Three years ago......

If you were away initially, it might be hard to understand why we feel as passionate about Hive as some do.

So many times in the weeks leading up to making Hive a reality, many things went wrong. An Army of people was working behind the scenes as fast as they could so Hive could be born.

People who had no idea what a Witness was and why it was vital for them to vote no matter how much their account was worth learned what their Witness vote meant. People wrote posts and videos to spread information as far and wide as possible.

It was the one time every person felt their voice heard when making Hive a reality.

There was the fear we would no longer have a place to write how and what we wanted. There was fear the people who purchased our Blockchain did it to eliminate it. It was a scary time for all involved.

Every minute, hour, and day the Witness lineup changed. Sometimes for the good and other times for heartbreak. It was a tense time to be on the Blockchain.

Some people stuck their necks out father publicly than others and paid the price. Others worked without sleep for days, setting the cornerstones into place.

I was scared that it was going away forever. I was promised this would not happen. I trusted in the promise when everything looked bleak. I leaned in that promise for all my friends that were as worried as me.

Each day became a yo-yo of emotions, and the Blockchain became a living organism morphing itself and the people into what it would become. It was hard to go to sleep at night. You never knew what you would be waking up to. What fires happened overnight?

Through it, the sense of community grew stronger and stronger. People that didn't talk started talking. It was the one time in blockchain history when old grievances were put aside so they could live on another day after Hive was born.

The day the switch was flipped I held my breath along with everyone else.

Hive finally went LIVE.

We had done it!

Our home had moved addresses, but it was still in one piece.

Then it was time for the dust to settle and see what was what.

A promise was made and kept, and for that, I will forever be grateful.

If you came to Hive after the fact, know so many fought for it to be here waiting for you to come and be YOU.

Once again, Thank You to all those who worked so hard to make Hive a reality! I am forever in your debt.