

  • @techcoderx(67)· 346d

    I'm generally against the proposal, but I will also have to downvote all the spam bots in the comments here, all the accounts were newly created today.

  • @buttcoins(75)· 346d

    Most viewed post today with only few bucks in rewards says a lot. I do think there may be good intentions at VP. Just seems much of the community would like to see some reallocation of certain funding. It’s time to make the painful cuts to projects that have not panned out. Learn and iterate. Spending money on ideas to benefit hive isn’t an issue, but continuing to throw money at things with little to no demonstrable results is! And that is why i think that currently there is more of a grumbling community than normal.
    I commend your push toward more KPI’s. Everything funded should live and die based on KPI’s. No reason for feeling bad about defunding a project or idea if the KPI’s are not favorable. I do hope the switch to these cold wallets moving forward does not mean even more obscuring of where and how this money is really getting used. Any chance the community could get some actual receipts beyond the memo. As in, sure the memo said it was sent for this or that reason, but it’s pretty common practice for the receiver to show receipt's of the spend. We all would love to live on good faith and trust in this life, yet follow up reports would take away the feeling of black hole spending that many complain of.

    I sincerely hope to say im proud of the way Value Plan learned and pivoted in the future.
    I believe in Hive. I believe in Value Plans ability to shift and adapt and let go. ✊

  • @themarkymark(81)· 346d

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  • @cmplxty(78)· 346d

    Another quarter, another few hundred thousand HBD thrown into the wind!

    At least you seem to be improving the memo with explanations.. so I will give you that.

  • @gustavo.petro(16)· 346d

    The rally car burns fuel while people starve… but if you remove the hunger… there is only speed, and speed is progress.

  • @nicolas.maduro(19)· 346d

    Comrade @guiltyparties , the people will remember you… mainly when they ask where the money went.

  • @vlad.lenin(16)· 346d

    This quarter we deliver nothing… next quarter, we deliver nothing internationally.

  • @keynes(19)· 346d

    The invisible hand? It’s busy driving the rally car straight into the treasury.

  • @salvador.allende(19)· 346d

    They see a car; I see the embodiment of socialism… equally owned by all, driven by none, paid by everyone.

  • @castro.fidel(19)· 346d

    Comrades, the Value Plan has spent a million dollars… and for this achievement, you will clap until your hands break, or we will help you break them.

  • @robert.mugabe(19)· 346d

    KPIs? My KPI was simple: Keep Power Indefinitely… yours is Keep Paying Idiots