This is the third post in our development-update series for June. The first two covered our [core-project HAF & analytics work](https://actifit.io/hdev/hdev-team-haf-updates-june--new-haf-analytics--explorer-dashboards) — the HAF-based stats, funnel and reporting layer — and [FYP & Waggle](https://actifit.io/hdev/hdev-team-haf-updates--waggle--haf-fyp-a-for-you-feed-for-hive), our new personalized discovery layer. **This one is about people and new products: the developer cohort we've brought onto Hive this cycle, the apps they're building, and a deeper spotlight on Vylor — an AI, voice-first finance app that is actively integrating with Hive.** ![image.png](https://usermedia.actifit.io/MROZY25W407T9OQRO2Y5TK8Q8VQY8U) ### A new developer cohort on Hive Growing Hive means growing the number of people who can build on it. Last month we onboarded **15 engineers onto Hive** — all of them new to the chain. Each was given a structured introduction to the blockchain and its primitives (accounts, keys, Resource Credits, HBD, custom_json, the DHF), then a research ramp-up on the existing ecosystem so they weren't reinventing what already exists, before starting a build track. The products below are the output of that cohort — some already live, others just kicking off. Every one of them is a new reason for someone to create a Hive account. ### Apps built on Hive - **Waggle** _(live)_ — a TikTok-style vertical "For You" feed powered directly by our Waggle ranking API (covered in the previous post). Swipe full-screen through personalized and global ranked content, with on-chain engagement (upvote, reblog, follow, comment) signed via Hive Keychain. It turns Hive's firehose of content into a modern, mobile discovery experience. _[hdev-core.github.io/waggle](https://hdev-core.github.io/waggle/)_ - **Hive Runner** _(live demo)_ — an arcade game that literally runs across the Hive blockchain: you play a courier delivering blocks while real on-chain activity (live blocks, witnesses, fresh posts, accounts you follow) streams past as the world around you. Your real Hive activity powers your run, and you compete on an on-chain weekly leaderboard. Built with Vite + TypeScript + PixiJS, fully client-side — no backend to trust. _[hdev-core.github.io/hive-runner](https://hdev-core.github.io/hive-runner/)_ - **HivePulse** _(Chrome extension)_ — turns the browser into a live Hive dashboard: it monitors Voting Power and Resource Credits in real time with a color-coded badge so you never miss the moment to vote or transact, and embeds Ecency DMs / community channels with unread tracking and a side-panel mode. [Grab it here](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hivepulse/hakcpohpejoejmlhiphpkjobpjeckdlg) ### Just getting started Five more projects were kicked off this cycle. These are at the project-initialization stage — we're sharing scope and intent, with the builds now underway: - **HiveLore** — a collaborative storytelling platform where contributors co-author branching narratives on Hive, with each branch and vote recorded on-chain. - **LINGO** — a daily Wordle-style word puzzle with HBD rewards, using a commit-reveal scheme so answers stay provably fair until reveal. - **HiveTrivia** — a daily trivia mobile app (React Native) with HBD prize pools. - **Hive Chameleon** — a 3D multiplayer camouflage / hide-and-seek game with on-chain identity and rewards. - **Hive Freelance** — a freelance marketplace (Upwork-style) with on-chain escrow and reputation. We'll cover these in more depth as they reach playable/usable milestones. --- ### Spotlight — Vylor: an AI finance app integrating with Hive **Vylor — "Talk to your wealth."** Vylor is a voice-first personal-finance app: you log, analyze, edit and forecast your money through natural conversation instead of manual entry. Say *"I spent $12 on a burrito from my Cash wallet"* and it parses the amount, category, account and time; ask *"where did my money go this month?"* or *"can I afford a $1,200 laptop?"* and it answers against your live data with a Safe / Caution / Danger run-rate forecast. A proactive Sentinel layer surfaces issues before they bite, and edits to older records require a spoken confirmation. It ships today as a standalone, local-first app (v1.5) on Android. What makes Vylor interesting for Hive is that, unlike most "wallet" apps, **the integration is native to the product rather than bolted on** — a finance app is exactly the place where Hive's money primitives belong. That integration is already underway, not just planned. **What's already built.** Vylor now speaks Hive as a first-class chain. Link a Hive username (or more) and Vylor reads your on-chain wealth — **HIVE, HBD (liquid and savings), and Hive Power** — values it in your own currency from live price feeds, and folds it straight into your total net worth and voice analytics. Ask *"what's my Hive worth this month?"* and it just answers. This first step is deliberately **read-only: no keys, no signing, no custody, no risk** — it only ever calls public read APIs. Hive sits in the same net-worth view as your cash, bank and other assets, so for a Hivean it's the first time their on-chain holdings live natively alongside the rest of their money, in a polished consumer UX. **Why Hive specifically.** Do we really need to answer this? lol. Annnd for a budgeting app whose whole job is helping people make their money work, "idle cash that quietly earns" and "instant, free transfers" aren't crypto features — they're better versions of the savings-account and payments features every finance app already wants. That's the wedge: a mainstream, voice-driven "neobank" experience with real yield underneath, and — for existing Hiveans — the cleanest mobile front-end yet to their on-chain finances. **The direction of work from here.** With read-only import shipped, the roadmap layers on Hive's active features, each **non-custodial by design** — keys never leave the user's own Hive Keychain, and Vylor only ever holds a short-lived authorization. We've completed the signing research and settled on **HiveAuth + Keychain mobile** as the path (the app requests a signature over an encrypted channel; the user approves in Keychain; the key never touches Vylor), with writes paying **Resource Credits rather than fees**. On that foundation: - **HBD savings, by voice** — move idle cash into HBD savings and have Vylor track the compounding and thread it into your forecasts (*"at this rate you hit your goal four months sooner"*). - **Voice-driven transfers / remittance** — *"send $20 to @mom"* as a feeless, near-instant HBD transfer, real cross-border utility with no card rails in the middle. - **Own-your-data backup** — client-side-encrypted records the user controls, written to the chain. - **Habit rewards** — small, real, withdrawable rewards for logging streaks and staying on budget. Net: Vylor brings a genuinely polished, AI-native consumer finance product onto Hive, positions Hive as the **identity, ledger and value layer** beneath a voice experience, and — seeded through the Actifit community — becomes a mainstream on-ramp that introduces non-crypto users to Hive without ever making them think about "crypto." It's a two-way win: a strong new app for the ecosystem, and a conversational front-end to on-chain finance for Hive's existing users. --- That wraps our development-update series for this month — thank you for reading through all three. Between a new HAF analytics layer, a personalized discovery engine, a growing developer cohort, and consumer apps landing on and integrating with Hive, it's been a busy month, and we look forward to contributing more to the ecosystem in the weeks ahead. 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