Becoming an Orca; The power of consistency and organic growth!
I've registered my account on Hive just over six years ago. I came on Hive in August 2020. I worked hard and became a to Dolphin in October 2022. And now, another four years later, I have finally reached the Orca status! And since I think it's good to celebrate milestones, I made this blog.
Yesterday my amount of Hive Power grew to 62,355, which made me reach a milestone in my Hive journey; I became an Orca. It is cool to see how much an account can grow over time. Especially when most of that growth comes from simply being active on Hive and engage with the community.
The route to Orca
Most of my Hive Power has been accumulated through organic growth. Before I came to Hive I had invested some savings in different crypto coins, which wasn't a real success. That's why I decided not to use my savings for crypto anymore. That also meant that I didn't buy any Hive.
My earnings came from the author rewards of my posts. Step by step I have increased my stake instead of cashing it out.
Along the way, I did make a few investments. I used money I earned online through other platforms. Especially Noise.cash was a good sponsor. I also experimented with some games and moved funds between HBD and HIVE to profit from the price swings.
So, it was not entirely organic, but I didn't touch my savings account for it.
Not all projects went well. At one point I converted my entire HBD savings into HIVE when the price was around $0.24. I thought that might be close to the bottom, but it turned out to go 'a bit' lower than that.
I also got caught by the FOMO and used an amount of Hive to buy CUB tokens (a Leofinance project). That also turned into a disappointment. It cost me quite some Hive. But it was a good lesson I learned.
When Whale?
Mission accomplished, what's next? When Whale?
Well, becoming a Whale is a very, very big step. The smallest Whale has a stake of 635,909 HP, which is more than a tenfold of my current stake. Reaching it through organic growth alone would probably take a long time, but I hold on to my decision not to invest any money from my savings in crypto anymore. Let's just continue having fun on Hive and stake the rewards. Then we will see what the coming years will bring.
I hope my story inspires others to keep active on Hive and grow their Hive accounts over time. As you see, you do not need to do financial investments to make progress. Staying active on Hive and staking your rewards is enough.
Thanks for reading!
Not a big difference in between 60k and 600k you have achieved 60k next is to get 600k.
You're consistent and you can get it earlier as well ;)
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60K in 6 years is 10K/year.
The 540K I need can be reached in 54 years at that speed.
I'll be 100 by then 😂
That's what I was also thinking after reading @nabbas0786 Comment 😂. But I think when you power up, your voting power increasez & you earn more hive.
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Hahaha, 60k in 6 years means you might get next 60k in less then of 3 years, and soooooo
The beginning is difficult, but once you get started, the next time is better than the last.
How do you say about it?
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Good luck with that 😆
Oops, you must have mistyped something on your calculator :)
Congratulations on reaching the ORCA rank!!! It's always great to see people who care about this chain reach new milestones! We are stronger with 1 more ORCA! 💪
Thanks! I think it's good to have more orca's indeed.
Thanks for sharing!
Congratulations on becoming an Orca, and I hope you’ll reach Whale status soon! 🎉
Thanks!
It probably won't be soon, but I'm not in a hurry either.
I'm enjoying it here and growing along the way 😊
My heartiest 'Congratulations' to you, on reaching "Orca Status" through your wonderful 6 years of perseverance, consistency and steady organic growth.
Indeed an inspiration for many.
Motivation!.
Thanks!
Congratulations on the milestone!
Thanks!
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Thanks!
Welcome sir 😁
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Great achievement! Congratulations! 🥳 New Orcas are rare these days..
Btw I am working on 4x Dolphin…
Thanks. There are quite a few on Hive.
Goos luck with your quadruple dolphin goal!
Congratulations @friendlymoose, I started actually in January 2018 rather than in August 2017 and I made Orca just last month when I decided to swap my chunk of HBD savings into Hive at the fire sale price of $0.04. I made Dolphin back in 2021 when I swapped my stack of Dogecoin into Hive, thanks to Elon. Say, It's much more roomier in the Orca pool.
On to bigger goals!
You chose a way better time to swap your HBD than I did 😀
Sometimes you need to have a bit of luck. I had some luck with the NFT hype. I had some game NFT's people were willing to pay $100 for.
I'll aim for 100k first I think. That will probably take me quite some time...
Welcome to the Orca pod, and well done :)
Thanks 💪🏻
Congratulations, my friend—a great achievement.
Thank you!
Wow, congratulations on becoming an Orca! I can personally say that it’s not an easy journey. Creating content daily and engaging with other Hive users takes a lot of time and effort. Honestly, it can be mentally exhausting, especially when you have so many posts to read and comment on in a single day. Of course, you need to read and understand other people's posts before leaving a meaningful comment. It takes patience, consistency, and genuine effort to stay active in the community. And now, all your hard work is finally paying off! You truly deserve this achievement. Congratulations again.
It actually is an easy journey since I like being here, sharing stuff and interacting with people.
Yes, sometimes you can get a lot of comments to reply to, but you don't need to do it immediately.
I did have some times when it felt like a job. With the Hive projects I was running. But then you just have to take a step back.
Thanks!
Wow congratz you deserve :)
Obrigado!
Well done that is great as we know how long this all takes. The growth at least does start to speed up the more you have so the next 60K HP should be a little faster.
Yes, it will probably be a bit faster since I have more friends and followers now than I did before and a reputation (and I don't mean the number in my profile 😉).
Congrats! It's always great to see people level up. The next level is always 10x as much, so it may take a while. I'm just happy to still be here. Have fun!
Thanks!
Having fun is the way to keep it up this long on here.
Well done! Consistent good quality goes a long way, and will bring you to the whale sooner than you think 🙃 thank you for all your posta!
And we all learned those lessons I think... 🤣
Thanks!
Yes, maybe I'll make it to the whale pond before I'm 100.
But I'm having fun here, so I'll stick around anyways.
Well done and well deserved. Now I'm curious what my stake will need to be to reach dolphin. Is there a way to see that?
Thanks!
You can check it at: https://hivebuzz.me/ranking
The smallest dolphin is in place 2194 with 6240 HP.
You are in spot 5246 with 1754.
Oh I hadn't thought of that, so I need quite a bit more. but hey, it comes naturally just form being around. :)
Nice milestone!
Congratulations! :)
Congratulations. Great accomplishment.
Was here to congratulate but become busy in reading others Comment :)
Congratulations on your 6 years journey on hive with 60k+ HP without investing. Hope you will achieve your next goal in few years rather then 50 years.
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Six years and zero savings touched is the part I admire most, proof that showing up and staking rewards beats chasing trades.
I don't know if staking beats trades, but for me it does.
Six years of showing up to go from Dolphin to Orca at 62,355 HP is the slow-compound Hive story everyone needs to hear.
Congrats! Whale is a long way off for pretty much every one here, I like to aim for multiple orcas, it's much more achievable 😄
Thanks!
Multiple orca's. That's an idea too. I thought maybe I'll first go for the 100k.
That will take me quite some time I guess.
Congratulations. I would also love to reach Orca one day. So your story truly inspires me.
Thanks! With your dedication, you will be one faster than you might think.
Congrats to you friend and great job again
Thanks!
That's an awesome milestone.
Congrats!
Thanks!
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Ouch! I've seen many swapping Hive to Leo and CUB as it was more profitable at that time. Then we know what happened and why.
Anyway, congrats on reaching the milestone! Dreaming of becoming a whale only by providing content is allowed 😅😎
Yeah, I won't fall for my FOMO that quickly again...
Who knows. Maybe I'll reach it before I'm 100 😅
The more you have, the faster it goes they say.
That's what people think, but you still need a good plan and management.