![HivePUD is here April 1st 2022 blog graphic.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/traciyork/23yd9msaMAt5mqyq1v7ebxTgY9Hf7LDmB4oa6c95Umr3J4E72itpTqo6FdEFFGgioUoWu.png) No fooling! While technically in my little corner of the world there's still about 4 hours left of March (I'm posting this at around 8:00pm EST), #HivePUD for April 1st (aka [April Fools' Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day)) 2022 has already arrived in other parts of the world. If you want a super cool way to check if it's officially in your area according to UTC time (which is how the Hive Buzz badges are determined), be sure to check out the [Countdown Timer](https://hive.blog/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-countdown) on the hivebuzz.me site (under the green "Power Up" tab), courtesy of the awesomesauce team at @hivebuzz!

To be clear:

- If you want to qualify for the AMAZING Hive Power Up Day badge(s), your power up must happen during the 24 hours of April 1st 2022 according [to UTC time](https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/). **and/or** - If you want to qualify for the #HivePUD prize pool, your power up and post must happen (according to criteria listed below) during the hours of April 1st 2022, your local time.

PLEASE NOTE:

As I did [in July 2021](https://peakd.com/hive-167922/@traciyork/announcement-post-updated-hive-power-up-day-july-1st-2021), I've changed things up a bit again with these monthly posts. Ever since @streetstyle started this initiative [four years ago this month](https://peakd.com/steem/@streetstyle/you-have-some-steem-now-what-steem-power-day-steem-voting-rvf4s7w5) on our legacy chain, there have been four monthly posts - [the Announcement](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/hive-power-up-day-for-march-1st-2022), [Welcome to HivePUD](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/its-here-hive-power-up-day-for-march-1st-2022), [Unofficial](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/unofficial-winners-list-for-hivepud-hive-power-up-day-march-1st-2022), and [Official Results](https://peakd.com/hive-122221/@traciyork/official-winners-list-for-hivepud-hive-power-up-day-march-1st-2022). At the time, the announcement was necessary to make people aware of the upcoming event. But now that Hive Power Up Day is firmly established in the community, and so many people (like @victoriabsb, @fionasfavourites, and @hivebuzz to name a few) are posting announcements, mine seems more than a bit redundant. So I've decided to combine the first two posts into this one that will be published close to the start of the first each month. I'll then start boosting the signal of the "HivePUD is coming" posts done by others instead, as it seems like it will be the best way to spread the word. 😊 Now, for the basic Power Up Day details...

What is HivePUD?

Hive Power Up Day happens on the first of every month. Those who are able to, take this time to power up some Hive, and/or cancel their power downs and pause trading/selling for the 24 hour span of the day. If you'd like more in depth information about Power Up Day, please check out [this post from July 2021](https://leofinance.io/@traciyork/announcement-post-hive-power-up-day-july-1st-2021).

What are the rules to win prizes for HivePUD?

The requirements are:

Your reputation must be above 39 and below 70.
Your total Hive Power (before the 1st) must be more than 100 and less than 8000.
You must power up at least 10 Hive on April 1st.
You must write a post about your power up on April 1st with the tag #HivePUD (International) or #HPUD (Hispanic) as one of your first 5 tags (tagging only in the body of the post doesn't count)..

To be included in the winners list, **you must meet all four requirements above**. The order of the list (first place, second place, and so on) will be determined by the biggest PERCENTAGE of Hive powered up, not necessarily the most Hive powered up.

How to get HiveBuzz badges

For details, check their post Hive Power Up Day - April 1st 2022 as well as their Power Up Day Helper Badge post but essentially -

Power up a minimum of 10 HIVE during the UTC time for the first of the month. Convert your local time to UTC or check the countdown timer on the Hive Buzz site (under the "Challenges" tab) to confirm it's during the first UTC time before you power up.

They've also turned the occasional #HPUM (Hive Power Up Month) into a monthly event all year long! To read more about it, check out their post from the beginning of the year, [PUD - PUH - PUM - It's all about to Power Up!](https://peakd.com/hivebuzz/@hivebuzz/pud-202201)

HIVE POWER UP DAY Prize list

✅ = CONFIRMED ❓ = NOT CONFIRMED 🌟 = NEW 🔄 = PRIZE REVISED

1st Place

600 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
300 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

2nd Place

500 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
200 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

3rd Place

400 HIVE Power delegation for 30 days - - Sponsored by @theycallmedan, and distributed by @eddiespino through the @aliento account. ✅
100 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

4th-20th Place Each

1 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅

Other Prizes

Delegations & Upvotes

9th & 15th places on the power up list will each win one 100% upvote on their most recent post - Sponsored by @cmplxty ✅
Three delegations of 100 HIVE Power each for 3 weeks, based on her updated criteria - Sponsored by @fionasfavourites ✅
One 100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (as announced here, criteria TBD) - Sponsored by @hiveph ❓

Drawings for delegations, Hive Power, & coins

All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HIVE POWER (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @livinguktaiwan ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HIVE (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HIVE POWER (5 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @traciyork (courtesy of Hive supplied by @theycallmedan) ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a drawing for a 100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @blockheadgames ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a drawing for a 10 BRO (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @raymondspeaks on behalf of the @brofund (aka The Man Cave Project) ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a drawing for 100 POSH (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @acidyo and @poshtoken ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HBD (3 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @dswigle, on behalf of #MarketFriday ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool and who aren't already holding more than 20 PIZZA, will be entered into a drawing for 20 PIZZA tokens (2 lucky winners, who will then be able to send PIZZA tips on-chain) - Sponsored by the @pizza.witness team ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who qualify for the prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of a 500 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks (2 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @zekepickleman ✅

Prizes for those who don't qualify

As of August 2021, there are a few prizes for accounts who don't qualify for the main prize pool. Meaning: if your power up was under 10 Hive, your account was under 100 Hive Power or more than 8000, and/or your reputation was under 39 or over 70 before you powered up, you still have a chance of winning a prize!

All HivePUD Prize participants who DO NOT qualify for the main prize pool will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HIVE POWER (3 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @traciyork (courtesy of Hive supplied by @theycallmedan) ✅
One HivePUD participant who powers up and tweets about Power Up Day (whether they DO or DO NOT qualify for the above prizes) will receive a 100 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @hiveblogshare ✅
All HivePUD Prize participants who DO NOT qualify for the main prize pool will be entered into a drawing for 100 POSH (1 lucky winner) - Sponsored by @acidyo and @poshtoken ✅

Prize pool for the Hispanic #HPUD run by @victoriabsb

The details are in her announcement post for this month - Hive Power UP Day: Recordatorio: 📅 1ero de Abril 💪 Reglas & Premios [ENG/ESP] || #HPUD

Timeline Reminder

Power up Hive on April 1st 2022
Post about your power up on April 1st 2022
Unofficial winners list will be posted April 3rd or 4th (allowing time to correct for errors/omissions)
Official winners list will be posted on April 5th, after which sponsors will disperse prizes

Happy Hive Power Up Day, all!

Thanks to everyone for all you do to make our new blockchain space a home! Special shout out to @abh12345 for always graciously agreeing to help by sending me the raw data when the time comes - Asher, you're a ROCKSTAR! Here's to another awesomesauce Hive Power Up Day! https://media.giphy.com/media/Ph0MRoe6FUlrehzv7k/giphy.gif Image Credits: blog thumbnail created on Canva. #HivePUD GIF created using both Giphy and [ezGIF](https://ezgif.com/).

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