The Big Eight Oh
No, it's not my birthday, I still have a bit to go before I hit the 80 mark (thankfully!). However, I do feel I have reason to celebrate. I was kicking around in the wallet section of my Hive profile the other day and I noticed that I finally hit a reputation score of 80.
I know, I know, reputation doesn't really mean much here on Hive. Unless you weren't part of that old chain, those scores were included in the fork. The use of bid bots and other questionable voting practices have inflated reputations scores to the point where they are pretty insignificant.
I prefer to look at it a different way though. I started on that other chain in January of 2018, which was just before the bid bots went the way of the dodo bird. Since I was new to the platform and I didn't have any capital to inject, I wasn't able to take advantage (abuse) the bid bots like some other folks did. I simply didn't have the funds. That isn't to say I didn't use them back then, but with my stack at the time, the results were negligible.
That means pretty much all of those 80 reputation points were earned the hard way. Through blood sweat and tears here on the Hive blockchain. If you are one of the lucky few to have a reputation that high, you know that the higher you get the harder it is to move the needle.
That climb from 79 to 80 took forever!
Yet here I am, and yeah, I am pretty dang excited about it!
I also noticed that I am slowly creeping towards that big 80K Hive Power mark, so maybe 8 is my magic number for the remainder of 2024...
It is time again for another Finance Friday/Friday Finance. This is a series I started where I talk about random bits of financial stuff that I have seen, gathered, or experienced during the week. I hope as a reader you find it informational, entertaining, or both. I also hope it can generate some good discussion and edify the community.
I'm hesitant to say this, but it's been kind of a nutter of a week hasn't it? During the month of July at work I get Fridays off. That means I am usually asleep in bed when I would normally make these posts. I'm not sure if you have noticed it, but during that time I typically write up the post on Thursday and then publish it on Friday morning.
It never fails that I write something about the markets on Thursday and by the time I make the post on Friday, they have done a complete 180. I certainly hope that happens this time. That climb towards $70K for BTC was pretty exciting. Only to see it drop down to the $62K range today. I truly hope that by the time you read this tomorrow (Friday), it is back up to that $70K range.
It would seem the stocks took the new of no new rate hikes or cuts better than the crypto markets did.
New Silver!
About a week ago I talked about how I was lucky enough to win one of the secondary draw for the #silvergoldstackers monster raffle. My wife and I were heading to her parents on Saturday and we took a quick look in the mailbox before we left. I was happy to see that the pieces I won had arrived.
Thanks a ton @bengy (the actual winner), and @silversaver888 (the donor) for these awesome additions to my collection! I'm super excited to add them to my stash. I've been meaning to get to my local bullion shop to pick up some new pieces, but fiat has been a little tight with our recent trip to Colorado. Being able to pick some up with Hive as well as supporting a community that I have come to love is a win win for me.
As much as I like the eagle round, I am really excited about this other piece. It's the first ever hand poured item in my collection. I think it's hand poured anyway. If not then it is pretty darn close and definitely not like anything else that I own. I didn't even take it out of the plastic to take a photo of it because I don't want to do anything to damage it!
Crypto Goes Mainstream?
My wife and I were driving down the road the other day when she noticed a sign at one of the credit unions in our town. She said, "I'm pretty sure that sign said something about crypto". I asked for more details, but I was driving to fast and she wasn't able to see the full text. I made a mental note to check it out when I got home. Of course, I forgot, and it wasn't until today that I jumped on the website for said credit union and found that they do indeed have a whole section of their page dedicated to crypto.
You'll forgive me that I redacted the name of the credit union. I'm actually not a member of this one, but I still think it is cool that they offer this service. Even if it does seem to be a bit custodial and there is a transparent amount of overwatch on their part. The fact that a local financial institution is even embracing this is kind of cool.
Sorry SEC
I saw a headline last night that the SEC has decided to withdraw their request that a handful of tokens (including XRP) be considered securities. Is it possible the crypto lobby has finally kicked into high gear and we are going to start seeing the sentiment in Washington change on digital assets? Either that or the SEC just got tired of shooting themselves in the foot one too many times.
Either way, I hope this turns out to be bullish for us!
That's all I have for this week. Check back Monday when I finish recapping our time in downtown Denver. It ended up being a pretty awesome night, but you'll have to read to find out why!
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NO DOWNVOTES FOR MARKY MARK'S SELF VOTING !WEED
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SHAME ON YOU ALL SAD PEOPLE WHO SCAM LIE AND FARM HIVE AND HIVERS
[-]acidyo (82) 3 months ago
Haha at "I shouldn't make commercial" :D Maybe something to worry about when you have more youtube subscribers! Quite interesting content though, these things should get more subs on there and here.
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[-]gogreenbuddy (67) 3 months ago
Yeah thought that was funny too
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HE MAKES CURATION REWARDS WITH ALL HIS ALT ACCOUNTS BURNING TOKENS LIKE THIS DOES NOT TAKE OLD TOKENS IT MINTS NEW ONES AND BURNS THEM
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cwow stop the drink and drugs
Stop supporting the fake Hive police who do nothing but exploit Hive
Many people on Hive will never get to spend any of their Hive as it may become illegal in certain countries
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Zac the man with the scam plan
lol the Marky mark keeps dreaming
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[-]themarkymark (80) yesterday (edited)
Farming? Show me where I am farming, I post like one post a month at this point, and all buildawhale is burned. As you say transactions don’t lie. And don't say curation rewards, I'd get those no matter what I vote on and if you expect I will be the only person on this blockchain to forfeit curation rewards, you are dumber than we know you are.
https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@bpcvoter1/seq7ok
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https://hive.blog/hive-193084/@bpcvoter1/response-2-to-themarkymark-marcus-buildawhale-usainvote-ipomote-leovoter-gogreenbuddy-and-over-100-of-his-alt-accounts
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https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@themarkymark/re-bpcvoter1-sepr9c
21 hours ago in LeoFinance by themarkymark (80)
https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@bpcvoter1/senppv
https://hive.blog/life/@anomadsoul/re-gogreenbuddy-seqf1p
https://hive.blog/hive-104387/@bpcvoter3/se19g2
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cwow stop the drink and drugs
Can't you see the problems on Hive?
Hive dropping to $0.000
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LOL
It seems like THEMARKYMARK is dealing with some personal drama and mental issues, which might be causing them to spam us and others with baby pics, GIFs, and questionable content he's been doing the same for years. The fun doesn't stop there, as this seems to be a recurring theme with multiple online personas. The real question is, do we want to trust these drama-magnets with our hard-earned funds or any significant influence on Hive?
On Hive a significant issue exists with automatic upvotes consistently rewarding the same individuals day in and day out
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On Hive a significant issue exists with automatic upvotes consistently rewarding the same individuals day in and day out
We hope that those who genuinely care about Hive will reconsider their actions, as continuing down this path could inadvertently harm innocent users who are unaware of these issues
lol the Marky mark keeps dreaming
Marks dream
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themarkymark (80)in FreeCompliments • 2 days ago
No.
I downvote spammers, you are a spammer, you get no monies. It’s very simple.
In the meantime go get some help. You obviously have some issues going on.
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GET HELP
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[-]themarkymark (80) 4 hours ago
I have a personal chef, maid, and a captain for my yacht. What other help do I need?
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Lol, and here I thought going from 69 to 70 took forever!
Oh, just you wait. I think it took me a good year or more to go from 79 to 80 and I get some decent boosts every now and then.
Congrats on the rep score. Also great work on climbing in HP. Myself, I still have a long way to go before either one of those marks.
Thank you, I appreciate it. It definitely takes a lot of time and hard work. It hasn't been an easy road.
Hehehhehehe your title got me right there I’m not even gonna lie😂😂
Congratulations on achieving this milestone friend and cheers to many more milestones😃
Thank you! Mission accomplished! :)
Congrats on reaching at 80 rep score.
I’m nearly at 70 myself.
Congrats to you as well! Keep at it! It's a long road, but so rewarding!
Yeah it most certainly is.
Thank you.
BB🐝
You outrank me on rep! I probably won't reach 80 until late next year at the earliest. I have been around longer, but I did not buy votes either. Well you can argue if that applies to things like SBI, but I do okay.
There's always !BEER.
Wow, that is crazy to me. I have been lucky lately to have had some good upvotes the past several months. That definitely helps. I'd be interested if there was a way to go back and see how much the votes I did buy really moved the needle on my rep. I have a feeling it was pretty minimal or noticeable.
I'm not sure if you can see what your rep was in the past, but I keep my own log on a spreadsheet for my amusement. It creeps up very slowly now.
I should have been doing that since the beginning, but I didn't...
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Hot dang! Elite club now. !PIMP
You must be killin' it out here!
@thealliance just slapped you with 1.000 PIMP, @bozz.
You earned 1.000 PIMP for the strong hand.
They're getting a workout and slapped 1/3 possible people today.
Read about some PIMP Shit or Look for the PIMP District
Woot!
Needs consistent posting and engagement, which you have done pretty well.
Indeed! Thank you!
Congratulations on your reputation achievement here on hive. Also the raffle you won those coins look awesome I really like the skull coin. Have an amazing day
Thanks! I hope you have an amazing weekend!
Great job on reaching 80! As for bid bots, I'm really glad they’re no longer around. They seem like a way to exploit a system in an unhealthy way.
I'm glad they aren't here either. I small part of me wishes they were still now that I have the funds to actually use them, but I am not sure I would do that anyway!
OH genial!!!!
Congratulations on the 80!! No matter how diluted reps are these days, that's a milestone 🌷
Thank you!
Congrats on making it to 80, at 71 I have a long way to go! It must feel great to break free of the 70's! Unless you're thinking of the 1970's and shows like Three's Company... Great job!
It's encouraging that credit unions are jumping on board with crypto. We'll see what come of the SEC...
Thanks, it's a long climb for sure. I just need to make sure I don't tick a whale off and the drop me down back to the 70's or 60's.
Congrats on 80!
Thanks! I appreciate it! Next stop... 81!
A big congrats for reaching 80! I've been at 79 forever. I don't post as frequently as I used to so it might take me a while yet. This BTC run is going to be spectacular when it finally happens. It's historically been Sept-Dec. I can't wait to witness this one.
Thank you! If you had told me I would be here now when I first started on the platform I would have probably laughed. Especially after I realized just how much work it is. I never would have imagined. I'm looking forward to this run as well. I hope it turns out to be as epic as people are hyping it to be.
BOOM!!! You got the package, courtesy of @bengy. What a great guy!
Yes, each of the Reckless Metals pieces is hand-poured, and each piece is unique.
I think I will sell one or two of my bullion here in Hive so that you can buy them with HBD... what about that, @bozz? !LOL
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Sounds tempting, but most of my HBD is locked up right now!
Thanks for organising and the donation to the Raffle!
Ooh, they look very nice! Congratulations!
Thank you!
The 80 rep is definitely a milestone. Congrats! It's probably only meaningful to those of us who realize how hard that is to achieve, haha.
You are probably right! I am guessing many people don't even look at reputation these days.