The Vision of Hype Network: A Mining Network in Every Pocket

It starts with one phone

For most of crypto's history, mining meant machines, power bills and know-how that kept almost everyone out. We think that is backwards. The device that can bring the next billion people into crypto is already in their pocket.

Hype Network turns that phone into a miner. There is no hardware to buy and no jargon to learn: open the app, your first session starts by itself, and HYPED keeps adding up for 6 hours, even with the app closed. Our vision fits in one line: a mining network in every pocket on the planet.

What we believe

• Anyone with a phone can mine. No rig, nothing to pay to start, no expert vocabulary. If you have a smartphone, you are in.
• Real people earn the rewards. Proof-of-Engagement rewards verified human participation, not computing power. One account per person keeps it fair for everyone.
• The supply has a ceiling. HYPED has a maximum supply of 10 billion, and half of it, 5 billion HYPED, is set aside for mining rewards.
• A token needs a reason to exist. HYPED is built to be used: a marketplace, payments and a vote in how the network runs are all on the roadmap.
• Your wallet is yours. Withdraw HYPED to your own wallet on Polygon and it is yours from then on, to hold, send or use.

Where we are today

Phase 1 of the roadmap is done. HYPED lives on Polygon, where anyone can check every mint on Polygonscan. The app is live on Google Play, and miners in 195+ countries claim sessions every day. Reach 10,000 HYPED and you can withdraw to your own wallet on Polygon: each request is reviewed, then sent within 72 hours.

Hype Network has also just taken on a new look: one name for the token, HYPED, a new logo and app icon, and a rebuilt hypemine.app.

Where we are going

The roadmap runs in four phases, and Phase 2 is under way now.

A network its miners help steer

Hype Network is designed to hand more of the controls to its community over time. Today Hype Network runs the network and shares every change with miners. Next, an elected Community Advisory Board gives HYPED holders a formal voice: they can send proposals and shape priorities. In the end, governance moves fully on-chain to a DAO with one token, one vote, and delegation for anyone who would rather not vote on every proposal.

Hype Nodes take the same idea further: miners with a desktop computer will be able to help run the network itself and earn more for it.

What it means for you

The vision is big, and the first step is small: start a session. Each one mines up to 50 HYPED in 6 hours, up to four a day. Invite friends and each one mining right now makes you 5% faster, up to 50%. Every miner who joins today helps build the network that comes next, and earns HYPED along the way.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hype Network's vision?

A mining network in every pocket on the planet: crypto that anyone can earn from a phone, with no hardware and no technical knowledge, and a token, HYPED, with real uses across the Hype Network ecosystem.

What is Hype Network working on now?

Phase 2 of the roadmap, Liftoff: the Hype Mini Game, the iPhone app on the Apple App Store, an in-app marketplace beta, an independent audit of the HYPED token contract, and talks with exchanges.

Will Hype Network come to iPhone?

Yes. The iPhone app on the Apple App Store is part of Phase 2 of the roadmap. Today Hype Network is on Google Play for Android.

How will HYPED be used?

Today you mine HYPED and withdraw it to your own wallet on Polygon. The roadmap adds an in-app marketplace (beta in Phase 2), then Hype Pay for zero-fee payments, NFTs and governance voting in Phase 3.