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This is the #100th edition of the "Week through Adrian's Lenses" weekly Hive and crypto news roundup.
Let's see what we have for this week. We cover:
Hive
- SWAP.SOL
- Distriator
- HIVEED
- Inleo - Dash
- Ezabay
- Tokenomics Proposal
- Portfolio tool
- PWR
- Splinterlands
- Reddit Contest
- SPS DAO
- Arcade Colony
- Promo Card (Vouchers)
- Holozing
Crypto
- Bitcoin
- AI & Digital Assets US Policy
Week on Hive
22 of 35 tracked posts made it to this week's issue of the "Week on Hive" roundup.
In the Spotlight
Hive Is Now Connected to Solana via Hive Engine
From announcements on the Hive Engine discord server, we found out that this week the SWAP.SOL wrapped token became fully functional on Hive Engine (meaning deposits from and withdrawals to Solana blockchain). Wallets tested for compatibility on TribalDex for deposits and withdrawals are Phantom, Brave, and xDefi. Others may work too, says the announcement, but they haven't been tested.
Also, three SWAP.SOL-based diesel pools have been created:
- SWAP.HIVE-SWAP.SOL
- BEE-SWAP.SOL
- SPS-SWAP.SOL
After 48h, $30k in volume was made across the 3 pools.
Marketing / Awareness / Branding
Distriator Works
Another round of businesses have been onboarded to Hive via Distriator with the help of local people in various places. I'm sure I missed many such announcements. When I catch someone's post who onboards a business to Distriator I usually follow them to see their future announcements. That's why my picks may be limited to only a few people, while in fact many more may do it.
This week was even more prolific in bringing new businesses to Hive than the last one, even if often we talk about small local businesses. Often, at the same time, Hive gets a few new signups as well, eager to benefit from Distriator's cashback program.
Instead of linking to a few posts here, I'd rather link to the accounts of people who have onboarded businesses to Distriator during the last 7 days, some multiple times:
Distriator also published a guide with tips on how to successfully onboard a business to accept HBD.
HIVEED Applying the Distriator Model for Education
Hive Goes to School project came up with a similar model to Distriator to apply it for paying for students tuition. They describe it here and here.
Integration Between Inleo and Dash Continues with Next Steps
According to the Inleo AMA, this week the next step in the integration between Dash and Inleo should've taken place, which is the ability of Dash users to pay for Premium or subscriptions using Dash.
In the meantime, the PR campaign continues, as described in this post too. Khal also mentioned X and Brave ads will follow if they haven't started already.
Governance / Development / Dapps / Education
Ezabay Hive-Centric CEX Close to Being Released
Tests on Ezabay started by inviting certain users to test it and the bugs they found or feedback they had have been taken care of. From this week's update, we also find out that they plan a much wider fiat support than initially, particularly in LATAM, besides Nigeria and Ghana currencies.
Made a 3-point Proposal to Improve Hive Tokenomics
Many people agreed with all 3 points, but important stakeholders, including 
I invite you to read the proposal (not a DHF proposal!) as well as comments on it. It's much better than trying to summarize it, because I won't be able to.
New Portfolio Tool
I found out about it from 
PWR Won't Be Capped at 1 HIVE Going Forward
PWR was soft-pegged to HIVE, but will transition to a fully HIVE-backed growth token. In effect, PWR won't be capped to 1 HIVE to the upside going forward, but 1 HIVE will continue to remain the baseline and be supported if the token price drops. Here's the project's tentative roadmap for 2025.
Games
Splinterlands Ecosystem Updates
POSH & Splinterlands Contest
Sharing your or other people's Splinterlands-related posts on Reddit could make you eligible for one of the 50 Rebellion packs and 5000 SPS prizes. Check this out!
SPS DAO End of Year Updates
Arcade Colony DAO Proposal
A new DAO proposal for Arcade Colony has been created, to fund StakeHouse Den (a collection of 8 video casino-style games) with 80m COLONY per year for 5 years. COLONY stakeholders can vote on this poll.
New Promo Card Purchasable with Vouchers
On the maintenance window from next week, a new promo card purchasable with vouchers will be added, we can find from Splinterlands discord.
Holozing Updates
Quite a few updates from Holozing this week...
First, we have a new Advent Calendar challenge, which gives us daily Holo dust (soulbound), when we claim rewards, and an achievement at the end.
Then, Acid talked about other contents of the vials besides creatures (particularly healing gloves) in this post, asked for suggestions about various combinations that can be made for the generative NFTs that healers will be (here) and is looking for someone to take on some of his management activity for Holozing (here).
Week in the Crypto World
Bitcoin Reaches 100k, But Pulls Back After Selloffs
The media attention bitcoin got after reaching 100k apparently reignited retail interest, which, despite the selloff that took place after the price went above 100k, helps prop the price above 98k at the time of writing. This article says, based on an analysis, that retail demand for bitcoin is the highest since 2020.
Trump Appoints Former Paypal COO to Lead US Policy For AI and Digital Assets
The direction seems good although I don't know the guy. I also like some of Trump's words, but will they be more than words?
David will focus on making America the clear global leader in both areas. He will safeguard Free Speech online, and steer us away from Big Tech bias and censorship. He will work on a legal framework so the Crypto industry has the clarity it has been asking for, and can thrive in the US.
Read more here.
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