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It has now been seven years since I first joined this community, and one year since my last post - which was about my six year Hive-iversary. You can find that post here: Having re-read it now, I think

Six years ago I stumbled upon a website and blockchain that shall not be named, having absolutely no idea what I would be getting myself into. Over the past six years this platform and community ended

I wanted to take a minute to share some thoughts on the most recent SPS governance proposal around limiting rewards based on card level used in battles. You can find the proposal post here for reference:

The $GME and wallstreetbets saga has been the story of the year so far in 2021, and it has brought a lot of attention to cryptocurrency (bitcoin in particular) and defi as potential solutions to the myriad

With the seemingly crazy run up in BTC prices over the past couple of months, it can be hard to resist the urge to sell some (for me at least) so I try to zoom out and put things into perspective which

It's hard to believe that it has been three years since I first became a part of this incredible community. It has been quite the rollercoaster ride, to say the least, but despite everything that has happened,

obligatory thumbnail image, source: pixabay.com I know it's been WAY too long since I've posted here. For some reason it's really difficult for me to write posts. I very much want to write more, and I've

The HiveBot Discord Notification Service now supports notifications for Hive Engine token and market transactions! For those of you not familiar with the service or if you need instructions on how to use

I am extremely happy to report that the Hive Keychain browser extension has FINALLY been approved by Google and is now available for everyone to install on the Google Chrome and Brave browsers! You can

HiveBot is a new Discord notification service for the Hive blockchain.

Like many of you I feel energized and excited in a way I haven't felt in years with the launch of Hive, and it seemed like participating in @theycallmedan's What Does Hive Mean To Me? Initiative would

Since the Tron purchase of Steemit a little over a month ago, I've written a number of different post drafts that I subsequently scrapped and never posted. It takes me a really long time to get my thoughts

Since the announcement about the acquisition of Steemit, Inc I've written and subsequently scrapped three different multi-page posts about my thoughts on the situation. I know I should post something to

About Steem Keychain Steem Keychain is a browser extension currently available for the Chrome, Brave, and Firefox web browsers that allows users to securely store their Steem keys for multiple accounts

I'm super excited to announce the second ever official #SteemPhilly meetup event coming up in a few weeks! The event is sponsored by Splinterlands, as you might expect, and it will be awesome. In addition

It's hard to believe it's been 2 years since I first signed up for a Steem account through steemit.com. The time seems to have flown by and yet it also seems like I've been here for ages. Steem has literally

Hardfork number 21 of the Steem blockchain is quickly approaching, and, in addition to the code changes to the blockchain rules, it has also brought about a community-based movement to improve the platform.

tl;dr - Support their advertisers! We got a rare (and possibly only?) glimpse into the finances at Steemit, Inc with @elipowell's recent post: Steemit, Inc. Financial Update The most important part of

Image for the sake of having an image The next proposed Hard Fork of the Steem blockchain has two parts - the Steem Proposal System (SPS) and the Economic Improvement Proposal (EIP). @timcliff did a great

Coolest business card ever, courtesy of the amazing @nateaguila I know it has been way too long since I've done a witness update post, so I figure it's about time I let everyone know what I've been up