The Importance of Our Last Proposal

 ## **Yes, this is intended to be our last DHF proposal.** Not because we are slowing down. Not because we are running out of ideas or due to market conditions. Quite the opposite. This proposal represents the transition of Keychain from a Hive wallet into something much bigger: a sustainable multichain wallet and infrastructure capable of generating its own revenue while continuing to strengthen the Hive ecosystem. Over the years, Keychain has evolved far beyond its original purpose. What started as a browser extension became an entire ecosystem of products and services: * Browser extensions * Mobile apps * Swap infrastructure * SDK and Playground * Hive Multisig * Keychain Store * Backend infrastructure * Developer tooling * Light nodes and indexing systems Every year, we continued expanding because the ecosystem needed it. And every year, the scope of Keychain became more critical to Hive itself. Today, Keychain is no longer just a convenience tool. It is infrastructure. --- # Why This Proposal Matters The goal is no longer simply to maintain and improve Keychain. The goal is to complete the transition toward sustainability, and the biggest part of that transition is our multichain architecture. With EVM integration, Keychain stops being limited to Hive-native assets and begins connecting Hive directly to the broader crypto ecosystem. This opens the door to cross-chain swaps, bridges, external liquidity, easier account creation with a better onboarding system, external dApp integrations, familiar tooling for outside developers, and easier access for non-Hive users. For Hive, this is potentially transformative. For years, one of Hive’s biggest challenges has been isolation. No matter how strong the technology or the community is, onboarding remains difficult when users need entirely separate tools and workflows compared to the rest of the industry. Multichain changes that. Soon, users will be able to use EVM tokens directly with Keychain, create Hive accounts using assets like USDC, interact with EVM dApps using the same wallet they already use for Hive, and bridge liquidity between ecosystems. This lowers friction dramatically and opens Hive to the outside world. And lowering friction is one of the most important things Hive can do if it wants to grow. A sustainable Keychain also signifies a stronger infrastructure for Hive, improved onboarding for potential users, easier integration for developers, increased liquidity access, greater external visibility, and enhanced interoperability with modern crypto ecosystems. Every chain we added to Keychain will connect with Hive itself in many ways. Every external integration makes Hive easier to access. Every onboarding improvement increases the chances of retaining new users. This is why we believe this proposal is not just about maintaining an existing project. It is about helping Hive evolve into something more connected, accessible, and sustainable. --- # How can we reach Sustainability? This proposal is also the foundation of our long-term business model. Over the past months, we introduced our vision for a complete aggregator experience inside Keychain, powered through multiple providers and routing systems. Some providers you already know, like Changelly or StealthEX, but many more will join with the focus on achieving the best rates and execution time for our users. The objective is not just to create a better user experience. It is to build sustainable infrastructure capable of generating revenue. As these systems mature, Keychain will be able to generate fees through routing and integrations, expand partnerships with external providers, create additional revenue streams, and reduce dependency on DHF funding over time This is extremely important to us. We do not want Keychain to rely forever on pr […]