It has now been seven years since I first joined this community, and one year since my last post - which was about my six year Hive-iversary. You can find that post here: https://peakd.com/hive/@yabapmatt/6-year-anniversary-post
Having re-read it now, I think that pretty much everything still applies a year later. It seems like the past year has been a year of building, with a lot of exciting projects underway that will hopefully be able to propel this ecosystem forward and help us compete in an increasingly crowded market of blockchain platforms.
For myself, I have spent the past year trying to get Splinterlands back on solid footing so that we can take advantage of what I expect could be another massive year for blockchain and web3 projects in 2025 and once again showcase to the world what is possible on the Hive blockchain.
I am extremely thankful and humbled for the support that the Hive community is currently giving us through our DHF proposal, and I take that responsibility very seriously. I don't know what the future holds, and I can't guarantee that Splinterlands will ultimately be successful, but I can guarantee that I am going to put everything I have towards making it work and providing substantially more value back to the Hive ecosystem than we have received.
I'm extremely excited to be able to attend Hivefest in person this year in Split, Croatia (the last time I attended in person was 2018 in Krakow, Poland), and I can't wait to meet many of you (or see you again for those who were in Poland) and get a chance to talk in person. I'm honored to have been asked to give a talk at the event, and I'm planning to do a bit of a deep dive on why exactly Hive is the best platform for decentralized application development, and what I think the challenges are, based on my experiences over the last 7 years as a Hive app developer.
This post is going to be significantly shorter than last year's, but that's mostly because I need to work on my Hivefest presentation and I'll be sharing a lot more thoughts about the Hive ecosystem there.
Here's to another amazing year on Hive and I hope to see you in Split!
happy 7th matt!
even though I haven't been active in spl since the alpha sale I find myself trusting it's in good hands now and am hopeful for its future and hive. Prices aside I believe we have immensely good odds of survivability compared to other chains and projects and I hope all the building will pay off in the near future. I still look forward to just seeing more people here using what we who've been here for longer may take for granted and that it gives them the same advantages it has given us no matter what the price of the coin is.
have fun at hivefest!
T Tampa Bay
I stopped reading your name forwards, years ago. Happy to see you're still here, working and caring, instead of going backwards.
I don't pay much attention to the crypto world in general but I do see plenty banking on this 2025 thingamajig. Just know, the rest of the world exists in that year as well and if predictions aren't exactly what was in the brochure, you still have a solid product even those people could enjoy.
Something I learned over the years creating my own product was it wasn't less entertaining when the price was low or more entertaining when the price was high. Same shit. Different pile.
Keep it up Matt, I love the direction you're taking the game. Been here a couple of years and feels like you've made some huge improvements since you took over as CEO.
Also you kicked my ass in ranked a few days ago 🤣
Happy 7th hive anniversary Matt.
Splinterlands has proven in the past that it's solid project and I am quite hopeful that it will repeat the history again. I trust you and I am sure that you will do whatever is possible to take splinterlands forward. Spl is undoubtedly better than many projects in gaming space..
The success of Splinterlands is the success of Hive! At the moment this is the best thing in the blockchain.
Hopefully Splinterlands and HIVE are successful, I am sticking with both until they go down or we all succeed! You have my full support 700k+ SPS and accumulating!
HBD!!! Thank you so much for your continued dedication to making Hive a better place. I hope there will be video clips or livestreams of Hivefest for those of us who can't attend. Looking forward to your presentation!
Happy anniversary. I haven't seen your name pop up in my feed for ages, so this explains why. Kudos for your hard work. Gutted I can't make it to HF - I nearly could but had to go back to Australia because my Dad is terminal. X
Congratulations on 7 years of building the Hive community. Incredibly all the projects you are currently on seem to work very well. I didn't know that the DHF proposal for Splinterlands had already been approved, I remember it was a mess from third parties trying to increase the Return proposal.
Happy 7th anniversary! I may not know much about Splinterlands, but sticking around for seven years is definitely something to celebrate. That's a long time and quite an achievement!!
Wow, happy 7 years to you Matt! I know there has been a lot of ups and downs with Splinterlands, but I really appreciate the work and effort that you and the team are doing. I won't be able to attend the Hivefest, but I hope you knock your presentation out of the park.
Happy Anniversary Matt, and I would say hang in there!
I can imagine this past year has been quite stressful with the place Splinterlands and the market is in. Just know, the potential of the game that has been built is without a doubt there and I don't think many are questioning your right intentions. Keep up the great work!
Congrats.
Happy 7th!
Happy Hiversary! :-D
Happy anniversary
Keep up the good work!
Happy 7th sir
Happy 7 year anniversary on Hive and I'm super glad you are here for us!
Happy 7th and here's to many more!
I'll look for your next post in a year or so :P
Happy Hive Anniversary Matt!!
Wish you many more years on Hive🎉🎉
Happy Hive Birthday!
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Woah, that's a lot! Crazy how time flies. Congrats on your anniversary and may we see many more coming!
Happy anniversary hive 🎊🎉
Happy anniversary hive 🎉It's actually a matter of happiness
Congratulation
Congrats, happy 7th! 😃
wow matt. thats a good haul. I am so happy that youre still so passionate and committed to the splinterlands cause. Ive been here with you guys since beta. I suck at accumulating wealth but Ive had a lot of fun playing the game and been constantly entertained by the drama and the vision around this cutting-edge development. Given the rollercoaster its been Im astonished that you havnt burned out and fled for the hills! Your resilience is an inspiration.
All things being well, I will be on a plane to Croatia tomorrow. I hope to see you there and raise a glass to your fantastic efforts here on Hive
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Happy 7th anniversary!
Thx for the good leadership :)
Congrats on 7 years homie! Quite the accomplishment.
Great presentation in Split. Hope you guys are having a blast.
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Congrats @yabapmatt - thought you are here long than me. Just a confirmation that I trust you personally for doing the best you can, as tech guy you are awesome - it been two hard years. If I sometimes come across critical or negative it is not related to you - I just feel we need some things urgently and have my doubts on who you trust in the game moving forward, I wish sometimes we could get back the days where you decided on things without asking anyone in the community. All the best, heard #Hivefest9 was a blast.