(this is the #13 giveaway), but before that...

Can't really deny "everyone told me so" 😆

What's this about? Well, I have been preparing for the 💩 storm of changes coming up to me in 2023, and have somehow tried to rearrange my time spent on this amazing chain, so that I can still do the stuff I love (learning mostly but also protecting and teaching when possible), while adapting to my full-time job changes.

That kicked in last month, really hard and WHAT a month it was! Can't really say it wasn't due to lack of warning by many friends and close ones. But "yay", I am still alive and going through it. It's just a matter of time 💪 for me... I CAN DO IT! 🤦‍♂️ - so many evil metaphors in this text my gosh. It's @forkyishere fault, not mine... he's the one making up time to mess around with my head. 🤣

The reality is time sucks sometimes, and when you are trying to manage it, you are sometimes forced to take 🤯 decisions and break through some stuff so you can achieve something, slowly progressing, but to what often I like to make a point, "you're going forward". And being positive is also super important when you are under these difficult and stressful times.

Right... I had this planned to start with an encouraging message for others and almost looks like I am about to drop a bombshell. Naahhhh!

Fear not... it's just life! Deal with it @forkyishere! 😎

Anyhow, the end result is that I have been much less active on the chain, and barely trying to catch up all the time. Still managing the good stuff (infrastructure) and for the ones that know me, giving up as much support as I can at this stage. Everyone has their struggles, and that's all normal and part of life. But I am as much as I can, around... 💪

My #HIVE "little" forecast + retrospective

Not having time to go through any specifics over the last few months, I think it's fair to say, that with the expansion and parallelism currently ongoing on the main and its side-chains, I sense we are getting into that FOMO arena (for the ones still not getting it, FOMO is both "Fear Of Missing Out", or "Fricking On Massive Oversight" 😄🤦‍♂️).

There have been multiple events of pumps and resistances, but the fact that none of those stop development and the community reaction keeps evolving despite whatever news from others, tells a story one should recall from the past. Momentum is a very powerful tool, but if you can't keep fueling it, the engine will eventually stop.

This chain has what I call, unlimited potential in terms of fuel, and to that resource, I mean, people!

Lately, and being someone that isn't properly starting on blockchain technology, I can't even cope with what I already had under my radar... and that is a sign. Admitting this is somehow frustrating, but I know, that given the community is also educating and protecting itself, creating new leaders and passing on the skills to newer generations, this is really a great signal. It certainly involves other challenges, but it's going in the right direction I would say.

I see lots of users always trying to see where they could do best to help when they find and learn more about this community. And, provided people eventually do mistakes (and that's ok), the follow-up learning phase of that journey comes with new enhancements that eventually return value to this blockchain.

The future is always somehow uncertain, but from my observation, the cumulative consensus on how this blockchain technology evolves and the way it matures with its exposure, people skills and experiences from everyone, has been something unique in the #web3 space that is transforming societies all across the world. And I want to be part of it!

What about you? 😎

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The PowerUp Shard 🎨 #NFT

If you haven't yet got one of these NFTs for yourself, grab one here. On this previous giveaway, I have given away some and announced (now for sale) that they will provide you with 2x delegation in case you win the draw.

(NFT disclaimer: note that there is no code automation running behind these NFT "powers", and the associated promise is something to be honoured by me and verified by the community - this is NOT to be considered an investment, but instead gamification of giveaways)

🤔 What is the HPUD?

The Hive Power Up Day (HPUD) is the 1st day of the month where Hive users are incentivized to power up HIVE.

The #HPUD badges initiative was created by the @hivebuzz team.

They will award you a super cool special badge (example below), that you can check out at https://hivebuzz.me on the POWER UP tab when you power up at least 10 HIVE on the first day of the month (UTC timezone).

Depending on how much you power up, the badge awarded will be different, the bigger the power-up, the bigger the bee will be! 😎

Also, check out the other badges and fun activities they provide and win new badges. There's a big collection already! And don't forget to check the countdown and power up at the right time.

🙄 Prize Eligibility

All you need is to be sure you do ALL of the following:

• 😍 PowerUp at least 10 HIVE Power (HP), on the 1st day of March (UTC Timezone) of 2023 - Check https://hivebuzz.me (POWER UP tab)
• 😏 You can't be powering down!
• 🚨 Write a comment below with the 👉ATX👈 word in it before this post curation ends! - it's very simple, and if you DON'T want to be eligible, just don't use this word! 😎

Besides the above I usually distribute some #FREE stuff around too using "funny bot moments", but the awesome prize in my view is the #HIVE delegation! To be randomly drawn using @sentipl hive random comment picker tool after this post curation ends.

Questions❓ and others❗

Drop them below and I will try to reply as soon as I can. Otherwise, start preparing yourself for the big day!

The draw and prize distributions will be done after the end of this post curation.

(the free tokens that are distributed via respective bots, can be prone to delays if they happen to exist at the moment of the commands being issued; the ATX will only be distributed if you meet the above eligibility criteria; the exact time/date for the draw after the curation period is kept secret and can happen at any time between two HPUD giveaways)

🤪 HIVE-Engine Tokens Supporting this Giveaway

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🖐️HIVE5's!

Have fun, good luck on all the gaming, learning, and when/if you are up to, teaching new things to newcomers, showing them how interesting is this place.

🤝 Follow me on Twitter

@forkyishere 😈 (@forykw dark side) is a character I created, emerged from Crimsonclad imagination 🙏 while dwelling over the dark dungeons of Discord chat levels.

Follow for #news about the #HIVE #Blockchain, and other stuff. I sometimes get crazy with what happens around social media. I am following all HIVE users! No promises of behaviour. 😁

In addition, if you are looking for a nice place to either reach out, share or just have a great time, come along to @atexoras.pub gatherings. We welcome everyone on the blockchain.

👉 Vote for Witnesses

(⚡Vote) - Hive-Engine here - voting uses staked WORKERBEE
(⚡Vote) - HIVE here - voting uses staked HIVE

(✍Delegate) - 3Speak Network - You win 0.015% SPK tokens if you delegate LARYNX to other nodes, as opposed to only 0.010% from your powered LARYNX!

@forykw is running 😎 @atexoras.witness on all the above 💪

📰 Public Hive Engine Infrastructure

• Cloudflare Protected
• HE RPC (https://he.atexoras.com:2083)
• HE P2P (https://he.atexoras.com:2053)
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Any feedback/problems, please contact me or check if there their status via the UpTimeRobot Monitor.

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🐝 Hive Blockchain Games 🎮

Year	Title	Post link (👆4+ℹ️nfo)
2021	The ecosystem is expanding!	(credit @solymi)
2020	The power of having fun!	(credit @doze)

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💳 Cryptocurrency Cards

Crypto.com 😎😍💞	Crypterium (forgot)	TenX (retired)	Revolut (pending)	Wirex (fuckdup)

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