Hive is a fast, feeless, and community-governed Layer-1 blockchain built using Delegated Proof-of-Stake (DPoS). Originally launched as a fork of the Steem blockchain, Hive has evolved into a scalable platform optimized for Web3 applications, including social media, gaming, content monetization, and decentralized finance. It features 3-second block times, free transactions through a Resource Credits system (earned by staking HIVE), and human-readable wallet addresses that double as usernames. A unique component of Hive is the Decentralized Hive Fund (DHF), a community treasury that uses stake-weighted governance to fund open-source development, dApps, and ecosystem growth. Hive also supports Hive Backed Dollars (HBD), an algorithmically issued USD-pegged stablecoin backed by HIVE and governed by witness consensus. Its robust ecosystem includes second-layer dApps such as PeakD, Splinterlands, and Ecency, while developers benefit from extensive APIs, SDKs, and modular Layer-2 tools. With support from both centralized and decentralized exchanges, multiple open-source wallets, and ongoing improvements driven by its active governance model, Hive positions itself as a highly accessible and self-sustaining blockchain infrastructure for next-generation internet communities.