The News
Last week I reported that $HIVE was going up. Of course that soon changed and it lost the gains of recent weeks. I do not expect anyone to take what I say as financial advice as I just say what I see. I am happy that it is climbing again. You have to take a long-term view on these things, especially as most of us have it staked so cannot sell on a whim. Some may say that 13 weeks is too long to power down, but it was about 100 when the chain started. Some of the other variants reduced the time, but I think we need to encourage investment. Having some HP can earn for you as well as giving you a say in the rewards distribution, proposals and witnesses.
A couple of days ago Hive celebrated four years since the fork from the 'legacy chain'. Whilst we have seen lots of innovation and new projects that old thing has stagnated and is being milked by a few people. It really needs to die and we should encourage anyone using it to come to Hive instead. I know there is some bad blood with certain people, but Hive should be open to all. Whether people get support is another matter.
Friday Follows
@hiveauctions is a new game where you get to put in bids for a big prize. The concept is pretty simple and it just makes use of the normal Hive transfer system.
@chops.support is a voting bot run by
@slobberchops. He is looking for more candidates for support, but is struggling to find those who meet the criteria. You need to be serious about growing your account to qualify. I do something similar with
@tenkminnows and will be looking to add people to that soon.
@jonchosen is a musician in Mexico. He was signed up to Hive by
@starkerz who has been giving out $HBD to people who create accounts.
@thetroublenotes have been featured here a few times, but I will be meeting them in person next week when they play a gig in London. Check out their infectious tunes.
The Dog House
This is one that I am sure I have mentioned before. On Hive you can get extra rewards by using certain tags, but you need to ensure that you and your content are relevant to it. There is one that is intended to support people in the United Kingdom and some people are using it when they have no link to that country. They get a few cents from the bot, but others follow the voting trail to add to it. There are talks about creating a whitelist, but in the meantime be careful about what trails you follow. Those who persistently abuse the tag may get downvoted. It is up to you to ensure you use such tags responsibly.
The End
We are nearly a quarter of the way through the year, but every day is an opportunity on Hive. I would love to see many more people join this year, so keep spreading the word. When people do join you can help them by writing about them as I do in these posts. I make use of the beneficiaries feature to share rewards with people I mention.
Enjoy your weekend and Hive five!
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