<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:57:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@blocktrades/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HAF API server stack ready to be released 11/3/2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Release of HAF API server stack (version 1.28.3) As many of you already know, we recently released 1.28.3 of hived with the hardfork scheduled for November 19th. Tomorrow, as a followup, we’re releasing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/haf-api-server-stack-ready-to-be-released-11-3-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/haf-api-server-stack-ready-to-be-released-11-3-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Hive’s semantic search performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[HiveSense is a HAF app that creates semantic embeddings for Hive posts. These embeddings will be used by the new HiveSense API calls to find posts that are similar to each other and to find posts that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/improving-hive-s-semantic-search-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/improving-hive-s-semantic-search-performance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:58:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updates for Hive roadmap from the BlockTrades team]]></title><description><![CDATA[@themarkymark recently pointed out to me that the roadmap on hive.io was running out of road, so in this post I decided to make a list of some of the upcoming milestones for the work the BlockTrades team]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/updates-for-hive-roadmap-from-the-blocktrades-team</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/updates-for-hive-roadmap-from-the-blocktrades-team</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 22:39:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd update of 2025: Hive API stack v1.27.11 officially released]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we officially tagged the latest version of the Hive API node stack (v1.27.11). We’ve been running various beta versions of the new stack for quite a while on api.hive.blog, and its been easy to see]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/2nd-update-of-2025-hive-api-stack-v1-27-11-officially-released</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/2nd-update-of-2025-hive-api-stack-v1-27-11-officially-released</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 21:34:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st update of 2025: Releasing API node software this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally I planned to release in December, but just before the holidays kicked into full gear, I found an issue with the HAF upgrade process during my testing. The HAF upgrade process enables a node]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/1st-update-of-2025-releasing-api-node-software-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/1st-update-of-2025-releasing-api-node-software-this-week</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:13:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10th update of 2024:  API node software release in Dec, hardfork tentatively set for Q1 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s a quick update on what the BlockTrades team has been working on since my last report. My plan is to stick with the previously announced time of mid-December for upgrading all the Hive API nodes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/10th-update-of-2024-api-node-software-release-in-dec-hardfork-tentatively-set-for-q1-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/10th-update-of-2024-api-node-software-release-in-dec-hardfork-tentatively-set-for-q1-2025</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:29:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benchmarking hivemind API calls after switching to postgREST server]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll make a full report on our recent work soon, probably next week, but in the meantime I wanted to share the performance improvement we're seeing after switching hivemind from the python based server]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/benchmarking-hivemind-api-calls-after-switching-to-postgrest-server</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/benchmarking-hivemind-api-calls-after-switching-to-postgrest-server</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 22:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[8th update of 2024: Work on Hive apps (User Interfaces)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As promised last week in my previous post, here’s an update on the “frontend” work we’ve been working of for the past few months. Block Explorer User Interface The block explorer project was created because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/8th-update-of-2024-work-on-hive-apps-user-interfaces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/8th-update-of-2024-work-on-hive-apps-user-interfaces</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 18:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th update of 2024:  early "release notes" for Hived and HAF apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been super busy for a while, so I fell behind a bit on reporting progress (it's been about 4 months since my last report...). Originally I was planning an earlier release of everything, but in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2024-early-release-notes-for-hived-and-haf-apps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2024-early-release-notes-for-hived-and-haf-apps</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 04:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6th update of 2024: Wax release planned at end of June, hived/HAF 1.27.7 at end of July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. Hived: core blockchain node software We’re planning to release 1.27.7 sometime]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2024-wax-release-planned-at-end-of-june-hived-haf-1-27-7-at-end-of-july</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2024-wax-release-planned-at-end-of-june-hived-haf-1-27-7-at-end-of-july</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 20:00:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th update of 2024: Lite “hived” nodes, 2nd layer plans, and lots more (accidental repost, don't vote)]]></title><description><![CDATA[5th update of 2024: Lite “hived” nodes, 2nd layer plans, and lots more Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. Hived: core]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/7hf8ex-5th-update-of-2024-lite-hived-nodes-2nd-layer-plans-and-lots-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/7hf8ex-5th-update-of-2024-lite-hived-nodes-2nd-layer-plans-and-lots-more</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 22:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[5th update of 2024: Lite hived nodes, 2nd layer plans, and lots more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. Hived: core blockchain node software Split block logs (enables “lite” hived nodes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/5th-update-of-2024-lite-hived-nodes-2nd-layer-plans-and-lots-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/5th-update-of-2024-lite-hived-nodes-2nd-layer-plans-and-lots-more</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 20:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[4th update of 2024: improving imagehoster performance]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll report on our general development work in a bit (probably next week or so), but we made some nice improvements to the imagehoster infrastructure in the past few days that I figured was worth sharing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/4th-update-of-2024-improving-imagehoster-performance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/4th-update-of-2024-improving-imagehoster-performance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[3rd update of 2024: HAF API stack officially released, begin scoping of next release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. A new release of the Hive API stack (version 1.27.5) The most important announcement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/3rd-update-of-2024-haf-api-stack-officially-released-begin-scoping-of-next-release</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/3rd-update-of-2024-haf-api-stack-officially-released-begin-scoping-of-next-release</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 04:51:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd update of 2024: Releasing the new HAF-based stack for Hive API nodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. For the past two months, we’ve been testing and improving the various apps that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/2nd-update-of-2024-releasing-the-new-haf-based-stack-for-hive-api-nodes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/2nd-update-of-2024-releasing-the-new-haf-based-stack-for-hive-api-nodes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st update of 2024: Change notices for HAF app developers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. I looked back at my last report before beginning this one, written more than a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/1st-update-of-2024-change-notices-for-haf-app-developers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/1st-update-of-2024-change-notices-for-haf-app-developers</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[7th update of 2023: Final testing of HAF 2.0 and associated apps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. Originally, I thought we would be able to release updates for a bunch of different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/7th-update-of-2023-final-testing-of-haf-2-0-and-associated-apps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/7th-update-of-2023-final-testing-of-haf-2-0-and-associated-apps</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Dec 2023 04:43:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vaultec's multisig proposal to BlockTrades dev team]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been super busy for the past couple of months as we're trying to get out a major upgrade to the Hive/HAF software suite, so I've fallen behind on my progress posts. I'll try to get one out next week,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/vaultec-s-multisig-proposal-to-blocktrades-dev-team</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/vaultec-s-multisig-proposal-to-blocktrades-dev-team</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 20:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[6th update of 2023: Putting finishing touches on new releases of just about everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below are a few highlights of the Hive-related programming issues worked on by the BlockTrades team since my last report. I hope we’ll have a new release of hived, HAF, and various HAF apps and tools in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2023-putting-finishing-touches-on-new-releases-of-just-about-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-139531/@blocktrades/6th-update-of-2023-putting-finishing-touches-on-new-releases-of-just-about-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-139531]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[blocktrades]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 20:32:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeSmckuHqNyycdMb29wxJmaRuGpDrb3YMBzNtoULq36mCwLW9HDPR9kSgTErZjFAhgXSnfHLA3375gwLE7sYsUytDEukr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A New API for Hive]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Hive was first launched, an early topic of discussion among all of Hive’s devs was “How should we create a next generation API for Hive?”. 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