The Hypocrisy of the Pulpit: A Chronicle of @hivepope and @jacobtothe

Prologue: The Sermon and the Scam

There is a particular kind of irony in watching a man preach purity while his hands are buried in the till.

On the Hive blockchain, two accounts stand as monuments to this contradiction: @hivepope and @jacobtothe. One dons the robes of moral authority, issuing "excommunications" and sermonizing about the "Ten Commandments of Hive." The other acts as the enforcer, wielding the downvote like a holy weapon against those deemed unworthy.

Yet, the blockchain does not lie. And when we pull back the curtain, when we trace the flow of rewards and the pattern of votes, a different story emerges—one not of righteousness, but of racketeering.

At Bilpcoin, we expose the truth.

I. The Architecture of Hypocrisy

Figure 1: The Preacher's Ledger (@hivepope)

THE REWARD FARM
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Account: @hivepope
Primary Activity: Publishing "Sermons" & "Guides"
Reward Pattern: High HP claims from low-effort content
Notable Posts: 
  • "Exommunication Vitandus" (March 2025)
  • "The Ten Commandments of Hive" (May 2020)
  • "Avoiding Informal Fallacies" (May 2020)
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Analyst Note: While preaching against "deceivers" and "fallacies," @hivepope systematically harvests curation rewards from a network of coordinated upvotes (@jacobtothe, @enforcer48, @scribblingramma). The sermon is the bait; the reward pool is the catch.

The Evidence:
Look at the voting patterns on @hivepope's posts. They are not organic. They are liturgical—performed by a specific choir of accounts that always show up to sing "Amen" (or in this case, 100% upvote) immediately after publication.

Figure 2: The Enforcer's Arm (@jacobtothe)

THE DOWNVOTE ARMY
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Account: @jacobtothe
Primary Activity: Downvoting critics & Upvoting @hivepope
Notable Actions:
  • 100% Upvote on @hivepope's "Exommunication Vitandus"
  • 100% Upvote on @hivepope's "Ten Commandments"
  • Coordinated downvotes on users who question the cartel
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Analyst Note: @jacobtothe acts as the immune system for the @hivepope farm. Any user who questions the legitimacy of the "Pope" is swiftly suppressed, while the "Pope's" own content is shielded from criticism by a wall of delegated power.

II. The Money Trail: Following the Blessings

The true nature of this operation is revealed not in the sermons, but in the rewards.

Figure 3: The Tithe Collection

THE REWARD LOOP
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Step 1: @hivepope publishes a "Sermon."
Step 2: @jacobtothe and allies upvote with 100% weight.
Step 3: Rewards are claimed in HP (e.g., 3.147 HP, 2.350 HP).
Step 4: The cycle repeats, accumulating wealth under the guise of ministry.
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The Verdict:
The narrative is "We are guiding the community."
The reality is "We are farming the community."
When @hivepope claims 3.147 HP for a post about "Commandments," while simultaneously excommunicating those who point out the scam, the mask slips. This is not ministry. This is protection money.

III. The Excommunication: A Weapon of Control

In March 2025, @hivepope published a post titled "Exommunication Vitandus."

• The Target: Users who dare to criticize the cartel.
• The Method: A religiously framed decree of ostracization.
• The Support: Immediate 100% upvotes from @jacobtothe, @memehub, @steemflagrewards, and others.

The Hypocrisy:
They preach about "avoiding fallacies" while committing the ultimate fallacy: Ad Hominem attacks disguised as spiritual discipline. They claim to protect Hive while systematically silencing its most vigilant watchdogs.

The Truth:
You cannot claim to be the "Pope" of a decentralized network. You cannot claim to speak for Hive while serving only yourself. And you certainly cannot claim to fight "abuse" while running a reward farm protected by a downvote army.

IV. The Call to Action: See the Strings

The blockchain remembers. The ledger is immutable. But the future is unwritten.

1. See the Hypocrisy: Recognize that those who preach loudest often hide the most.
2. Follow the Votes: Look at who upvotes @hivepope. Look at who @jacobtothe downvotes. The pattern is undeniable.
3. Reject the Tithe: Do not let them farm your attention. Do not let them silence your voice.
4. Speak Out: Use your voice. Tag the truth. #HivePopeScam #JacobToTheDownvoteArmy #BilpcoinTruth

Epilogue: The False Idol

There is a particular courage in toppling idols.

Not the stone idols of old, but the digital ones—the accounts that demand reverence while feeding on the community they claim to serve.

@hivepope preaches. @jacobtothe punishes. Together, they build an empire on the backs of those they silence.

It is time to stop listening to the sermon and start reading the ledger.

The truth is written in every vote, every reward claim, every excommunication. And the truth says: They are not shepherds. They are wolves.

— Bilpcoin: We expose the truth, so you can confront it.

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