The HYPE engine · how the platform breathes

One tap. Thirty days. The whole scene moves.

HYPE is how fans evangelize. Earn it by listening, attending, showing up. Spend it by hyping artists, venues, promoters, songs, albums, shows, and events worth knowing about — once every 30 days per source. HYPE fades over 90 days, so charts always reflect what's hitting right now.

01 · Anatomy

The HYPE button lives on every entity.

Three states, one rule: tap once per source per 30 days. Whether it's a song you finished, a venue you love, or a tour you can't wait for — same button, everywhere.

State 01 · Available

Tap to give HYPE

Outline icon shows the source is open. The number is the entity's current active HYPE — what's still inside its 90-day fade window.

State 02 · Hyped

You're on the board

Filled icon, count ticks up. Your HYPE is now part of this entity's score — fresh and weighted highest for the next 15 days.

State 03 · Cooldown

30-day source lock

You can still listen, watch, attend — but you can't double-stack HYPE on the same source. Refreshes 30 days after your last tap.

The 90-day fade horizon

Every HYPE you give starts hot and cools as it ages. Charts only contain HYPE that hasn't fully cooled.

Fresh 0–15d Hot 15–30d Warm 30–55d Cool 55–75d Fade 75–90d
Day 0 · 100% weight Day 45 · ~50% weight Day 90 · 0% · removed
02 · Surfaces

HYPE shows up everywhere.

Same component, same rules. Artists, venues, promoters, songs, albums, shows, events — every entity on iHYPE has a HYPE meter, a fade horizon, and a one-tap action.

Artist#04
Phantom Ridge
Indie · Portland, ME · 14.2k followers
8,412 HYPE ↑ 142/h
Venue#11
State Theatre
Portland, ME · 1,800 cap
4,287 HYPE ↑ 34/h
Promoter#02
Disco Mortis
Late-night · 42 shows / yr
12,941 HYPE ↑ 281/h

Recently played · finishing earns +1 HYPE

View history →
PR
Static on the Mountain
Phantom Ridge · Wreckage EP
+1 earned
3:42
DM
Fluorescent Heaven
Disco Mortis · Single
+1 earned
4:18
SR
Chrome Cathedral
Silver Reverend · Mass
+1 earned
5:01
03 · Your pulse

What you've earned, given, and aged.

Your wallet, your tier, your streak — at a glance.

HYPE wallet

Active streak
2,418
HYPE earned · lifetime
847
Given lifetime
+14 this week
231
Active given
in 90-day window
8.4
Tastemaker score
Top 12% curators
312
Earned this month
+22% vs last

Reputation tier

Level 4 of 6
★
Curator
2,000 — 9,999 earned
2,41810k
7,582 more to unlock Tastemaker

Daily streak

×1.3 multiplier
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W
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F
S
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12
Day streak
×1.3 earn rate
3 days to ×1.5
04 · Earn

How to earn HYPE.

HYPE is earned by participating — listening, watching, attending. Streaks and first-listen bonuses multiply your earn rate. Browse and consume freely; only giving HYPE is rate-limited.

Audio · video
+1HYPE
Finish a song
Listen all the way through. Skips and partial plays don't count. First-listen on a brand-new release earns +2.
⏱ Detected via player completion
Mixtape · DJ set
+5HYPE
Finish a show
Watch a promoter show or DJ mix start to finish. Includes the tail — no scrubbing past credits.
⏱ Detected at 95% playback completion
Live · in-person
+10HYPE
Attend an event
Scan your ticket QR at the door. Verified attendance unlocks the full earn — and a one-time first-attendance badge.
📍 Verified at door scan
×1.3 earn rate
Daily streak · 7+ days in a row
+2 bonus HYPE
First-listen on a release within 24h
+5 bonus HYPE
First-attend at a venue you've never been to
+0.2 tastemaker
Hyping something before it crosses 100 HYPE
05 · Reputation

The tastemaker ladder.

Six tiers based on lifetime HYPE earned. Higher tiers get earlier access to ticket presales, better positioning in the activity feed, and a verified curator badge.

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Listener
0 — 99
First steps. Earn HYPE, give your first.
★
Regular
100 — 499
Activity feed visible to friends.
★
Fan
500 — 1.9k
Friend recs on artist pages.
You
★
Curator
2k — 9.9k
24h presale access. Curator badge.
✦
Tastemaker
10k — 49.9k
48h presale. Featured rosters.
✦
Patron
50k+
72h presale. Direct artist line.