I think choosing a name publicly is risky. Anyone who wants to harm the community could sabotage the process by registering the name first. There are many things that need to be registered, not just the domain, and this should be kept somewhat confidential, although I don't see how to decentralize it. It's complicated.
Another thing. I have a suggestion for you to look into. I did a quick search with Gemini’s help to check development on Hive, and no tool shows us anything. We might be invisible if someone wants to know which blockchains are being developed the most.
Here’s the summary Gemini gave me:
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"It's an excellent post and it touches on a fundamental point. Coincidentally, I just did some research and ran an 'experiment' testing the tools that the crypto ecosystem uses globally to measure blockchain development (via GitHub commits). The results perfectly explain why Hive seems invisible to the eyes of the outside world.
Here is a summary of what we found when analyzing these tools and why it is urgent for us as a community to look into this and take action:
- Commercial tools are failing (Noise & Bias)
Cryptometheus: It measures automatically using bots. When used, it spits out absurd data (like Axie Infinity outperforming Solana and BNB combined). It doesn’t even have Hive indexed in its database.Artemis Terminal: This is a highly respected institutional analysis tool, but a large portion of its key metrics are now locked behind paywalls or corporate subscriptions, limiting public auditing.
- The industry standard ignores us for a technical reason
Developer Report (by Electric Capital): This is the most respected annual report and database in the industry—the one cited by all investment funds and media outlets. Hive does not appear on their list.Why does this happen? Because all of these platforms exclusively analyze the GitHub API. Since a crucial part of the development of Hive's core, the HAF framework, and the node infrastructure is managed independently on Syncad's GitLab instance (gitlab.syncad.com/hive), we simply do not exist to Silicon Valley's automated algorithms.
- Why it is important to investigate and solve this
Perception of a 'Dead Project': The average investor or developer doesn’t go to PeakD or Ecency to check the DHF proposals section; they look at Developer Report or Token Terminal. When they see Hive at 'zero' or non-existent, they assume the project is abandoned, which is completely false.Sovereignty vs. Visibility: It is a point of pride that Hive is truly decentralized and uses its own infrastructure (GitLab), but the price we are paying in terms of global marketing and visibility is incredibly high.
Proposal for discussion: We should investigate whether it's viable to automate a mirror on the network's official GitHub (github.com/openhive-network) that replicates GitLab activity in real time, or alternatively, make a formal request as a community to Electric Capital to have their bots index our GitLab API. If we want to attract talent and investment, we need to show up on the map where the world is looking."
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