Fireworks!...?

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Today is the 4th of July in the United States. For many of you both inside and outside of the country this probably evokes a number of images in your mind. Also called "Independence Day", this is a national holiday honoring the adoption of the Declaration of Independence back in 1776. Hard to believe that it's been almost 250 years that we have been separated from those nasty British folk.

I kid of course, I'm about as white as they come with nearly 99% of my genetic make up coming from the western reaches of Europe. In fact, some of my closest "friends" here on HIVE are from the UK, and I hope I get the chance to meet them in person one day.

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Despite the true intentions of the holiday, many people will probably use this extra day off to spend time with family either in the backyard, around the pool, or somewhere else enjoying some good food and good fellowship. Probably a bit of drunken shenanigans in there as well. I just hope everyone keeps their appendages intact while playing with the pyrotechnics.

Believe it or not, we are at the halfway point of the year now, and the particular fireworks we were hoping for have yet to materialize. I truly hope that changes, but I am truthfully not holding my breath at this point. The good news (for me) is that I don't rely on crypto for any of my daily, weekly, or monthly expenses. I was hoping crypto could be a nice vehicle to push my finances to that next tier of independence and it still might, but right now it seems I shouldn't be packing my bags.

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Who knows, there are people much smarter than me with a lot more experience who seem to think things could still turn around. If nothing else, the past half year has taught me that price and market manipulation is alive and well even on the crypto side of things. I think a lot of people saw the previous administration in the US as a dam that was holding the crypto markets back. There was this hope that with a new administration the dam would break and gains would be flowing like a deluge.

Unfortunately, it seems to be more of a controlled release of the waters. Whether that is a good or bad thing is yet to be determined, but being the individuals who control the dam gates certainly gives you a leg up over the common folk like us.

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Travala

Now that June is behind us, that means we are at the beginning of a new fiscal quarter. That also means that Travala the crypto travel platform is getting ready to launch a new set of activities for token stakers to participate in. With the price being a bit depressed from where it was last year, my earnings will likely be down again. As we know though, that's all relative. The number of tokens you can earn stays the same whether the price is up or down. If you are an AVA holder, I encourage you to log into the platform next week and participate in the tasks. Most of them are tied to your X account and relatively easy to complete in a few short minutes.

It's basically free money if you are willing to put in a little bit of work. How much money just depends on what you currently have staked, how many of the tasks you do, and what the current price of AVA is.

Holozing

I hit the 1.1 million staked ZING point the other day with the @holozing project. I don't have much to say beyond that. It's just a pretty nice milestone for me. I'll likely just keep stacking until we get an alpha or beta release of the game. My hope is to eventually take some profits while enjoying the game, but we will see if that works out for me.

Steady... steady...

Despite my obvious annoyance that the markets haven't been lighting off like Bubba and his $1000 worth of fireworks in the local trailer park, things have been holding pretty steady. BTC has found a pretty safe spot between $105,000 and $110,000 and the price of precious metals have slowly been climbing or holding relatively solid.

If things continue like this, it's definitely going to make it a bit harder for me to maximize my funds for my Christmas silver buys. In the grand scheme of things, it will only be a $30 to $40 difference once you add up all the 1 oz pieces I will likely buy, but it still bugs me that I didn't buy more when it was under $30. It's funny be because FOMO isn't something I would have associated with silver purchasing, but here I am kicking myself over all the stuff I didn't buy when I could have.

HIVE

In case you haven't noticed, it's been a pretty good time to buy HIVE lately. I've seen a nice handful of people picking up some pretty significant stacks of the token. If there were an easy way for me to move fiat into HIVE I would have a regular monthly buy set up. That's how much I believe in this chain. Unfortunately (in this case), I live in the US, and with HIVE exiting from Bittrex, I have few options for buying with outside funds.

I've seen a couple people mention their belief that HIVE will fall even a bit more before the end of the year. If you believe that (or even if you don't), now is a dang good time to buy in. If you have the ability to do so where you live, I highly encourage you to think about investing in your account. That's not financial advice, do your own research of course!

That's all I have for this week, if you live in the US, I hope you get to see some fireworks over the holiday, and I hope we all get to see some fireworks in the markets sooner rather than later!


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Speaking of fireworks—I was pleasantly surprised to see that Columbus' Red White and Boom celebration used drones this year!

I was disappointed that all of the pro-crypto provisions were stripped out of the budget bill prior to it passing. It really goes to show you how much control the large stakeholders are exerting now. I was really hoping, at least, the capital gains tax-break would have passed.

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That is cool. I know that my in laws always enjoy this time of year around their little slice of Columbus. Half of them were in Indy for a softball tournament on the 4th. That sucks about the pro-crypto stuff. I didn't realize that, but it seems about par for the course!

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They had a huge crowd for the fireworks/drone show from what I've heard. It always took hours to get out of downtown after Red, White, and Boom in the 1980s. Yeah, it was a pretty big disappointment that they did the old bait and switch again. Even the strategic BTC reserve was taken off the table.

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Happy fourth! Buying Hive in the US is a nightmare, the only way to do it is with another crypto. And for the most part I don't want to part with those other I own. Steady growth is the only way to do it, keep it up.

Any big plans for today?

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Yeah, I totally agree with you. I could find a way to move my BTC into HIVE, but I really want to hold onto my BTC... I went and spent some time with my parents and my wife and I finished putting up our new gazebo. How about you?

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I do wish we could buy Hive directly more easily in the U.S. but it isnt too complicated:

  1. Buy some LTC at coinbase or your favorite exchange
  2. Send LTC to hive-engine
  3. Trade for Hive.

At least that's how I've done it in the past.

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Seems like a good way to do it. I will have to keep that in mind!

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Happy Independence Day from Canada.

Where our Motto is :

Live Free and Enjoy !

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I got to spend Canada Day at Niagara Falls one year. It was pretty amazing. The fireworks show was phenomenal.

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That would be awesome… over the falls

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Happy 4th of July, you know we celebrate getting rid of you lot too 🤣

Hehe have fun and I hope those chores get done this weekend!

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Thanks! I hope so too! Sometimes I don't blame you for celebrating that!

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Enjoy your fireworks. Some people seem to think you have a new 'king' now. Maybe another revolution is due :) Politics is a mess generally.

There is a lot of uncertainty in the world right now with various conflicts stirred up by nasty people. That can affect what people will invest in. I still think Hive is a good place to be as anyone can be earning here whilst enjoying the games and social side. I have pretty much had it with the corporate platforms and use those as little as possible.

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We were traveling last weekend and we saw a surprising number of signs in peoples yard saying that they don't support a US King. It was interesting to see them. People in general have become much more openly political than they used to be and I am not sure that is a good thing.

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I think it may be better than apathy, but it's down to those who made politics more divisive. I see a lot of talk of the other side 'hate our country!', which is obviously untrue. People also get labelled as communists/marxists for just being a bit socialist. That is what is not good.

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Happy 4th! Did you grill anything?

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You know it! Happy 4th to you as well!

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Fireworks indeed! Happy Independence Day to our US riders! 🎉 Let's celebrate with some fast races! 🐎

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Oh yeah, I am sure my parents will be glued to the TV!

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use this extra day off to spend time with family either in the backyard, around the pool, or somewhere else enjoying some good food and good fellowship

Happy Fourth and a long weekend to you, @bozz!!!😄

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Thank you! It's almost over now! :(

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I just had our Canada Day back on the First of the month 🍁
So, Happy Independence Day to my friends down south.
!PIMP
!LUV

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Thank you!

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Happy Independence Day man! Hope you had a great time with the family with lots of delicious food and maybe some beer or whiskey!

The markets are definitely not setting off the fireworks one would have hoped, but that's okay. That's building weather for me!

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Don't you ever get tired of building weather? My fear is that I am going to spend all my time doing all this building and when it is time I will be too old to actually enjoy it.

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Yeah dude.. sometimes I do! The weird thing for me.. is I don't know when I would be satisfied. I guess that's a blessing as well as a curse. You don't want to spend what you've collected but in the end you should, otherwise you're just another bag holder.

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Happy 4th of July! I’m still young but I love hearing how you mix fun with smart money moves. Gives me ideas for what to focus on when I get older. Enjoy the fireworks and hope your crypto fireworks happen soon too

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Thanks! I hope so too! Always be sure to do your own research. Investing while you are young is a great move!

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