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demotruk

@demotruk

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demotruk
@demotruk May 11, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

The Slow Death Spiral Has a Root Cause: The Name "Hive"

## Foreword — by @demotruk I have been talking about the slow death spiral that Hive has been in. A single turn of the cycle takes at least 3 months, potentially up to 8, so it's not a fast process b…

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@demotruk May 11, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC

The Platform Got Quiet — And Quiet Kills Newcomers

## Foreword — by @demotruk Years ago I used some basic Granger causality to find that low user engagement may be a factor in user retention. Today I want to revisit that and explore it in greater dep…

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@demotruk May 9, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC

Extracting Value From Hive? What the Data Actually Shows

## 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…

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@demotruk May 8, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

Is Growing Hive Worth It?

## 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 cycl…

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@demotruk May 5, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC

Why Spanish-Speakers Stay on Hive

# 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 t…

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@demotruk May 4, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

The Rise, Abuse, and Quiet Migration of #introduceyourself

# 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…

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@demotruk Apr 13, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC

Insights from Blockchain Data: What Actually Works for Retention on Hive

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 eve…

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@demotruk Apr 12, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC

Let's Build a Web of Trust

# 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 e…

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@demotruk Apr 9, 2026, 6:54 PM UTC

The Single Most Impactful Thing You Can Do For Hive: Upvote a Newbie

# 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…

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@demotruk Apr 6, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

HiveInvite ahora en Español — Incorpora nuevos usuarios a Hive con tarjetas de regalo

--- 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 apl…

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