INTRODUCTION: A CALL TO WAKE UP HIVE BLOCKCHAIN WAS DESIGNED TO BE A DECENTRALIZED HAVEN FOR CREATORS—A PLACE WHERE INNOVATION, COLLABORATION, AND FAIRNESS COULD THRIVE. BUT BENEATH THE SURFACE LIES A DARKER REALITY: SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION, SCAM FARMS, COORDINATED DOWNVOTES, AND A NETWORK OF BAD ACTORS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO EXPLOIT THE SYSTEM. THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW A FEW INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS HAVE HIJACKED HIVE’S PROMISE, AND WHY IT’S TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY TO DEMAND CHANGE. CORRUPTION, SCAMS, AND THE FIGHT FOR TRANSPARENCY