<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:32:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@demotruk/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Biscuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of pictures of my little old dog. I don't know for certain what breed he is, but I suspect he's a mix of Norwich Terrier and Cairn Terrier.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/biscuit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/biscuit</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196708]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uT2oBgTvB4ckfdkpXueJFdbcFz3K9BXpmtDHbg3StW22rB3o5C2CpKFAEFzemNnGCkGoroM5VbVp7RZGTrbxhzPQ8Zxc3534?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HiveFest Doesn't Print Money. Here's What A Decade of Data Says It Does.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk Disclosure: I'm a regular HiveFest attendee — I've been to several editions since 2016 so I have a personal stake in this question. In the interest of transparency: I usually paid]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hivefest-doesnt-print-money-heres-what-a-decade-of-data-says-it-does</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hivefest-doesnt-print-money-heres-what-a-decade-of-data-says-it-does</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106258]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VshHMsk7gFszkwxT9kwgfNNw9T2kzwXSaERsE7PJg2BJroPQxyhjwLUBwzDFqLmzM3DszZei1dteLMRmv5YBANaJKAuVajrSuT4LPTtjtTwoc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Forks: What Splitting a Blockchain Does to the Community and the Money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword - By @demotruk I've been thinking about forks. They are some of the most dramatic events in crypto history, and having gone through some of them myself (eg. I was active on Reddit /r/btc during]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/on-forks-what-splitting-a-blockchain-does-to-the-community-and-the-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/on-forks-what-splitting-a-blockchain-does-to-the-community-and-the-money</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 15:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQWfsDSSSKMSigW3W2SBv95Si3zYa4pG7bkp61EC7QTXRimkyhy1kjtk2TLw5a2gf28J3yVC1ew8YmCGrU7sottxVDTQwTGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Hive" and Six Years of Name Confusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk My post arguing for a rebrand of Hive laid out the mechanism by which the name "Hive" has damaged the Hive ecosystem, backed up by data that proves it is a real phenomenon,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hive-and-six-years-of-name-confusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hive-and-six-years-of-name-confusion</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102930]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 12:53:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uTEJwygHs4TY56KurE8YZNGLH6pLkF75Ga8eHWPEwAyW8iqK9qHeirJWDtow1aS6G3GVVcf7cvRFZ6kXPv6GchfqVS26rxyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the App You Start On Predict Whether You Stay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk I've been writing a series on user retention on Hive, where I explore the data directly from the Hive blockchain using Claude Code. One interesting avenue that has not really been]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/does-the-app-you-start-on-predict-whether-you-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/does-the-app-you-start-on-predict-whether-you-stay</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 13:27:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VshHMsk7gFszkwxT9nDb5YEKWpy4wjE6Nr28TKwJEm1bgu36MMn3cyWDR9SdF33rf1wvoH1ys3tZx9uHVaMZEXiVWmHytqp7AcNDmUgGTiA38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Would A Hive Rebrand Look Like In Practice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you haven't already, please read the proposal to rebrand Hive. You can find and vote to support the proposal here. After about a day of voting, it's at 5.6 million HP in support. That's 11% of the return]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/what-would-a-hive-rebrand-look-like-in-practice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/what-would-a-hive-rebrand-look-like-in-practice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102930]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gftfq3KDuv6R1bVQv5UbSrmF8Voz1wi6xpk2tawamdz7wugkPFJGxQEAc6MQWVPB2CDxjcHxioXBPDQdwdSmnHsjdq79X16oQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 1.8% Who Met In Person Became 18% of Everyone Who Stayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Impact of In-Person Meetups on Retention Foreword — by @demotruk I had planned to publish this a few days ago, but a small matter of identifying the primary cause of Hive's malaise got in the way.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-18percent-who-met-in-person-became-18percent-of-everyone-who-stayed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-18percent-who-met-in-person-became-18percent-of-everyone-who-stayed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQYywYm2a1zeZq67BpRrBMRYaHDgwQdk9fW2LWoYrvEGDmg9fnMYuY2dda3QWUYgQCMaJxs5DNs5wJgY2MsQwsAcuCs8Xu9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Case For A Rebrand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk My 10 year anniversary on this blockchain is coming up soon, on the 13th of July this year. How many of us remember the buzz of the early years of this chain? The excitement and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-case-for-a-rebrand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-case-for-a-rebrand</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102930]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:46:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQV37sA45Mawh1h8NLJkvkWAmibRc5yCWk9iFHFLUx6BJf5rBuuaBDyDWTUCjLvHckSLQK89WPJrG6vFrFZpLG4cKUwmSznA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Hive Rebrand (In Principle)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Support for Hive Rebrand (In Principle) DHF Proposal — 1 HBD/day for 3 months - Returned to DHF What this proposal asks By voting for this proposal, you are stating two things: You believe Hive's name]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/support-for-hive-rebrand-in-principle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/support-for-hive-rebrand-in-principle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 19:41:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uQYywYm2a1zeZq67BpRrBMRYaHDgwQdk9fW2LWoYrvEGDmg9fnMYuY2dda3QWUYgQCMaJxs5DNs5wJgY2MsQwsAcuCs8Xu9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Slow Death Spiral Has a Root Cause: The Name "Hive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk I have been talking about the slow death spiral that Hive has been in. 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Today I want to revisit that and explore it in greater depth. It]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-platform-got-quiet-and-quiet-kills-newcomers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-platform-got-quiet-and-quiet-kills-newcomers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gg3zLHNr6dbnD3xwMvNBfTnZ3EYhuUp11Lt6X2gAM9SrC9ffnLQ4D9gDZxr4dLHSYf8TGBtLBGLu88kYZJWAaXugdNgerevPBL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extracting Value From Hive? What the Data Actually Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk In my previous post, I showed that retained users predict HIVE price increases and that there's no detectable sell pressure from user growth at the aggregate level. But as I noted]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/extracting-value-from-hive-what-the-data-actually-shows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/extracting-value-from-hive-what-the-data-actually-shows</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfrn4EA8QjgUPT5StCD5e5wJewn2yNj5kNP7ysp7DQxBMZJoXdk5DcSCC8dzzcQmeDmRyouTYJHALCp7juujjDK9qD8kPNG1SN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Growing Hive Worth It?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreword — by @demotruk My plan was to make a post arguing that Hive is currently in a slow death spiral due to low user retention rates, yet a death spiral is just the converse of a virtuous cycle, and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/is-growing-hive-worth-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/is-growing-hive-worth-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfsVG9SHT5yP5iQ5YhgPVUuwnP5nZyHSvXoEieyqcwAVDwgPovBgWYcuHeEdbS1Ez9RxkmC4fiR2Q3nzfGCsWwxSwdTG4WWwuG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Spanish-Speakers Stay on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[And What It Would Take to Replicate It Elsewhere Foreword — by @demotruk This post is a direct follow up to my data analysis post of the #introduceyourself tag. There, the standout finding was the impact]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/why-spanish-speakers-stay-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/why-spanish-speakers-stay-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gftiSSuVYXuoekQZhxURfEg7MiUbBsvY43hodoPH1BUohAb7QzVxG21bGEBtu6EmhVftRGmpMdwQgWomSXzNGLHj6v4yPRv1BU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rise, Abuse, and Quiet Migration of #introduceyourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[What We Can Learn from an Onboarding Ritual That Outlived Its Tag Foreword — by @demotruk In my recent posts, I've been digging into user retention data and analysis with the help of Claude. In the background,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-rise-abuse-and-quiet-migration-of-introduceyourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-rise-abuse-and-quiet-migration-of-introduceyourself</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfsXpgEAchBQhrA6b1oFgf1RGxFx8EZ3xtXE9uebCMp62WMV7cDbo7ai1NmZJKGxG7pT2Xn8LNM2XrvPAqjMrYwyUMdj2XnogJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Insights from Blockchain Data: What Actually Works for Retention on Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reply to my last post, @stayoutoftherz asked where he can see the retention statistics of the different onboarding methods that we have on Hive. Where can I see retention stats? Have they ever been]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/insights-from-blockchain-data-what-actually-works-for-retention-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/insights-from-blockchain-data-what-actually-works-for-retention-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfu54rTLgQsu7ecmCPQYsx6XFeVNtpN3w5x37JFpevvHTgi4juYtgJHAnsdSi6RAGbAuqkpZmTtVMFr38m21cEKfVDn6K9d3P4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's Build a Web of Trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hive's Social Proof Advantage Hive already has something most chains don't: real social proof baked into it. Every blockchain claims to have a community, but on Hive, the evidence of community is embedded]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/lets-build-a-web-of-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/lets-build-a-web-of-trust</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-107705]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm47sGAxzxY3YqaDGoqot2Vb7Qq412xHeV6wB38zCq4v7n8fbnmPsG5zyoUHDUMZwurLggX5mdLRu2QoRpAf1nRZAjXNGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Single Most Impactful Thing You Can Do For Hive: Upvote a Newbie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do Rewards Actually Predict Whether Hivers Stay? An AI-Assisted Re-Analysis Foreword - by @demotruk I suspect not everyone on Hive agrees that growing the user base is even a goal worth pursuing. There's]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-single-most-impactful-thing-you-can-do-for-hive-upvote-a-newbie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/the-single-most-impactful-thing-you-can-do-for-hive-upvote-a-newbie</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gfiMARSrDFjJpzCEfhQYPvYWxKHLUoaNXKsDGTx1aADKGLjErfjh8sLPrL8oANsgL1hM7DucVm5Zoz2siUuHJjibuMhaL4sQJr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HiveInvite ahora en Español — Incorpora nuevos usuarios a Hive con tarjetas de regalo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nota: Esta publicación fue redactada con la ayuda de inteligencia artificial (Claude). HiveInvite.com ahora tiene soporte completo en español. El monedero, la aplicación de invitación, la aplicación de]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hiveinvite-ahora-en-espanol-incorpora-nuevos-usuarios-a-hive-con-tarjetas-de-regalo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hiveinvite-ahora-en-espanol-incorpora-nuevos-usuarios-a-hive-con-tarjetas-de-regalo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110011]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:06:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCSkoD8yJUGg5w2uTBwxZ9CXUJUUGiJ5dvMU8pmptYJNLTpFPpJEHDHhAcyJvXU3FTRybSSs69FMeChpQPeuwft4yWtbk8N681xrMwzvuGhZ4ML?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HiveInvite.com Is Live — Become a Hive Onboarder Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I introduced Hive Invite Cards — a system for creating physical and digital invite cards that let anyone claim a Hive account in under a minute with just a QR code and a PIN. Today I'm announcing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hiveinvitecom-is-live-become-a-hive-onboarder-today</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@demotruk/hiveinvitecom-is-live-become-a-hive-onboarder-today</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[demotruk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn97zWGHTMV6VQN7gg3wmpmisfSsSjMz9nNcPgvcnb1QCzwTnzsRUyHNJPFBcgXYtbu7aZB171tgZysA8wfnEUe3TSh6GCAT62tEUHW1wGAJwoJXEv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>