The news
The crypto world is having a moment as $BTC takes off again. Various coins are seeing big gains, but $HIVE is a little slower off the mark. A 12% rise over a week is still not to be sniffed at. All our votes gained value.
Today #FollowFriday coincides with #HPUD. Usually you would get a comment from 
I still wanted to power up. I am aiming to buy some $HIVE each month. I got £50 worth this week when the price was a little lower. Some went to power up other accounts, but the bulk went to my main one. That takes me past 112k HP. I should get well past 120k this year.
Friday Follows
- The first winners in the Vibes music contest were announced. It was great to see some brand new Hivers up there including
@attabotty
@iamlosi
@fondew. This is a weekly contest, so encourage your musician friends to get involved.
@oldmans has some cool old photos of ski jumping in Los Angeles in the 50's. The made their own 'mountain' for it.
@dreemsteem have been running a Deal or No Deal game and my friend
@brijwhiz made a poem about it.
These people get a share of the rewards on this post.
The Dog House
In my time on Hive I have seen plenty of people get upset when they received downvotes. That is part of how the platform is protected and if you are seen as causing it harm then you may get them. I am in favour of forgiveness if people can change their ways, but some just throw their toys out of the pram and make it worse.
There have been various schemes that could be considered as selling votes, which is frowned upon. That may be why a certain set of accounts with negative reputation are spamming the blockchain. Oddly they do it with upvotes, but the amounts involved are so tiny as to be insignificant. They have been posting dumps of transaction data too, but I am unsure what purpose that serves. I have muted them to reduce my notifications. Peakd does not show votes below a certain value anyway.
I will not give this person any publicity by mentioning names, but be aware of what can happen if you try to fight the community.
The End
Enjoy this crypto 'spring'. Things can change so fast, so do whatever you think is best for you. I choose to keep investing time and money in this platform as I believe in the good it can do.
What is next for Hive? Do you have plans to make it bigger and better? I will promote projects and events I hear about.
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