I was scrolling through some old photos again tonight...
And this time, I was actually looking for something specific. I used to take snap shots, screen shots and documents of my journey here on the blockchain. And I was looking for a moment that would remind me of where I've been on this journey.
But first, some context.
I recently hit another little milestone of mine. As you may have read over the past year, I stopped my powerdown in the early part of the year and made a commitment to build back stronger than ever on chain.
And this week, I hit 30,000 Hive Power.
Which at current prices, sadly isn't worth a whole lot but this leads into why I was 'scrolling' through my old photos tonight.
Check out what I found;
March 26, 2020 is when I took this screen capture.
Just after the hardfork from Steem, and things were looking pretty good huh?
I mean, wouldn't we all kill for 30 cent Hive right now? And look, I'm not going to sit and say that I'm loving the sub 5 cents that we are currently sitting at. But I want to highlight how silly the markets are...
Since March 26, 2020 the blockchain has grown in use case by leaps and bounds. I was sharing with some people on @snapie this afternoon about how amazing the user experiences have been recently here.
The apps are being built buy guys and gals that don't just wanna turn a profit...No, they actually WANT to build here because at 4 cent Hive, no one is getting rich lol
But see, that's what makes this place so special.
The people that actually want to be here and believe in it, are still here. After ups and downs, DHF drama and the lack of major adoption....Hive is still here, creating some amazing, excuse me, the best #web3 platform on any chain.
But there's another reason I want to highlight this....
30 cents wasn't even our all time high!
In fact, it was not even close to this....In fact, it blew it out of the water when we hit our all time high. So remember, stop looking at the price of this token to understand it's value and potential value to the blockchain space.
We truly do have something incredible here and it's really only gotten better since 2020. Yup, the price is low...In fact, I think we're getting close to the all time lows of this chain's history yet...I'm still here.
You are still here.
The devs and witnesses are still here.
At least the ones that matter ;)
As for my journey...30,000 Hive power is just a step in the direction I want to go. I still want to grow my holdings here to be an actual influence and help others here on chain.
That's the best kept secret about Hive...It really does shine when people are supporting other people.
I truly hope you crush all your goals on chain and if I can help in anyway, even with my small upvote, I will!
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Thanks for sharing this Jongo ,it so motivating to me.And congratulations ๐ on your HP journey,more wins and success my wish for you.
We are still here indeed! Hereโs to best web3 experience in the world!
Congratulations on 30k. It's been a rough journey, but let's see where things will go here on Hive.
it's been an adventure for sure!
Congratulations on hitting your goal. I totally agree with your assessment of hive. The price really has nothing to do with the actual value and values of the people on hive. ๐
just look at what was being built then, to now...the apps are so much better these days
What really annoys me is how a lot of people rant about how the price has tanked. I can understand it if they've invested fiat into Hive, which I'm pretty sure the major hasn't, and even if they had, there is no guaranteed return to any form of investment.
Even if Hive is worth 4c, it's all upside to them, yet they can't seem to appreciate that. Nor do they appreciate the social side of Hive, and just see Hive as a money milking machine.
good way of looking at it. everything for me now is investment of time and effort, never really any fiat these days just cause i dont have any lol
it's all a bonus for me!
If only we would have known it would surge past $3 in 2021 due to blockchain gaming demand. With the 13 week powerdown time I think Hive has severely crippled it's potential for user growth. People in crypto can't wait days, let alone weeks or months to get their funds due to the rapid market price swings. This creates a sort of time liability for users who vest large sums.
The way I see it, crypto is a dying game. Too many new players have extracted liquidity and even more importantly the market confidence from crypto users. Why would anyone want to invest into something that could literally go to zero overnight (or instantly in some cases), has virtually no guardrails for mistakes, is rampant with scammers and schemers, and is confusing as hell to boot. I've been involved in Bitcoin and altcoins since 2013 and it's always been a shitshow - exchanges closing, stealing, lying. Most altcoins go to zero or get delisted. Few, if any, hold true intrinsic value.
Recently I dumped most of what crypto I had left with the exception of Hive. Mainly because the powerdown restraint but also because prices are down so bad its not even worth it. So here's to a hail Mary play and hoping we see a massive recovery one day on Hive.
yeah the crypto 'dream' i think is dead. as soon as everyone got in bed with the banks to on board and off board fiat, that was the nail in the coffin for me. we went away from what this stuff was actually designed to do.
the tech though, seems to have life. as for the tokens...meh lol
Life has a way of bringing us back to familiar places, but we are never quite the same person when we arrive.
indeed it does, very true!
Congratulations for reaching 30k Hive Power
thanks very much!
It is a very inspiring post, I will continue do my best on saving for my Hive goals
!BBH
slow and steady. it adds up
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I broke 30k myself not too long ago. If prices remain this low, ill be close to a 100k in a year if prices remain this low. I could be there now if i sold/conveted all my HBD but im doing that slowly for now.
I still remmeber when I upvoted for the first time above 1$
https://peakd.com/hive/@forykw/let-s-all-celebrate-my
Got me so excited... in 2021, and back then I had 55k HP, where Hive was also around $0.30, so this was 16500 USD.
Now I have slightly less than that... 1/3 if round the numbers... Although, the price of Hive is 6x times lower than the time... so essencially, I consider myself a 3x in value since back then :D
I know it does not add up... but that's how I calculate my bulish stake on LEGENDARY bear markets.