![HivePUD is here February 1st 2023 blog graphic.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/traciyork/23yTmK1GqXASiRLNUKbQ1VMPFoyoJfoyfdzRBGshorzRhXQhpYx9qYG6g4VmyeHt5yxEb.png) I know - it seems like the new year just began, and already the first month is done. And while it's still not midnight in my neck of the woods (I'm posting this a bit after 10pm EST), #HivePUD for February 1st 2023 has already arrived in other parts of the world. If you want a super cool way to check if it's officially in your area according to UTC time (which is how the Hive Buzz badges are determined), be sure to check out the [Countdown Timer](https://hive.blog/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-countdown) on the hivebuzz.me site (under the green "Power Up" tab), courtesy of the awesomesauce team at @hivebuzz!

HivePUD TL;DR

- If you want to qualify for the AMAZING Hive Power Up Day badge(s), your power up must happen during the 24 hours of February 1st 2023 according [to UTC time](https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/). **and/or** - If you want to qualify for the #HivePUD prize pool, your power up and post must happen (according to criteria listed below) during the hours of February 1st 2023, your local time.

AND PLEASE NOTE:

I did some tweaking of the 4 traditional HivePUD posts [a year ago last month](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@traciyork/announcement-post-updated-hive-power-up-day-july-1st-2021), and back in April 2022 I decided to tweak a bit more by combining the usual first two posts (Announcement & Welcome to HivePUD) into this one that I publish around the first few hours of the start of the first each month. In addition, I'll do some extra signal boosting of the "HivePUD is coming" posts done by others instead, as it seems like it will be the best way to spread the word. 😊 And in July 2022, I decided to tweak the rules a bit, for the first time in forever - be sure to check them out below. Oh and in October, because of the continuing (and awesome) uptick in participation, I tweaked [the timeline of the Power Up Day results](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/important-announcement-about-hivepud-hive-power-up-day) to give me a couple extra days to put things together after my numbers guy sends me the raw data. Now, for the basic Power Up Day details...

What is HivePUD?

Hive Power Up Day happens on the first of every month. Those who are able to, take this time to power up some Hive, and/or cancel their power downs and pause trading/selling for the 24 hour span of the day. If you'd like more in depth information about Power Up Day, please check out [this post from July 2021](https://leofinance.io/@traciyork/announcement-post-hive-power-up-day-july-1st-2021).

What are the rules to win prizes for HivePUD?

UPDATED As of July 2022

The requirements are: 1. Your reputation must be above 39 and below 70 and **your account must be in good standing with the community.** 1. Your total HIVE Power (before the 1st) must be more than 100 and less than 8000. 1. You must power up at least 10 Hive on February 1st **(and must NOT be powering down).** 1. You must write a post about your power up on February 1st with the tag #HivePUD (International) or #HPUD (Hispanic) as one of your first 5 tags (tagging only in the body of the post doesn't count). To be included in the winners list, **you must meet all four requirements above**. The order of the list (first place, second place, and so on) will be determined by the biggest PERCENTAGE of Hive powered up, not necessarily the most Hive powered up. And to make it clear what's changed about the rules, I've **bolded** the two bits in rules #1 and #3. I think it's pretty self-explanatory why I've added those in, but please feel free to shout out if you any questions about it.

How to get HiveBuzz badges

For details, check their post Hive Power Up Day - November 1st 2022 as well as their Power Up Day Helper Badge post but essentially -

Power up a minimum of 10 HIVE during the UTC time for the first of the month. Convert your local time to UTC or check the countdown timer on the Hive Buzz site (under the "Challenges" tab) to confirm it's during the first UTC time before you power up.

They've also turned the occasional #HPUM (Hive Power Up Month) into a monthly event all year long! To read more about it, check out their post from the beginning of the year, [PUD - PUH - PUM - It's all about to Power Up!](https://peakd.com/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-202201)

HIVE POWER UP DAY Prize list

✅ = CONFIRMED ❓ = NOT CONFIRMED 🌟 = NEW 🔄 = PRIZE REVISED 🛑 = PRIZE TEMPORARILY PAUSED

1st Place

600 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
300 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅
750 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @leofinance ❓

2nd Place

500 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
200 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅
750 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @leofinance ❓

3rd Place

400 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
100 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

4th-20th Place Each

1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

Other Prizes

Delegations & Upvotes

9th & 15th places on the power up list will each win one 100% upvote on their most recent post - Sponsored by @cmplxty ✅
Three participants will be chosen for delegations of 300 HIVE Power each for 3 weeks, based on her criteria - Sponsored by @fionasfavourites, @coquicoin, and @lizelle (each delegating 100 HIVE Power to all three). ✅
One 150 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks to a Power Up Day participant who has SCRIBE staked - Sponsored by @dibblers.dabs, on behalf of the #ScholarAndScribe community. ✅
One prize for 5 Hive powered up and one prize of a 50 HIVE Power delegation - Sponsored by @wannabescrapper, based on the criteria in this post Scrap and Salvage HivePUD Incentive and on behalf of the Scrap and Salvage community. ❓
Three participants will each win 100 $LEO, based on the criteria in this post - Sponsored by @leofinance & distributed by @anomadsoul ❓
The last 20 places on the list will receive 1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift each - Sponsored by @splatts 🌟

Drawings for delegations, HIVE Power, & coins

All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a drawing for...

20 HIVE Power (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @livinguktaiwan and increased last month from her previous prize of 10 HP! ✅ 🔄
10 HIVE (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
10 HIVE Power (5 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @traciyork (courtesy of Hive supplied by @theycallmedan) ✅
100 POSH (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @acidyo and @poshtoken ✅
One 100 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @raymondspeaks on behalf of the @brofund (aka The Man Cave Project) ✅
One 100 CINE Power delegation for 4 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @raymondspeaks on behalf of the CineTV community ✅
20 HIVE (1 lucky winner) and a 250 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (2 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @dswigle, on behalf of #MarketFriday ✅
500 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks (2 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @zekepickleman ✅
100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @hiveph ✅
100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks to a Power Up Day participant - Sponsored by @dibblers.dabs, on behalf of the #ScholarAndScribe community. ✅
Participants who qualify and aren't already holding more than 20 PIZZA, will be entered into a drawing for 20 PIZZA tokens (2 lucky winners, who will then be able to send PIZZA tips on-chain) - Sponsored by the @pizza.witness team ✅
One 250 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days AND 10 HIVE Power (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @macchiata 🌟
100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @jacobtothe ✅
3000 Afit tokens (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @erikah 🌟
100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @dbooster 🌟

Prizes for those who don't qualify

As of August 2021, there are a few prizes for accounts who don't qualify for the main prize pool. Meaning: if your power up was under 10 Hive, your account was under 100 Hive Power or more than 8000, and/or your reputation was under 39 or over 70 before you powered up, you still have a chance of winning a prize! All HivePUD Prize participants who DO NOT qualify for the main prize pool will be entered into a drawing for...

10 HIVE Power (3 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @traciyork (courtesy of Hive supplied by @theycallmedan) ✅
100 POSH (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @acidyo and @poshtoken ✅

**Additionally**

One HivePUD participant who powers up and tweets about Power Up Day (whether they DO or DO NOT qualify for the above prizes) will receive a 100 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @hiveblogshare ✅

Prize pool for the Hispanic #HispanicHPUD run by @victoriabsb

The details are in her announcement post for last month - [Hive Power UP Day: a New Year a new Post [ENG/ESP] || #HispanicHPUD](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@victoriabsb/hive-power-up-day-a-new-year-a-new-post) **PLEASE NOTE** that as of [May 2022](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@victoriabsb/hive-power-up-day-1ero-de-mayo-2022-ha-comenzado-recuerda-tenemos-nueva-etiqueta-engesp-oror-hispanichpud), she's added a very important update to her requirements - now you must use the #HispanicHPUD tag to qualify. Be sure to check out her post for all the info.

NEW Power Up Day Timeline (as of [last month](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/important-announcement-about-hivepud-hive-power-up-day))

◾️ Power up Hive on February 1st 2023 ◾️ Post about your power up on February 1st 2023 ◾️ Unofficial winners list will be posted on February **5th** or **6th** (allowing time to correct for errors/omissions) ◾️ Official winners list will be posted on February **7th**, after which sponsors will disperse prizes

Happy Hive Power Up Day, all!

Thanks to everyone for all you do to make our new blockchain space a home! Special shout out to @abh12345 for always graciously agreeing to help by sending me the raw data when the time comes - Asher, you're a ROCKSTAR! Here's to another awesomesauce Hive Power Up Day! https://media.giphy.com/media/Ph0MRoe6FUlrehzv7k/giphy.gif Image Credits: blog thumbnail created on Canva. #HivePUD GIF created using both Giphy and [ezGIF](https://ezgif.com/).

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