Looking at the last updates on Peakd with AI integrations, snaps, etc. I find they are doing great work, and I believe the same for this project, let's all get the support needed, I am sure this proposal will soon be active
What are the benefits of a second functional wallet for Hive?
the Metamask integration is the best idea to focus efforts on my vision
We could make the wallet really user friendly and add a lot of new features. But right now it's just a solid tool to interact with websites like peakd.com or hivehub.dev using a desktop browser.
Having it around even without the big funding means we have a backup in case anything happened to keychain. So it's a pretty cheap insurance plan... though for some users it is their primary wallet extension.