Tap the like button on this post and observe the heart icon filling with color. That quick animation actually takes the same amount of time, or perhaps even longer, than the creation of a single Hive block.

This network is built upon a decade of history and 6 years of continuous development. Throughout its operation, it has successfully produced more than 111,102,300 blocks without ever shutting down.

Sub-second responsiveness is the expected pace of modern social media, and it is also the exact speed of your hive:native transactions.