A diagram of how hives work is shown below. Hives have an inflationary effect on $COMB and will produce until 1,000,000 $COMB tokens are minted. As of May 2022, there are <120,000 $COMB tokens in existence with the expected forward emission rate being ~510 $COMB per day, or 15,300 $COMB per month and 186,150 $COMB per year. Hives are thus currently expected to continue emitting $COMB until late 2026.