"Hub Culture"
Collaborate in a virtual state.
About
Hub Culture is a global digital ecosystem that blends social networking, digital identity, and lifestyle services. It includes the Ven digital currency (a private currency backed by a basket of currencies, commodities, and carbon futures), the Zeke bot assistant, the virtual world Emerald City, and Pavilions - pop-up coworking and retail spaces. Members can use HubID to access services, verify identity, and even book hotels or unlock premium content - all powered by Ven.
Client's Request
In 2018, the client approached us to build the core infrastructure for their growing digital ecosystem. They needed a scalable platform where users could interact as a community, transfer Ven, access exclusive news, and manage their identity securely. The system also had to support future integrations with elements like Zeke, Emerald City, and Pavilions, offering real-world services like hotels and clubhouses.
Key development goals included:
- Develop a social network with a news feed, messaging (similar to Facebook), and a reward system for active users
- Integrate Ven for wallets, peer-to-peer payments, and paid content.
- Develop secure identity verification using HubID and biometric methods.
- Enable monetization through a membership system and pay-to-unlock features.
- Build admin tools for moderation, analytics, and platform control.
- Support future integrations with AI tools, VR components, and hotel/travel services.
- Lay technical groundwork for integrating Zeke, Emerald City, and real-world service.
Here’s What We Did
Between 2018–2020, our team delivered the platform that powers the Hub Culture ecosystem today. To bring the client's vision to life, we delivered:
- A modular social platform: With member profiles, messaging, groups, and activity feeds.
- Ven currency integration: Including wallets, transaction history, and support for Ven-based payments for digital services and news content.
- Pay-to-read news system: Letting users unlock premium articles using Ven.
- HubID verification: Identity vault integration using biometric or document verification methods.
- Admin dashboard: For real-time control over users, content, analytics, and transaction monitoring.
- Membership tiers: With configurable access levels and monetization options.
- Live radio feature: For streaming real-time audio to community groups and events.
Here’s the Result
Due to our expertise, Hub Culture gained a unified, secure, and monetizable platform where digital currency, identity, and community interact seamlessly. The Ven-powered services - like paid content, hotel bookings, and P2P transfers - brought the ecosystem to life, while features like messaging and user rewards increased engagement and retention.
Our development work helped realize the client’s vision of a borderless, self-contained digital society and laid a solid foundation for future integrations with AI and VR.
Who worked on it:
Project Manager;
Tech Lead;
CTO;
Full-stack developer;
Quality Assurance;
Industry
Social NetworksSystem type
Collaboration and communication systemTime to release
4 monthsBillable hours
1,000 hr