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Gandalf the Grey
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IT Wizard, Hive Witness
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Blockchain Wizardry
2026-03-20 15:09
Thank you for passing by
Six years of Hive. A decade of the platform. "Can you promise that I will come back?" "No. And if you do, you will not be the same." - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey I'm a Hive witness,
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-11-18 14:55
Hive HardFork 28 Jump Starter Kit
This is a copy–paste friendly guide to get a Hive consensus node running for HF28. Simple recipes for: seed node witness node exchange / personal wallet node basic API node Docker version of all of the
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-10-28 15:52
Brace yourself: HardFork is coming
HF28 v1.28.0 HardFork is not something that we do very often. That's because Hive is pretty much feature-complete on Layer1 and already a perfect tool for a variety of use cases where a fast, secure, and
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-10-14 16:49
HiveFest: say Hi(ve) in person
I’ll keep this one short(-ish). HiveFest starts soon. I’m in Kuala Lumpur and, in a few blinks, we’ll already be boarding planes home. If you’re around: come say Hi(ve). It’s our yearly “Oh wow, you’re
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-10-06 22:22
Muddy Confluence after Split. Also: OMG OHMB!
One Hundred Million Blocks on Hive! I’d brag about signing the 100,000,000th block, but it wasn’t me - @deathwing nailed it ;-) See for yourself: Why this matters (even if you’re new here): Blocks are
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-08-26 23:08
Updates. Re: branding. It’s about me and the mirror. And also HiveFest.
New avatar So, first things first: I’ve changed my avatar. Blame @roelandp - he asked me for my logo, and since my "company" is just me (that’s quite a company, if you ask me), the only thing
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HiveFest
2025-05-14 20:05
SkyTeam Airline Alliance - Official partner of HiveFest
HiveFest is back for another round, usually unusual and boringly awesome as always. For the fourth time, we're partnering not with a single airline, but with the entire SkyTeam airline alliance as our
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-04-20 21:59
Trust issues
When most people hear “trust issues”, they think of breakups or drama-filled pop songs. But whenever money is involved (especially in the cryptocurrency realm), there’s a more expensive version: every
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-04-13 22:15
My Weekly Update (LOL)
I was going to use this title on April Fools' Day, but I ran out of time. It's too good not to use, so I'm using it now. New Mirrornet Instance running our next HardFork version Produced through the Sora
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Blockchain Wizardry
2025-01-19 09:02
Breaking the mirror, building a new one.
This post is for informational purposes and Mirrornet operations coordination, intended for witnesses and developers who want to use the test environment. Mirrornet/Fakenet? Please refer to my previous
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Blockchain Wizardry
2024-09-24 21:33
You Have No Idea! (How much development is happening on Hive Core)
Core Development 2024 Many people asked me to share a video that some of you may have seen during the core developers panel on the first day of HiveFest at Meštrović Gallery in Split (while being there
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HiveFest
2024-08-25 22:35
We are going to Split!
We are going to Split! - That might seem obvious because I've been fortunate to attend every annual meeting since its inception. That is, until last year. For the first time, I missed HiveFest last year.
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Blockchain Wizardry
2024-07-17 20:11
Hive Node Setup for the Smart, the Dumb, and the Lazy.
Hive consensus node - simple way Requirements: Hardware: x86-64, 32GB RAM, 1TB fast storage (SSD / NVMe) Software: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Assumptions: We act as user hive with uid 1000 and HOME=/home/hive We
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Blockchain Wizardry
2024-07-07 20:22
gtg witness update
A week ago, I marked 8 years since creating my account on this chain. Cheers! Generated with Illusion Diffusion HQ Upgrades (new release) If you haven’t done so yet, please upgrade your nodes to version
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HiveFest
2024-05-06 15:34
SkyTeam Airline Alliance - Official partner of HiveFest
I’ve managed to secure a deal with an airline alliance, as I’ve done in the past for HiveFest. This usually unusual event deserves that! That means exclusive discounts of up to 15% on all SkyTeam airlines
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Blockchain Wizardry
2024-04-25 23:34
gtg witness update
Me again. Usual doing/writing balance issues. Generated with Illusion Diffusion HQ The biggest minor release of them all There were some posts by @blocktrades already, but it's not enough to emphasize
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Blockchain Wizardry
2023-12-08 18:33
Power to the Hive (but just a little)
During the last Core Dev meeting, I’ve mentioned my Hive consensus node setup that consumes 7W of power. That was just my rough estimate, but because I was asked for more details, I took a closer look
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Blockchain Wizardry
2023-10-14 20:17
Mirror, Mirror on the Hive
Over 1.5 years ago, I initiated the first public Mirrornet for Hive. Since then, Mirrornet has proven itself to be a valuable tool to assist with core development. It's not easy to maintain because due
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hivebeecon
2023-10-09 22:18
The First HiveBeeCon Buzzes to a Close: Thank You for the Magic!
Wieliczka Salt Mine
Wow, the first HiveBeeCon was something special, and it’s all because of you.
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Blockchain Wizardry
2023-09-29 13:30
Seed nodes health, EU meetup reminder, and new wallet's first steps
Witnesses and Seed Nodes If you are a witness or a service provider committed to Hive, please consider operating a public seed node. If it proves to be reliable, we will include its address on our official
