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In just under a week, the next Hive Power Up Day (aka #HIvePUD) will be here! In fact, the @hivebuzz countdown timer started ticking down the days. Be sure to check it out on the HiveBuzz site (under the "Challenges" tab)so you don't miss your chance to earn a badge while you power up and build your Hive account!

And the reason I did the whole, 🚨UPDATED🚨 thing is, as I've been saying in recent Power Up Day posts, I'm changing things up again a little, thanks in part to some awesome feedback I've received over the past twelve months. One of the bigger changes begins with this post - I'm chopping out all my usual Power Up Day info (other than the basics and the prizes) and it will all go into one FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) post that I will refer to from here on out. Well, once I'm finished writing it, that it... 😂

For the moment, if you'd like more information about Power Up Day, please check out last month's Announcement post. And speaking of, here are some for this month -

Announcements

The payout from this post (aka the beneficiaries) is split equally between the three winners from July's HivePUD, so @bartolomee, @puza, and @dibblers.dabs (since @podping / @brianoflondon was kind enough to defer the prizes from his 2nd place power up) will each get 33%.
The payout for the next post ("Welcome to HivePUD" on the 1st) will go to the top 3 winners of @victoriabsb's Hispanic #HPUD initiative (also 33% each).
The payout for the Unofficial Winners post on the 3rd or 4th will go to... still thinking about that. It's a tie between the 4th & 5th place winners of both #HivePUD & #HPUD at 25% each, or 100% to @hive.fund (aka the DHF/Decentralized Hive Fund). Please shout out if you have other suggestions!
The payout for the Official Winners post will continue to go to me.
Prizes Added! Since my "One Year of HivePUD Celebration Drawing" was such a big hit, I spoke to @eddiespino, and he said @theycallmedan would sponsor a new monthly prize for accounts who don't qualify for the regular prize pool - see details in the Prize list below.

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.

How to qualify for HivePUD prizes

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 August 1st.
You must write a post about your power up on August 1st (your local time) with the tag #HivePUD (International) or #HPUD (Spanish).

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 from last month, Hive Power Up Day - July 1st 2021 - Hive Power Delegation 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.

HIVE POWER UP DAY Prize list

✅ = CONFIRMED
❓ = NOT CONFIRMED

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 ✅
5 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @alokkumar121 ✅

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 ✅
5 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @alokkumar121 ✅

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 ✅
5 HIVE Basic Income units/levels Gift - Sponsored by @improv ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @alokkumar121 ✅

4th-20th Place Each

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

ADDITIONALLY

9th & 15th places on the power up list will each win 1 HIVE Basic Income unit/levels Gift - Sponsored by @cmplxty ✅
Three delegations of 100 HIVE Power each for 3 weeks, based on her updated criteria - Sponsored by @fionasfavourites ✅
200 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks to 1 person who often posts under the #naturalmedicine tag and power up (as stated by @riverflows in her comment here and details can be found in this more recent post here ) - Sponsored by @naturalmedicine ❓
100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks (as announced here, criteria TBD) - Sponsored by @hiveph ❓
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) ✅

PLUS

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 ✅
Winner of @traciyork's prize will receive 100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks - Sponsored by @jeanlucsr ✅
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 ✅
Winner of @livinguktaiwan's prize will receive 100 HIVE Power delegation for 3 weeks - Sponsored by @jeanlucsr ✅

NEW THIS MONTH

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.)

All HivePUD Prize participants who DON'T qualify for the above prizes will be entered into a giveaway of 10 HIVE POWER (3 lucky winners) - Sponsored by @traciyork (courtesy of Hive supplied by @theycallmedan) ✅

@victoriabsb Hispanic #HPUD Prize pool

For more details, check out her announcement post from July.

1st Place -

600 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @walterjay ✅
200 HIVE Power delegation for 15 days - Sponsored by @victoriabsb ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @r1s2g3 ✅

2nd Place -

500 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @walterjay ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 15 days - Sponsored by @victoriabsb ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @r1s2g3 ✅

3rd Place -

300 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @walterjay ✅
100 HIVE Power delegation for 15 days - Sponsored by @victoriabsb ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 4 weeks - Sponsored by @traciyork ✅
150 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @r1s2g3 ✅

Random Winner

100 HIVE Power delegation for 21 days - Sponsored by @walterjay ✅
50 HIVE Power delegation for 15 days - Sponsored by @victoriabsb ✅

Timeline Reminder

Power up Hive on August 1st, 20211
Post about your power up on August 1st, 2021
Unofficial winners list will be posted August 3rd or 4th (allowing time to correct for errors/omissions)
Official winners list will be posted on August 5th, after which sponsors will disperse prizes

That's it for now!

Thanks once again to everyone in the Hive Community for all you do to make our blockchain space a home. Special shout out to my numbers guy @abh12345 for always sending me the raw data when the time comes - Asher, you're a ROCKSTAR!

Here's to another awesomesauce Hive Power Up Day!