The thing started when I read The Rise of Dark Stablecoins Like HBD by @taskmaster4450 and decided to talk to ChatGPT in order to learn how visible $HBD was for this AI. First, I asked it to give me examples of stablecoins. ChatGPT didn't mention $HBD within 30 examples. Then, I asked it to tell me about "dark stablecoins", and once again, $HBD wasn't mentioned.
I was surprised by that since $HBD's market capitalization isn't actually tiny. So, I decided to check how well $HBD was ranked on Coingecko's list of stablecoins, and found nothing. As it turned out, $HBD wasn’t listed under any categories on CoinGecko:
That was on May 13, 2025 - no $HBD:
And that's May 15, 2025, after Coingecko reacted to my request:
Check it out in Coingecko's stablecoin category. #65 in the list.
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It actually took less than 1 day for Coingecko. I sent them a request, having named myself "a community member" and used @dalz's post for reasoning the request:
Next day, it was approved:
I asked them to add $HBD to categories Stablecoins and Algorithmic stablecoins, as you see above.
$HBD stands #3 on Algorithmic stablecoins:
Being at the very top of anything is great for visibility, including visibility for AI.
Coingecko also decided to add $HBD into USD stablecoins category. So, $HBD has appeared in 3 categories:
It would be good if Coingecko had another category - something about censor-resistant stablecoins or "dark stablecoins". And here I am returning to what I started with, a post The Rise of Dark Stablecoins Like HBD by @taskmaster4450:
Young Ju stated that as today’s stablecoins become regulated, they will lose the allure that has led many to use them as a substitute for the U.S. dollar... ...giving rise to dark stablecoins that could satisfy different use cases.
Young Ju explains that dark stablecoins can be programmed in two different ways: using algorithms to maintain the U.S. dollar peg, although most of these stablecoins (including TerraUSD) have failed before; and using stablecoins issued by countries that don’t censor financial transactions.
This is what is meant by "dark stablecoins". HBD resides on the base layer of the blockchain. It is not run by a company, overlaying it on different networks. Instead, the block validators approve any transactions, the same as any other blockchain. There is no group or individual behind the coin.
How it operates is dictated by the code. It is programmed in and can only be changed through consensus of the block validators. There is no KYC or AML. Sanctions cannot be applied.
Inspiring for Hive, right? 😎
What About AI and $HBD?
CoinGecko is one of the top sources for AI to learn about crypto. But Coingecko alone isn't enough. Coinmarketcap is a must, too.
Info on CEX is important either. Upbit.com (here) and Indonesian Upbit (here) are the only CEX trading $HBD. They generated only 7$ 24h trade volume today which is displayed on $HBD pages both on Coingecko and Coinmarketcap:
Very low 24h trading volume makes $HBD look a dead token. This goes to lists of CoinGecko stablecoins too:
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Neither CoinGecko nor Coinmarketcap track Hive exchanges, and I have no idea how to change it. @dalz, maybe you know?.. Would be good to have neat $HBD pages both on CoinGecko and Coinmarketcap...