The News

I used to look on @dappradar to see how the various Hive dapps (decentralised apps) were doing, but it seemed to be giving less reliable data. There was also @stateofthedapps, but that seems to have disappeared. Looked at the rankings for Hive I can see Splinterlands at the top, as I would expect, but the numbers for the social sites seem low. I am not even sure I have seen the game @terracore.

If I look at all chains then others seem to have a lot more active users. I think most of us know that Hive lacks users. It may just be a few thousand interacting here and that is insignificant compared to the corporate platforms. We still have plenty of potential for growth even if we only get 1% of the market.

Be aware that another fake airdrop has been doing the rounds. Hive themselves never do these, but projects on Hive may. It is always best to check if trusted accounts have verified such things, but even then there is a chance they have been hacked. Even the US SEC can have their social account hacked. With Hive you need to be extra careful as if you lose control of your account it may be impossible to recover. Any site that does not off Hive Keychain or Hivesigner should be treated with suspicion, especially if it asks for your active or master key.

Meanwhile our 'friend' Justin Sun is up to his usual dodgy dealings:

https://twitter.com/adamscochran/status/1750913272075674042

- adamscochran

I wonder if he has been propping Steemit up since the fork.

Friday Follows

• @skiptvads does in-depth reviews of TV shows and movies with lots of screenshots. There may be spoilers, so use appropriate caution. These posts could be a good place to discuss the shows after you have seen them.
• @ugochill talks about another musical collaboration he is working on. There have been lots of these arising from Hive, especially around the @risingstargame.
• @ravenmus1c is announcing the projects she is working on. As well as issuing NFTs she is working on new music and also a game.
• @killerwot has some thoughts on bringing people to Hive by just sharing links to content. If people come here and ask about it then we can follow that up, but we can work on normalising Hive as a destination.
• @dbooster talks about commenting. I see it as valuable in encouraging people to post, but it needs to be sincere. I see people who just seem to aim for quantity rather than quality.

These people get a share of the post rewards.

The End

We are rapidly approaching the end of January. If you have targets for the year then you need to get on with working towards them. There will be another Hive Power Up Day next week. I was trying to buy some $HIVE via Transak today, but it has not come through yet. They have not taken any money either.

Next weekend I will do a new #BritList. I really hope the numbers will improve this year.

Hive five!

The man behind:

@tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up @proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos #BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK