📢 Official Announcement from Distriator 📢

Strengthening Trust, Protecting HBD Adoption, and Rewarding Genuine Participation

At Distriator.com, our core mission has always been simple and honest:

👉 Enable people to spend Hive Backed Dollar (HBD) in the real world
👉 Reward consumers for genuine spending and honest business reviews
👉 Help businesses accept HBD and circulate it within a decentralized economy

🌍 What is Distriator?

Distriator allows consumers to:

Pay HBD at whitelisted businesses
Submit proof of purchase (photos at reception / billing counter)
Publish proofs as a Hive post
Earn cashback in HBD

This system is:

✅ No-KYC
✅ Hive blockchain–based
✅ Transparent
✅ Community-driven

Today, 400+ verified businesses are already part of this ecosystem.

Businesses receive HBD, which they can:

Spend at other businesses
Participate in cashback programs
Actively contribute to a circular HBD economy

🛠️ Continuous Building & Support

With this intent, Distriator has:

Built and improved web apps and mobile apps
Actively funded cashback rewards
Consistently supported HBD consumers and businesses

However, wherever money is involved, misuse attempts exist.

⚠️ The Reality: Abuse Attempts

We have observed a small number of cases where:

Consumers claim purchases that never happened
Businesses falsely confirm such claims
Both parties attempt to share cashback rewards

These patterns are visible in claim logs and blockchain activity and do not go unnoticed.

🧯 Existing Countermeasures (Already in Place)

1️⃣ Ban System

Ability to ban consumers, guides, and businesses
Admins and super-admins can act at any time
Community members are encouraged to report abuse with evidence

2️⃣ Reduced Cashback Percentages

Cashback reduced from up to 65% → max 40%
Cashback is calculated on:
- A random value between 5–9 HBD, or
- Transaction value, whichever is lower
This significantly limits abuse impact

3️⃣ Full Transparency

Every cashback triggers:
- A Discord notification
- A Hive blockchain action/comment
Community members are encouraged to monitor and report discrepancies

🚧 Rolled-Back Restrictions (For Growth)

We experimented with:

Daily cashback limits
Country-wise limits
Business-wise limits

These were rolled back because:

Crypto payment adoption is already challenging
Over-restriction discouraged new users and businesses
Education and onboarding require flexibility

🚀 Major Upgrade: New Security & Cashback Flow

To balance growth and security, we are introducing the following major changes.

🏢 Business Verification (Mandatory)

All businesses must submit a Business Onboarding Verification Post on Hive
After 30 unverified cashbacks, businesses will no longer be able to offer cashbacks
Trusted Business Guides must:
- Visit the business physically
- Submit verification using the Distriator app
- Publish verification details on Hive blockchain using evidences submitted via distriator app.