Follow Friday: Ups and Downs
The News
I cannot help watching some crypto prices, but my main concern is $HIVE (vote it up!). I generated a different chart this week to show that its market cap was briefly exceeded by the legacy crapcoin (vote it down!). They have more coins in circulation and the prices got quite close. They do seem to track each other despite the blue coin having no development and few daps. Obviously a few 'exiles' went there, but most rewards go to a few accounts posting in Chinese and Korean for what look like junk posts.
We have another HPUD coming up next week. I have already bought some $HIVE as the price seems cheap and it is easy via the Transak service linked from the Peakd wallet.
You can hope all you want for a price improvement, but it happens due to people buying. These coins only do a few $million in volume each day, so a few hundred transactions can make a difference. My current strategy is to buy a little each month.
Friday Follows
- @thedeltron joined a while ago and has been active on some Hive projects, including @filmmaking4hive. He just did an introduction post that includes his move to Mexico to join the team working there.
- My friend @anna-newkey is just back from the Hive meetup in Hamburg. That is her home city, so it was convenient for her to visit family. I see from the pictures that a fair few people I know were there. We need more such events.
- @benoitblanc is a refugee from 'the other place'. They are looking for communities and asked about this on the UK Discord. I would tell people to engage more on Hive instead as not everyone uses Discord and it helps you connect with them as well as possibly earning rewards.
- @riseofthepixels is a new Hive game based around game development company with a retro aesthetic.
Events
I have been talking to @alessandrawhite about a UK meetup. Details are being finalised and it may be quite soon. Events do not have to involve months of planning and lots of expense. All you need is a time and a place for people to get together.
Update: She put this out just after I posted. We are on for a week tomorrow in my home town of Bedford. See you there!
The Dog House
I did not do a #FollowFriday post last week as I was dealing with some issues. Someone on Hive was blaming me for them getting downvoted and making threats. They were under the impression that I am involved with Hivewatchers, but I most definitely am not. I know the sort of grief that team gets and this is why they try to stay anonymous whereas I am quite open about who I am. I do not always agree with how HW operate, but I do think that Hive needs protecting from malicious behaviour.
The person in question was also making threats against other Hivers that included doxing. That is not acceptable. If you put things like that on the blockchain then they are there for good and can come back to haunt you. You are not going to succeed on Hive if you alienate the community. Beyond HW there are people who will happily downvote everything you do if they see you as toxic.
You cannot just be thrown off Hive, but it can be difficult to carry on here if you make too many enemies. You can still earn by various means, e.g. curation, but if your reputation goes low then your content gets hidden. You do not have to get along with everyone, but you need to find your people.
Although I have been on Hive for a long time that does not mean that I have massive influence. I have just met a lot of people via various events and I talk to them. How they act is entirely up to them. If you upset them then that is your issue to resolve.
I am not naming names to avoid causing more trouble for anyone. Long-running feuds are bad for all concerned and I do not want people driven away from Hive if they are willing to change.
The End
I already mentioned HPUD, but the start of each month means a few things for me. There will be new cards in @risingstargame and I need to produce my #BritList post. It does make me aware of time rushing by and the need to achieve things. Some of those things will involve Hive. Anyone can do something to help the platform and we can all benefit. Do not leave it all to others.
Hive five!
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So the more people buy a coin, the more the price increases
Right?
It is basic economics that demand drives price. $HIVE is useful to us in various ways. I will keep buying what I can afford.
I wish it were so easy to buy Hive here in the states. It would definitely be one of my regular buys if it were available on Coinbase or something like that. I guess until that day I will just have to earn it!
Can you buy other crypto? We need these ways to get what we want and to cash out when necessary.
It's pretty miserable here in the US for stuff like that. We can buy whatever is available on Coinbase, Kraken, Robinhood, PayPal, or Crypto.com. That's about it.
You could trade what you buy on there for $HIVE. We need it on more exchanges. The Transak thing is a convenient way for me to get it directly.
It looks like Transak could work for me, but there is no way to automate it. I have a feeling I might get tagged on the back end with foreign credit card fees too. That's the problem, where would I go to trade it into Hive? Most of the exchanges it is actually listed on are not available in the US or require KYC which makes it hard to use a VPN.
I see the Simpleswap service in peakd has some regional restrictions:
What about https://www.leodex.io/ ?
You'd have to ask me that last question in a DM :)
Does this not work?, it's easy here, bank - hive direct.
https://global.transak.com/
Looks like it could work but it isn't automated and to buy $20 I have to pay 10% in fees.
Hmm, the fee here is 1.25%..
Thanks for the Roundup Steve! Rise of the Pixels looks pretty awesome! Would love to play but maybe at a later stage when i have more time. Have you tried it yet?
!PIZZA
I don't really have time for another game, but it's another option for people. We need games to suit all tastes.
Definitely, the more variety the more attractive the blockchain will be. This one's pretty interesting though.
$PIZZA slices delivered:
@mimismartypants(1/5) tipped @steevc
I will have to try out Transak, I keep meaning to
It works pretty well with bank transfer. I had issues with a card or Google Pay.
Cool, will defo give it a whirl at some point
Oh cool, I didn't know that steem was still moving nicely. I haven't used steemit in many years, since I joined hive. Do you still use steemit? The good ole days :)
One thing I haven't done yet, but will want to in the coming months/years, is to be able to start withdrawing hive. Do you just withdraw to your crypto account (binance?) or do you much prefer transak?
My old 'S' account is censored, so no point, but I wouldn't give that compromised platform anything now. It is a real shame as that's where our community started. We moved on.
I have a Wirex card that I can withdraw through, but I've not done that in ages. I think Transak can only put funds into crypto, but I may be wrong.
Yes it is a shame, but you're right, we've all moved on! Hive is here to stay that's for sure.
Have you ever 'powered down' or withdrawn from Hive? It is something I have never done, and am not planning to, but I would like to know how to as eventually would like this platform to part-fund some music related ventures (videos and studio time)
I did power down on the old chain and it paid for my nice guitar as well as funding some trips to events. I haven't done it recently as the price is just too low and I would rather increase my stake. If it can get back over a dollar then I may consider it. I know others really need the money and it's good that Hive is helping them out.