Well, Nathan hates everything that isn't Twitter, so while his efforts there are amazing we can often lose some of the teamwork in translation. Decentralized teams still need aspects of centralization in communication and acceptance of all the available toolsets :)

One of the big things that we need more than anything that people often don't want to hear for the largest exchanges is a higher base level of volume activity- meaning we need more trading/market activity on a daily basis before they will consider us. This is a problem above and beyond a thing that we can just code up and hand to these exchanges- it is something that we need to help foster in the cryptospace through our other efforts that will allow us to then finalize.

One of the biggest ways we can do that is to help showcase the dapps in our ecosystem that allow you to transact via stake above and beyond earning for blogging- which is a great draw for new users but really doesn't represent any need for the token. Speculation volume is driven by exciting things that a token can do, and we're sort of approaching it backwards by building great things and then just hoping someone else outside the ecosystem notices them. It's time we start really working on building excitement and usage of our dapps as their connection to our ecosystem is a good way to start showing people why they need Hive based solutions and directly leads to a need for the token. Here's a helpful little blurb that sort of encapsulates ways we can really start talking about Hive ownership as keys to the entire expanding crypto world:

The Hive blockchain is a fast, feeless, scalable solution for a decentralized web. Investors, developers and end users meet in a robust, engaged community where the HIVE token allows near instantaneous transaction of value and wallet addresses are usernames that unlock an entire ecosystem of services.

For the investor, HIVE is a cryptocurrency unfettered by long wait times or hefty fees- move value quickly without eating into your funds. Three second block times on a network producing some of the highest recorded daily transaction numbers at a minimum resource utilization meet easy to remember customizable wallet addresses, the ability to include end to end encrypted memos with transfers, and multiple options (tiered keys and staking) for holding and accessing funds safely from anywhere.

Hive users and investors can be as hands on or off as they want to be. The keys to a Hive account allow you to: send and receive HIVE tokens and info globally in seconds, for free; own and verify your identity, data, community and social connections without fear of deplatforming across any interface in the ecosystem; post and comment on a censorship resistant, immutable blockchain from a username that can also directly send or receive funds; play games with traceable asset ownership and no gas fees or confirmation waits; participate in Hive governance and development funding, allocation of a shared reward pool, and much more.

The blockchain also has a growing, flexible second layer, with a diverse array of dApps and a burgeoning marketplace for NFTs and contracts. By using the ledger to store social connections or information immutably and cheaply, project owners and developers can build custom games, apps, and solutions to take advantage of the built-in userbase on Hive and the rapidly evolving infrastructure. Investors can use HIVE as a token without needing to participate in anything more than what interests them, or can dive in headfirst to take advantage of all that the Hive network has to offer.

Hive moves value, stores information, powers projects, and in a time where centralized companies can take away the ability to speak AND the ability to monetize, has the potential to lead the decentralization of the web.