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Yesterday, I had a very pleasant #WednesdayWalk, but I ran out of time to publish the (photo) post, so maybe it will happen next week... We will see... But, during the walk, I recorded a short video, which is perfect for my #WalkAndTalk series! Especially after realizing that I did the last one in October last year!

As usual, you know how I roll... Instead of publishing the video and writing a description in 2-3 sentences, I'm going to do the video and write a full-length post around it... And as usual, I will cover two topics in one post... Why? Well, I have no idea what I'm doing... lol... Instead of reusing a video, I'm compressing multiple posts in one... 😂

Regarding the video, I was talking about the current crypto market state, and reflect about some macro stuff... Somehow, a lot of things that are happening look a bit strange and fake, so I shared my thoughts on that... Check it out!

And the second thing that I became aware of, well after recording this video, is something a lot more personal... As much as I would like to ignore and suppress, I miss the place where I lived before... Oh, I forgot to mention that I recorded the video in my walk around the same orange groves that you may remember from my videos from the past... It's not just oranges...

I wanted to compare what that "secret sauce" is in that area that I miss the most. Yes, the sea is near, the beach, and all that comes with that... In the area where I live currently, we have a few gardens with oranges and lemons, but most trees around are almonds and olives, which are also nice... But, I think that's not the main issue...

Maybe it's about people? Being an introvert, I suppose you know the answer to that... lol... Most friends that I have are far away from me, and I communicate with them over the Internet... But, it could be people... Let me explain...

Coming from a country that doesn't respect natural resources enough, I clearly remember my father's words when they visited Spain for the first time... Despite having a scarcity of water and fertile land, the Spaniards have made the most of it! They build huge artificial lakes to accumulate water during rainy years, as sometimes, rains don't fall for years! Olives, almonds, or oranges are growing almost out of the rock! The soil is too hard and full of iron, so I can't understand how anything can grow at all!

Right there is hiding the title resolution... It's not about oranges... It's not that EVERY PART of Spain is like the one where I lived for 13 years! The part where you will see orange groves in an infinite row, garden by garden, well-maintained, despite the low orange prices... Okay, there are 1 in 10, or 1 in 20 fields that are abandoned, or for sale, but the rest are like the one on the thumbnail photo...

On the other side, the place where I currently live is almost the complete opposite... 1-2 in 10 are "cultivated" gardens, while the rest are abandoned, destroyed, or just turned into waste disposal... Maybe it's not as bad as it sometimes looks when I see some other places around the world where people don't care about their surroundings, polluting their own gardens, and their own homes...

And exactly that pisses me off a lot! How can we be so disrespectful toward nature? How can we pollute and abandon what nature gave us for FREE! Many times, we have no idea how RICH we are, and how a lot we have around us... We are always amazed how OTHERS are RICHER, how the other place is PRETTIER and BETTER... Maybe I'm doing the same today?

Thank you for your time.

--ph--

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Let's continue with the plan of sharing (hopefully useful) videos with you guys here on HIVE... Today's topic is Crypto Investing in 2026! As you know, I do like HIVE, but I don't want to ignore all the other cryptocurrencies out there... Being in this space for almost a decade, I was here in good days, and in bad days too... I do repeat some mistakes from the past, but I did change my behaviour a lot too...

Probably the most important lesson that I learned is that the main difference is made in the BEAR markets! Instead of hiding under the rock, waiting for the tokens to shoot up again, these moments are crucial to be around, to "listen" to the markets, to follow developments... It's much easier to do all that because there is almost NO NOISE which is unsupportable during the bull markets, when everyone is shilling their tokens, and everyone is going to the Moon...

Those projects and apps that are being developed during the bear, who are tightening up their tokenomics, who work on useful tools for their communities, are those who WILL STAY... If you are here when it's the hardest, you will probably not escape when it's time to ripen the fruits...

On the other side, it's not that only WE ARE CHANGED and learned things through these years, but the CRYPTO SPACE itself has changed a lot! It's not the same investing in tokens NOW, or 10 years ago... There are literally thousands of tokens out there, hundreds of blockchains, and who knows how many crypto-related apps, compared to maybe a dozen a decade ago!

We have experimented a lot, certain ideas survived, some ideas slowly died, but the space priorities and approach to crypto changed... You can't buy ANY token and expect it will go to the moon in the next bull... You have to pay attention to more things, and you have to research it much better... Luckily, it's not that hard to check out a few VERY IMPORTANT things even before thinking of buying some token...

In this video, I have shared my approach to investing in crypto this year... Through this checklist, every single token will go through BEFORE I buy any! Check it out...

Thank you for your time.

--ph--

None of this is financial advice!!!

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If you try to live from crypto, you are living hard times at the moment... Markets look ugly, altcoins are demolished, and HIVE isn't an exception... Usually, when we go through this, something bigger has to happen, which breaks it even worse, but at least it marks the bottom... I don't want to paint the Devil on the wall, but it wouldn't be the first time to see some exchange become insolvent for engaging in shady business... As crypto is still kind of a Wild West, I bet there is a lot of manipulation in the background, and a lot of "paper Bitcoins" sold out there... That's why it's important to always keep your crypto in YOUR WALLETS for which YOU have YOUR KEYS!

Speaking of keys, that's actually the main topic of my "experimental" (video) shorts I have created... Bad times aren't only for ordinary people like you and me; the scammers and hackers are also having a hard time... They are desperate to find new victims and to take your hard-earned money!

Unfortunately, my friend @hallman was one of the victims just recently... He described what happened to him in this post, so check it out if you want to know the "practices" which nowadays scammers are using to get you!

Also, it's not a bad thing to try to stick to a few simple "rules" regarding managing crypto and keep yourself safe on the Internet...

Red flags in chats with impersonators:

Thank you for your time.

--ph--

PS. I have begun experimenting with video creation lately... The plan is to share things here on 3Speak/HIVE, but also on YouTube in the hope for more eyes on HIVE... In YT videos, I'm planning to link them to my HIVE profile in the description of them and see what happens... I will try to keep the focus on crypto-related stuff, so if you're keen to see what I'm cooking, check my YouTube account.

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After a 2-month break, it's time for another Walk & Talk video! I do like to share some of my thoughts in this format, but as winter came, there aren't too many nice days to do it... So, when I saw a beautiful day this morning, I had to click the record button and share the part of the route where I was walking... Plus, sharing some of my thoughts on the current state of crypto... (btw, the cover photo isn't from my today's walk, but from my visit to the car show... more about that in a future post 😃)

Recently, I was quiet on HIVE, but I did follow the dramas here, the broader cryptocurrency markets, and also macroeconomic news. Two things got my attention... One of them is the "fear and greed" index for crypto, which has been under 30 for almost a full month, and hovering around (and under) last week or two... Usually, that's the sign of bottoming, but the problem is that the indicator can stay low for several weeks, and even months... On the other side, knowing that crypto prices are going down, it's understandable to have the fear sentiment!

We have the same indicator measured for stocks, which is moving around similar numbers... If stocks were in the same position as crypto, that would be normal, but they aren't! NVIDIA was printing ATH numbers for weeks, other big companies are also in green, but it looks like investors aren't buying it! Something smells fishy...

The second thing that was rather a reminder than news, is the fact that many altcoins have already dumped over 80-90% from their ATH... Unfortunately, among them is our HIVE, too...

It sounds corny, but it's worth being reminded that the wealth is built in hard times, when nobody is looking, when everyone is panic selling... Of course, not all coins will survive, so pay attention to details, research coins and teams behind them... If they are building and buzzing these days, that's a good sign!

Check out the short video below from today's walk where I shared my thoughts about these things...

Thank you for your time.

--ph--

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Do you know how to recognize a good #HHHLive show edition? By the number of people who contributed by sharing their views/opinions in voice, or in the chat during the show! In this one, almost everyone who was in the audience was on the "stage" too! The topic was interesting, and with my biased opinion, it was useful for participants, and hopefully, the recording will be useful to you, too!

We had similar topics in the past, sharing some interesting communities on HIVE, but this time, we kept our focus on content creators that we like the most... Not just on HIVE, but also from other social media, too! People who inspire us to do better, people who make us think, or maybe make us laugh, or teach us something new... People who open our minds toward different views, to look outside the box...

As usual, in this "text" recap of this show, I will list a titbits that you can get the point what we were talking about... All these names that you will find listed have their reasons why they got mentioned in the show... People who did that explained why they like them, and why you should consider following them if you are interested in similar topics and niches... So, don't forget to check out the complete recording of the show, which you can find under this "description"...

We had 13 participants (including me) in the show this week!!! Some new faces, and some OGs of the show... Thanks for participating, @bulkathos, @davidpena21, @duskobgd, @felixxx, @godfish, @intishar, @les90, @mayor-001, @melinda010100, @stresskiller, @palomap3, and @txracer! Thank you, everyone, for joining. I hope you had fun and heard about some new content creators worth following!

As usual, we had an after-show, where we mixed different topics, from talking about cameras and photography, 3D stuff, holograms, camping, and trailer repairs... @bulkathos dropped a tough question that was perfect to close our humpday hangout! 😃

Thank you, guys and girls, once again! As a sign of appreciation, I will send some LEN tokens to all participants of the live show! You can pair them with LENM tokens, add liquidity to the diesel pool, and earn rewards! If you want to learn more about the project behind it, check out the @liotes account or visit the Liotes website... Of course, if you are not interested in it, you can sell tokens on the Hive-Engine market...

To encourage more people to come on the mic, I usually send additional ECENCY points for those sharing things in voice... This week, 100 POINTS goes to @godfish, @felixxx, @palomap3, @stresskiller, and @txracer, as they were sharing their favorite content creators on the mic! 😃

Special thanks goes to @melinda010100 and @good-karma for providing the space for the event!

Thank you for your time.

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I had to scroll down on my blogs a lot to get to my last Walk and Talk Series video, and I didn't post a lot! It looks like the last one was recorded in Graz, Austria, during the #BuzzParty back in May! I mean, I wasn't doing these videos too often, maybe once per month or so, but this 5-month break is a bit too much... ;) I had great weather on my side, awesome surroundings, so I had to hit the record button and share it with you guys...

EDIT: This video was recorded a week ago, and as of 3Speak issues, after multiple attempts, it's been published just now... So maybe, a few things aren't relevant anymore, but most are!

So, what's happened in the last months, and even more importantly, what will happen in the next few months? That was the main topic of this short walk and talk video... I looked back on our favorite chain and noticed some usual "human" patterns during this sideways crypto chopping, where people get bored and start pointing fingers... Who to blame for the price dump, and such...

One of the things that I didn't manage to arrange is the trip to the HiveFest... 😔 That's one of the biggest disappointments, as I really wanted to go, especially because of the location... I have never been to Asia, but I know a few Hivians from there that I wanted to meet IRL! I suppose we will have to re-arrange our meetup for some other date... For those who will make it to the HiveFest, I wish you all the best, and I know you will have a lot of fun! I was on two, and there were blasts!

On the other side, I do plan to go to some other meetups that will happen before the end of the year... I will probably not reach my yearly goal of 5 Hive meetups, but I will try to get close to that number; that's for sure! If there will be no (pleasant) surprises (unexpected meetups this month), my next HIVE meetup should be in Krakow, Poland, on 14-16th. November is already well-known, The Kingdom! Also, there is a chance of another meetup in that part of Europe, more exactly, Prague, 2-3 days before Poland! Stay tuned for that!

I don't want to tell you everything in text, but mark another day for a possible meetup, Malaga, Spain, December 4-6th...

Thank you for your time.

--ph--

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The idea for this show was born from my recent "hack adventures" on my personal "level", but I'm glad that we did it... We didn't have a big crowd in the show, but we did have some experienced participants in the show, which helped a lot in shaping this important discussion about safety online... I have to admit that I was counting on that, as #HHHLive participants are skilled Hivians and always ready to help!

In the show, we were talking about our experiences with hacks, malware, viruses, and other nasty things... Every single bad experience was a valuable lesson for the future, and it makes us more "scam-proof." It was interesting to hear others and their past encounters with hacks and viruses, which showed that it can happen to anyone... You can be an experienced IT user, but you can still fall into a trap of a scammer... That's why it's important to share, and to learn about new techniques that have been used nowadays... Bad actors are improving too, and those "hack" practices from the past aren't effective anymore, but some more sophisticated ones have been developed...

Let me share a few titbits about the topics and discussions that we have covered in this show... Of course, I would strongly suggest you scroll down and play the complete show recording...

The topic is interesting, and if I were there, I would raise a question related to the Recovery account, because I've been thinking about it for some time. Maybe someone asks the same thing, so I'll listen to the video 🙂

Official place with a recovery procedure explained: https://developers.hive.io/tutorials-python/account_recovery.html

We had 9 participants (including me) in the show this week!!! Hopefully, we attract more people to the next shows... Having crypto in the sideways markets doesn't help with engagement! 😃 Thanks for participating, @felixxx, @incublus, @jza, @les90, @melinda010100, @stresskiller, @stdd, and @thekittygirl! Thank you, everyone, for joining. I hope you had fun and learned something new!

Of course, we had a usual after-show where we continued the discussion about HIVE, but also got into some other topics thanks to people who joined in that part! I didn't record that, so if you are curious to hear how it looks, come to the next show! 🙂

Thank you, guys and girls, once again! As a sign of appreciation, I will send some LEN tokens to all participants of the live show! You can pair them with LENM tokens, add liquidity to the diesel pool, and earn rewards! If you want to learn more about the project behind it, check out the @liotes account or visit the Liotes website... Of course, if you are not interested in it, you can sell tokens on the Hive-Engine market...

To encourage more people to come on the mic, I usually send additional ECENCY points for those sharing things in voice... This week, 100 POINTS goes to @felixxx, @jza, @stresskiller, and @thekittygirl, as they were sharing things and asking questions on the mic! 😃

Special thanks goes to @melinda010100 and @good-karma for providing the space for the event!

Thank you for your time.

If you would like to support me, the easiest way to do it is to follow my account and vote for Liotes Hive Witness!

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https://3speak.tv/watch?v=ph1102/sxtmioslpx
So many people are missing out on the most important things that we have on HIVE... The people, the community, the connections, to have fun, to explore new places... This year, I have organized the second (mini) meetup in Serbia, and one new Hivian joined it... At the end of the meetup, I saw that spark in his eyes... He got hooked on meetups! 😃 That's how it works when you are in a good company!

In this show, we were talking about he next BIG Hive gathering that will happen very soon, but not so soon that you can't organize yourself and go! We were talking about the Hive Summit, which will happen from 22nd to 24th August this year, in Aachen, Germany! The founder of this event, @Detlev, was with us in the #HHHLive show to talk more about it, and to facilitate the arrival of Hivians, and new Hivians!

If I understood our guest, Aachen is a city in Germany, on the border with the Netherlands and Belgium, so you can visit 3 countries in a few minutes... (and I think that will happen during the event... 😃) It doesn't have it's airport, but you have plenty of them to pick in the 1-hour range car drive... We talked about that and many other things in the show...

Just a few titbits, before you click on the PLAY button of the recording of the show under these lines...

In the second part of the show, the mic was open for questions from the audience...

When the question from the audience ran out, I wanted to hear more about the raffle that will be organized during the event, as I heard there will be some free tickets as a reward! 1 for the upcoming HiveFest in Kuala Lumpur, and the other 10 for the Conf3rence in Dortmund!

As we had a bit more free time close to the end of the show, we talked a bit about Worldmapin and the August challenge!

If you need additional information about anything that was mentioned in the show, you can check out the Detlev Hive page, the official website of Hive Summit, and if you want to stay in touch with everything, check out the Hive Summit Discord page too!

We had 11 participants (including me and our special guest) in the show this week!!! It looks like summer vacations are still full ON! 😃 Thanks for participating, @detlev, @achim03, @borniet, @duskobgd, @godfish, @jza, @melinda010100, @palomap3, @sacra97, and @travoved! Thank you, guys and girls, for joining. I hope you had fun and learned something new!

As always, we had an after-show where some new people joined, too! We continued the fun for an additional half an hour, talking about the Hive Summit and how to get there... Also, @godfish had an idea of doing some mini-meetup if we fail to go to the Hive Fest in Kuala Lumpur... So, maybe some Europe meetup could happen closer to the end of this year!

Thank you, guys and girls, once again! As a sign of appreciation, I will send some LEN tokens to all participants of the live show! You can pair them with LENM tokens, add liquidity to the diesel pool, and earn rewards! If you want to learn more about the project behind it, check out the @liotes account or visit the Liotes website... Of course, if you are not interested in it, you can sell tokens on the Hive-Engine market...

To encourage more people to come on the mic, I usually send additional ECENCY points for those sharing things in voice... This week, 100 POINTS goes to @detlev, @jza, and @godfish, as they were sharing things and asking questions on the mic! 😃

Special thanks goes to @melinda010100 and @good-karma for providing the space for the event!

Thank you for your time.

If you would like to support me, the easiest way to do it is to follow my account and vote for Liotes Hive Witness!

Check out these links to the previous shows:

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ph1102 - Recap Video of HHHLive 46.mp4

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Before taking a 3-week break, we had three #HHHLive shows in a row, and they were awesome! The last one we were discussing user retention on HIVE, and it was great to see people involved, sharing their opinions on why we have that issue and how we could do better... The turnout in shows is getting better and better, which is additional motivation for all of us! People CARE about HIVE, and they show it!

As I mentioned in the announcement post, the point wasn't to solve the issue, as it isn't that simple to do it, but rather to talk about it, make some tweaks in our everyday HIVE interaction, try to help out at places where we have the biggest influence... Retention isn't just a problem of big HIVE whales or Hive witnesses, it's OUR problem, of all of us...

The show was very engaging, and multiple people shared their thoughts in voice, and almost everyone else participated with their input in the chat channel! To be honest, I was so focused on not skipping any comments that I didn't realize how fast time was flying... It was a split second, and we were already over 1 hour! There is no way to write about everything, so I will keep this description short and leave it to you to check out the recording of the show that you can find under... If you have a chance to watch it, you can follow the chat during the show, but you can also just listen, as with any ordinary podcast! I have tried to read all the comments from the chat so that you can just listen...

I read a conversation somewhere, someone was trying to suggest some cool features that'll be good for Hive and they were quickly shut down by some users because they were new and hadn't earned the right to suggest anything. It was sad to see. This disparity is often displayed on the chain in some conversations about retention. I hope that someday we can agree more, than we actually disagree on important conversations

That was a good reminder that everyone's opinion counts... There are no more or less worthy opinions, and we should have an open mind for newbie suggestions in the same way as for some OG views...

We had 20 participants (including me) in the show this week!!! Thanks for participating, @nathalie-s, @borniet, @buttcoins, @duskobgd, @enraizar, @godfish, @friendlymoose, @josediccus, @jza, @melinda010100, @stresskiller, @mipiano, @palomap3, @sacra97, @stickupboys, @thekittygirl, @travoved, @txracer and @antisocialist! Thank you, guys and girls, for joining. I hope you had fun and learned something new about HIVE!

As always, we had an after-show where some new people joined, too! The show was over one hour long, and we had almost the same long after-show... We were talking about upcoming meetups in Aachen this August (organized by @detlev) and recently announced @BuzzParty that will be held next year in Alicante... Also, we were talking about spending HBD, POS terminals, etc. That part isn't recorded, so don't forget to stay after the show next time!

Thank you, guys and girls, once again! As a sign of appreciation, I will send some LEN tokens to all participants of the live show! You can pair them with LENM tokens, add liquidity to the diesel pool, and earn rewards! If you want to learn more about the project behind it, check out the @liotes account or visit the Liotes website... Of course, if you are not interested in it, you can sell tokens on the Hive-Engine market...

To encourage more people to come on the mic, I usually send additional ECENCY points for those sharing things in voice... This week, 100 POINTS goes to @godfish, @stresskiller, @txracer, and @josediccus, as they were sharing things on the mic! 😃

Special thanks goes to @melinda010100 and @good-karma for providing the space for the event!

Thank you for your time.

If you would like to support me, the easiest way to do it is to follow my account and vote for Liotes Hive Witness!

Check out these links to the previous shows:

Don't forget to follow, reblog, and browse my Hivepage to stay connected with all the great stuff!