ye earnings viability is tough. that's why some users get turned off from hive. man i am now thinking about the enhancement of chain security. I thought the greater adoption of the token and uses of it would help with decentralization and offer some security on that level.
Ok then, for hive to hold value even if the token is changed to a proof of work token, it still might not increase token security. Because u said not even BTC has been able to deliver on that promise. So may be backing HBD with gold could be explored. Although that may require some centralization of the token.
Why not back everything with something solid. Shelter. Hive Holidays?
I am sure if I had the ability to offer shelter for your holiday for HBD you would Visit Ireland. Obviously this is done at a reduced cost for Hive users, There might be time limit on that. Where people must have used the chain for x amount of time or hodl x amount of HP or something.
That's the last thing to try.
i wrote that down. gonna start brain storming
Keep things simple to see the design.
You can change the names of things then and expand.
A coffee machine working for Hive. This means. Hive buys the coffee machine. A shop has the machine and Hive gets 0.25c for each coffee sold.
the 25c would need to be divided to HODL and reinvest.
lol. r like a golden goose right now. spitting out golden eggs