The News

Excited as we all are by the potential of Hive there are things going on in the world that make it seem less important. Today a British politician was murdered. That does not mean we should stop doing what we do, but I do think just chasing money when you may have enough is not that important really. I am not just driven by money and I do want Hive to do well so that more people who may struggle to get by can make something.

Sorry to bring things down, but we should see the bigger picture.

Meanwhile Bitcoin seems to be having another growth spurt. That generally hits the alts, but $HIVE is holding up fairly well and $SPS is racing away. The 'other coin' is struggling to stay about 1000 Satoshi.

Chart I generated from @coingecko data.

Friday Followings

I have been away for work all week, so have had less time to see what is happening on Hive. I will still look out some people to list here.

• @nathen007 is keeping up the Follow Friday theme with a different style of post to me, but that is fine. I do not lay claim to the tag.
• You probably follow @theycallmedan anyway and he is not desperate for your votes, but you should follow his suggestion of commenting on this Tweet by Kraken on which blockchain has the best community. Some memecoin got a lot of love there, but we have something real that people need to know about. I actually saw @demotruk post about it first and he is also worth a follow.
• @starstrings01 did a nice rundown of his Hive journey over the last three years.
• @keys-defender is doing a grand job of spotting where people have leaked their keys. They need to be told so they can take action. This account also looks out for phishing campaigns and other dangers.

The Doghouse

I have not had time to look for abuse this week, but some of the people who complain about unfair downvotes need to understand that it is an essential part of Hive and restricting it to 'good people/actions' is just not viable. The platform needs to be made as simple as possible with the minimum of rules. It is down to people to decide how to use their power, however they gained it. If you annoy them it may get you flagged, but whining about that is unlikely to get you far unless you have made the effort to win friends.

The End

The current run on Bitcoin could bring more people to crypto and so we have to keep talking about Hive. It ought to be a natural home for any crypto fans as a place receptive to interesting discussions with no danger of having your account shut down for 'breaking the rules'.

But remember to have fun and engage with people.

Hive five!