The News

You may have seen that crypto is in a bit of a slump. I do not pay too much attention to the markets, but my $HIVE has lost a lot of value. I will still hold onto it though. I am fortunate to not desperately need the money, but others do and it can lead to panic. We each have to decide on our priorities and I hope a fair few people are prepared to maintain or even increase their stake.

$HBD has dropped a little too. I expect there are attempted to get it back to a dollar. The whole market is down, but that scammy Tron seems to hang on. I do not know why the LEO line stops early, but I rely on @coingecko for the data.

@aioha has a new Hive authentication tool.

@makerhacks has a Wordpress plugin to re-share your Hive posts.

I have posted more Hive country lists and I have requests to do others. I will get some more done soon. I am encouraging the local communities to take them over as I do not really have time to maintain them.

Friday Follows

• @breakoutthecrazy have returned to Hive and are posting their songs.
• @selfhelp4trolls also has new music out.
• My good friends @steve.and.anke also make music and they are playing lots of gigs here.
• I found @antefunny when looking for additions to the #BritList. I was a little concerned if this was a real account as she was not writing in English and the linked Facebook account has thousands of followers, but she verified herself over there. We do need to check that people are who they say they are.

The Dog House

I am not going to condemn everyone who is selling any $HIVE they earn. Some really need the money to pay their bills. What we do not want or need are those who will try to cheat the system with plagiarism, identity theft and other inauthentic content. There is plenty of this going on and that is where the 'Hive police' come in as most people are not prepared to downvote. Some of their actions may seem less helpful, but they do respond to appeals.

The End

I hope the state of crypto and Hive is not getting you down. I always say that people should try to make this platform fun. The social aspect is important and it can keep people coming back, especially as other platforms become less usable with intrusive advertising. We need to bring more communities to this place that offers more freedom.

Hive five!

The man behind:

@tenkminnows: Helping good Hivers level up @proofofbrian: A bot that checks for tag typos #BritList: A monthly list of Hivers in the UK