Hey everyone!
One of the best strategies for generating content on Hive involves engaging in circular economies through the expenditure of HBD at local stores. Numerous Hivers have accomplished this, and Hive projects globally have facilitated it. An excellent example is @hivesucre, which has convinced over 60 local shops to adopt HBD as a payment method.
In Cuba, the @hivecuba community maintains a website showcasing businesses that accept HBD on the island.
In Barquisimeto, Venezuela, the @hiversbqto team has been able to get a CoWorking space to accept HBD as a method of payment.
These are just examples. There are many such initiatives across Hive working towards this goal. At 3Speak, we aim to encourage such content, which is the motivation behind our initiative.
How to participate:
- Use a store that accepts lightning payments (and pay with V4V), a store that already accepts Hive's HBD, or a local store to accept HBD (we know this might be challenging, but it's not impossible).
- Record the purchase process and upload it to 3Speak.tv. It's very important to record the process where the QR Code is scanned.
- Use the #SpendHBD tag in your post.
- Share your post on social media and use relevant tags or hashtags. For example, you can share a small video clip and invite people to watch the full version on your 3Speak channel.
- Repeat this process as many times as possible.
The 3Speak curation team will check the #SpendHBD daily and reward the best videos with upvotes and even tips.
Important Information:
The business or local store doesn't necessarily have to download any app, they can go to https://v4v.app/pos/@SHOPACCOUNTNAME and create an invoice there. That will create a QR code to scan with your phone's camera and finish the transaction through the Hive Keychain Mobile app.
In the V4V app, the shop owner can set the local currency, so you don't have to convert to US Dollars.
Another thing is that the business does not necessarily have to open a Hive account. It's great if they do it, but if they already accept payments through the BTC Lightning network, you can pay with them with HBD through the V4V website.
The initiative's goal is to #SpendHBD at existing businesses and video record it, not to onboard businesses to Hive.
And lastly, check out the following maps of businesses that accept HBD and BTC Lightning Network payments.
BTC Lightning Map: https://btcmap.org/map
HBD Map: https://stores.hive-keychain.com/
There will be extra points or chances for users engaging in other people's posts. Remember that this is not only about yourself; commenting and watching the videos is a great way to contribute to other users. Let's build a great community!
Example of videos:
Important Links:
| 3Speak Linktree | SPK Network Linktree | Proof of Access Linktree |
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