1Hive depends on the community’s ability to recognize useful work and direct Honey toward it.
If Honey is going to become a reserve asset for public goods, the community needs strong curation. That means noticing work that strengthens the network, evaluating whether it creates lasting value, and helping shared resources flow toward contributors and projects that advance the mission.
Curation is not just appreciation. It is part of capital allocation.
What should be funded
The standard is simple: does the work make 1Hive, Honey, or the broader commons more capable?
Examples include:
- maintaining governance or treasury infrastructure,
- improving Honey liquidity, utility, or distribution,
- building open-source tools others can reuse,
- writing documentation that makes participation easier,
- researching better governance or funding mechanisms,
- resolving disputes or reducing operational risk,
- helping contributors coordinate and ship useful work,
- creating public goods that strengthen the ecosystem around 1Hive.
Not every positive action needs funding. But work that creates durable value should be visible, evaluated, and, when appropriate, rewarded.
The Common Pool
The 1Hive Common Pool holds Honey that can be allocated through community governance.
Anyone can submit a proposal requesting Honey from the pool. A proposal should explain:
- what will be built or delivered,
- why it matters for 1Hive or public goods,
- how much Honey is requested,
- who will receive it,
- what milestones or evidence the community should expect,
- what risks or tradeoffs are involved.
Proposals are discussed in the Forum and voted on using the Gardens v1 interface. Successful proposals receive Honey from the Common Pool.
This is the most established path for funding community-led work.
Gardens v2 pools
1Hive is also experimenting with modular conviction voting pools through Gardens v2. These pools can be used for signaling, contributor rewards, liquidity support, and other targeted allocation processes.
Active pools include:
- Citizens Registry — manages the allowlist for the 1Hive Gardens v2 community.
- Contributor Rewards — signals support for contributors who may receive streaming Honey rewards from the council safe.
- Honey Liquidity Tap — supports shared liquidity proposals that can strengthen Honey markets.
- Council Safe Continuous Election — signals support for council safe membership.
These pools are experiments in more continuous and targeted allocation. They should be judged by whether they improve the community’s ability to fund useful work and steward Honey.
How to curate well
Good curation is concrete.
When supporting work, explain:
- what was delivered,
- who benefits,
- whether it can be reused,
- how it strengthens Honey, governance, infrastructure, or public goods,
- whether the requested reward or budget is reasonable.
When questioning work, be specific. Ask for evidence, milestones, scope, costs, risks, or clearer ownership. Curation should make decisions better, not simply make contributors feel judged.
Why it matters
1Hive’s long-term goal is to fund more public development than any other organization.
That only works if the community can allocate Honey better than centralized institutions allocate capital. Curation is how we build that capacity: one proposal, contribution, review, and funding decision at a time.