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"If Hive (the forked chain) surpasses Steem (the original chain), it will mean that the community is the ruler of the blockchain, and no one can buy the community."
Vitalik: Steem Fork or Blockchain Governance Turning Point
In response to this incident, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin commented on Twitter that this is a turning point in the history of blockchain governance.
But given the history of Ethereum and ETC, it seems that Vitalik is not the best person to comment on the Steem fork. Justin Sun replied:
“I’m watching to see if ETC overtakes ETH because that would be a strong demonstration that the decentralized and immutable qualities of the blockchain really matter.”
A fork after a disagreement seems to be an abuse of rights, but it actually proves the free choice in the blockchain world. What is the future of Steem and Hive? I believe the community and the market will give the answer.
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Hive Launch FAQ
The Hive website is now online, and the official team has released the Hive launch guide on the website.
When will Hive go online?
The Hive blockchain will go live on March 20th (Friday) at 10:00 am EST (10:00 pm Beijing time on March 20th). Snapshots and airdrops will take place in an orderly manner upon launch.
I am a STEEM holder, how can I participate in the Hive airdrop?
All STEEM stakeholders will receive an equal amount of HIVE, which will match their current holdings of STEEM, Steem Power, and SBD. All other account state data, such as claimed accounts, agents, etc., will be mapped to Hive.
For example, if your Steem account has 10 STEEM, 5 SBD, and 1000 SP, your Hive account will have 10 HIVE, 5 HBD, and 1000 HP.
You don't need to do anything, just log into your current Steem account, you will have HIVE in your wallet and be able to start using the blockchain.https://hive.blogThe Hive airdrop will only be performed on the current version of the Steem blockchain. Any "emergency hard fork" performed prior to the airdrop is not eligible. Additionally, any exchanges that participated in such a hard fork prior to this airdrop will not be able to participate in this airdrop.
How do I get a Hive account to publish content and send to Hive?
You can use your existing Steem account password to log in to the Hive network. The first available frontend will be
. It is currently based on the Steem blockchain, but will switch when Hive goes live. Other commonly used interfaces are completing Hive switching or completing new products, and will be announced when ready.
Who is responsible for the development of Hive?
There are currently over 30 experienced developers contributing to this new ecosystem, as well as many community members working on various aspects of Hive. These individuals may announce their participation through their own accounts in the future. This represents a community effort and as such is open to all. Hive will remain open source and open to everyone who wants to contribute to the future development of the blockchain. The testnet will be released after this post, and the full codebase will be made public before going live.
What are the improvements in Hive?
The most important improvements and decisions will be announced after going live with the hope of getting proper feedback from the community. A few aspects need to be addressed immediately for a successful launch, including preventing exchanges from conducting governance attacks (as we have seen with the Steem blockchain).
To prevent governance (or funding) attacks, a 30-day delay has been added in funding witnesses and SPS votes. Further governance changes will require joint consultation with the community.
This delay means that there will be a 30-day delay after an account “authorizes” or stakes funds before they can be used for governance votes (witnesses). For all other actions, there will be no 30-day delay.
This is the first way we can mitigate this risk, while improving the system, without having to decide on governance changes before gaining input from the wider community.
Can all Steem accounts receive the HIVE airdrop?
