Hello to all you awesome people of the Hive community, I hope you have all been having a fantastic Christmas, received all the presents you wished for and are so stuffed with all that eating you can not move!
No matter what festivities are underway there is no way I could not publish my weekly post sharing a comment I have come across during the past week on Hive that has stood out from the crowd, and is need of some extra attention.
I started my initiative a little while ago as I find some comments really do impress and are in need of some extra appreciation. I'm sure you too have also come across comments or replies that have impressed you in some way. The comment or reply could be one that has been made on my post or one that I have discovered on someone else's, it really doesn't matter.
It would be really great if you Hive peeps would also think about joining in with this initiative, by doing so you would be helping to spread some love around the community.
So let's have no further hesitation, for this week's favourite comment I am giving the very highly sought after crown to @geneeverett for a comment he made on a post produced by @solominer. The post was a fascinating read where @solominer explained the potential impact futures markets might be having on Hive trading volume. The post can be found here - @solominer/hive-futures-now-available.
If you have some time I would urge you all to check out the post, not just because of the importance it has for Hive but because of the ensuing debate that took place in the comment section beneath. The post provoked a very comprehensive debate but the one comment I wish to share by @geneverett is below, take a look.
I am not too familiar with @geneeverett but he seems like someone who knows a lot about crypto and Hive tokenomics. He makes a very valid point about the potential negative impact of trading futures might have on the Hive platform. Clearly there is a concern raised here about the stability of Hive and its ability to protect itself from manipulation, it's a point I agree with.
However, as you can see the response from @solominer pushes back on the point @geneverett is making. And @solominer also raises a good point. Personally I don't think it's all bad and given that we have witnessed some recent pump and dumps that aren't strictly fitting the usual mould, I am prepared to say there might be some positives from futures instruments and their influence on Hive trading volume.
The key point here for the purposes of my post is that it's actually really positive to see that Hive fosters this type of constructive debate. And in the highlighted conversation we see two learned Hivians discussing in a civilised manner their differing viewpoints.
I am setting this post to payout a 15% beneficiary payment to @geneeverett.
So ladies and gentlemen that's it for another week, and I hope that you too have appreciated my comment of the week.
If my fellow Hivians would like to also join in with my #favouritecommentfriday project and shine a spotlight on a comment or reply which may have impressed you, made you chuckle or perhaps made you think deeply about something you hadn't done before then why not publish your own post. If you do make sure you use the tag #favouritecommentfriday or #fcf.
So please do think about participating in this small festival of appreciation and gratitude, because that's the essence of the #favouritecommentfriday project. It's to show some genuine appreciation for someone else's extra special comment or reply and make them feel a little more appreciated.
Peace!