By arcange on Skatehive
Today, March 20, 2026, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Hive blockchain, a date known as Forkday. This day marks the moment the Hive network officially launched as a community-driven response to a fight for digital sovereignty and decentralization. Reflecting on the Stakes of 2020 The original fork on March 20, 2020, was not just a technical update, it was a historic act of censorship resilience. Hive was created as an independent fork of the Steem blockchain following its takeover by Justin Sun. The fork was executed with the following goals: Preventing Centralized Control: The community acted to free the ecosystem from the "disproportionate influence" of Justin Sun, which threatened the network's decentralization. Defeating a Governance Attack: Hive’s creation was a response to a "51% attack" where unprecedented collusion was used to exploit governance. Protecting the Stakeholders: To ensure a fair start, the new chain implemented a 1:1 token airdrop to existing users, while