Voting on HIP-16 will commence today via the Hydra DAO, targeting one of the ecosystem’s long-standing challenges: building sustained, meaningful engagement on X and growth in the Telegram community. With a reduced and optimized $3,000 budget, the X Awareness Booster & Arcade TG Game proposal introduces a powerful double feature: a Telegram-based “X Awareness Booster” system, and an arcade-style Telegram game called Hydra’s Fire, both of which will be integrated into the existing Hanna Hydra bot. Together, they aim to boost Hydra’s social media visibility, reward contributors, and grow the Hydra community in a sustainable, entertaining way.

💸 Budget and Rewards

The budget for the proposal was trimmed to $3,000 (initially $5000) to reduce impact on the DAO treasury and also due to AI coding efficiency improvements. In addition, $1000 of the budget will now be used as $HYDRA rewards for Hydra’s Fire, allowing for over 5,500 X shares under current market prices.

📣 X Awareness Booster

The X Awareness Booster module enables any community member to register their X account and submit Hydra-related posts via DM with Hanna. These posts are then verified by moderators before being distributed to the rest of the awareness network, who engage by liking, commenting, etc. Points are awarded for both posting and engagement, with leaderboards, bonus campaigns (“raids”), and Hanna’s personal encouragement fueling ongoing participation.

This system aims to address a major barrier: the belief among community members that their efforts on X don’t make a difference. By creating a structured yet motivating feedback loop, the initiative aims to turn passive observers into active contributors — without demanding access to their X accounts, ensuring privacy and ease of participation.

🎮 “Hydra’s Fire” Game

In parallel, Hydra’s Fire will add a gamified layer to outreach. This space-invaders-style Telegram game challenges players to defeat crypto-themed enemies, with power-ups, funky music, increasingly difficulty and challenging bosses making for an exciting gaming experience. And it will only be available from the Hydra Telegram group!

Players can earn up to 3 $HYDRA by sharing their scores on X — where each post must include a link to the Hydra Telegram group, generating visibility and new user inflow. The game is fully integrated with Hanna Hydra, meaning post verification and payouts are handled via the X Awareness Booster system, maintaining integrity. This integration also means that everyone who plays will receive ongoing updates about Hydra Chain, such as newly published articles, directly via DM from Hanna.

HIP-16 represents a community-centric leap toward smarter, more enjoyable social engagement, in addition to gamefied community growth. The voting starts from 12pm UTC today at https://vote.hydrachain.org!