It's been a great start to our new venture and as we speak everything is on the up.
- Page views up
- Users up
- Hive power up
- Medal sales up
We are delighted to see the progress here at Sportsblock HQ and have big plans for the future of this community.
If you have been following along with our story, you will see all the new developments happening in real time as 
You can read the latest Sportsblock developments here or the summary below.
⭐ New Features
- ESPN live match integration — Live match details and automated goal alerts, with write-ahead deduplication and deterministic permlinks to prevent repeated notifications.
- TikTok embed support — Full TikTok video embedding in sportsbites and posts via oEmbed thumbnail cards, replacing the broken iframe approach.
- Sportsbite shareable image cards — Generate shareable image cards directly from sportsbite posts.
- On-demand translation — Translate button added to sportsbite cards.
- Publish page redesign — New UI inspired by HivePro Writer Studio, including a sticky editor toolbar.
- LMS survival board — Shows locked / no-pick status before the deadline.
- Follow button on profiles — Added to user profile pages.
🏅 Contests
Great prizes are on offer right now and the perfect way to jump into the community.
⭐ Curation
This is the next task on our list and we are currently in the process of automating the process as much as possible with the intention of going live before April.
For people wondering what the future may hold, it comes in two ways.
Originally, for those who read the whitepaper, we had earmarked 15 thousand medals weekly for distribution according to set achievements, but that is based on a larger user base which we will be building up to. This was noted in the whitepaper for clarity, with further "Medals" set aside for ongoing curation.
Weekly Achievements
To start our weekly achievements, there will be 5K medals up for distribution in four categories.
- Most external views - 2K
- Most views - 1K
- Most engaged post - 1K
- Top commenter - 1K
Any attempts to game the system will be considered abuse and users will be ineligible for future rewards or contests.
Content curation
The second way to earn medals will be from our seasoned team of curators and sports fans that will have the ability to drop "Medals" right into your lap for great content.
These OG sports fans will be active members of our community and can reward great content as they go about their business.
It will be stake-based to an extent, as the amount of medals awarded will differ based on your premium tiers.
- Platinum tier - 150 Medals
- Gold tier - 100 Medals
- Silver/bronze tier - 50 Medals
🏅 Team thoughts
Some people might look at this and think that we are doing things very strangely, and they would be right.
We are trying to build a sustainable project that lasts for years and grows exponentially over time.
Part of that will be to keep our distribution measured and logical while rewarding committed users and people that are adding value to the project.
We have plans going forward that may or may not include ad revenue, a mobile app, and a stakedrop, all being planned towards long-term value and expansion.
Premium tiers will be eligible for more features in future developments, and as usual, all plans here are subject to change depending on feasibility and economic circumstances.
We want to build a strong community first and foremost. That is the aim of our team and the whole point of social media. Get users, integrate them and retain them. If we can make it fun and interesting here then all the rest will fall into place along the way.
Find us at
Hive - https://Sportsblock.app
Twitter - https://x.com/sportsblockinfo
Discord - https://discord.gg/NwTgytKHDx