Hive Swarm Post — 2026-04-17
The Swarm Post distributes author rewards to newly onboarded Hive users, selected via a trust-weighted lottery with verifiable randomness.
Today's Pool
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Eligible newbies | 1 |
| Active onboarders | 15 |
| Trust root voters | 16 |
| Trust declarations | 38 |
How It Works
- 10 lottery rounds at fixed times: 00:00, 02:24, 04:48, 07:12, 09:36, 12:00, 14:24, 16:48, 19:12, 21:36 UTC
- Round 1 is this post. Rounds 2–10 are posted as comments below.
- Each round selects 1 newbie as beneficiary alongside their onboarder(s)
- Selection is weighted by onboarder trust and newbie activity
- Randomness sourced from the Bitcoin block at each round's scheduled time (not posting time)
- This means the operator cannot influence outcomes by delaying a post
- Full documentation
Support
Upvote this post and its comments to fund new Hive users. Your vote weight counts toward the trust graph.
Round 1 — Selected Newbies
- Creator:
@littlenewthings
- Onboarder trust: 163028.37
- Activity weight: 0.8672
- Score: 141377.3029
Beneficiaries
| Account | Share |
|---|---|
| @littlenewthings | 50.0% |
 @the3rdcord | 50.0% |
Verification
- Scheduled time:
2026-04-17T00:00:00.000Z - Bitcoin block: height
945397, hash00000000000000000000a9bbafec4c39ebc3ce5665952a72bea7afc521d15f1b - Block selection rule: latest BTC block at or before the scheduled time
- Seed:
SHA256("00000000000000000000a9bbafec4c39ebc3ce5665952a72bea7afc521d15f1bhive-swarm-post2026-04-171") - Result:
4a678d01ffbcbbefd971bf50731c111bebd0224babdc92413bbecbe6379b341d
The block used for randomness is determined by the round's scheduled time, not the actual posting time. This prevents the operator from influencing the outcome by delaying the post. Anyone can independently verify this selection by looking up the BTC block at the scheduled timestamp.
Posted by @swarmpost — source code