We have the right amount of keys! Take Nostr(social on bitcoin) for example they have only a public and a private key. Your private gets leaked and your account is compromised for good. Say goodbye to everything you have collected because you can't change your keys. The benefits of Hive is if a key gets leaked you have a chance to recover your account and change your keys. Having separate keys keeps your funds safer. If your posting key gets compromised you will not lose your funds because you don't use that key to make transfers. If Hive keychain gets compromised you still have the ability to recover your account because they don't store your master password. And if someone gets your master password because you didn't keep it safe, you still have a chance to recover your account through the recover account. I don't know of any blockchain that offers you that level of security or even the ability to recover your account. So make sure you keep your master password secure and that your recovery account is set to someone you trust. It may be a lot of work to keep track of but it is worth it knowing its not easy for the hacker to gain access to my account.
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Yeah I see what you mean, but it could be reduced to say 2 maybe? Also account recovery is a very useful feature unique to Hive too.
You wouldn't want to to that since it is used to encrypted your private massages in your hive wallet. Inleo also uses it for their subscription services. You need both the memo key and active key to send an encrypted message.