Engrave witness update, HF28, Hive Ledger changes and 100k Power Up

I decided to lower my APR setting from 20% to 15%. It doesn't change much as I'm not top20 at the moment but just wanted to indicate it was not an accidental change.

Could it be that my recent reflections on Polish and my discussion with You had an impact on this? ;)

I truly appreciate your decision to power up 100,000 HIVE it’s a strong sign of trust in the Hive ecosystem and a positive gesture for the community.
However, from an economic and investment perspective, it’s worth separating symbolic commitment from actual capital inflow.

🔹Power-up ≠ external capital investment

Increasing Hive Power with existing holdings is not the same as investing fresh money into the system.
It’s an internal reinvestment, meaning tokens are simply moved from liquid supply to staking.
While this strengthens decentralization, it doesn’t represent new market demand or real price support for HIVE.

🔹Large investors care about liquidity and exit risk

Someone considering a $500k–$1M allocation evaluates:

• orderbook depth (HIVE/USDT, HBD/USDT),
• power-down period (13 weeks),
• lack of hedging tools,
• limited stablecoin pairs.

Without stronger liquidity, it’s unrealistic to expect significant institutional entry.

🔹 Source transparency matters

Public declarations are valuable, but we should clarify:
Did the power-up come from an external purchase (fiat inflow),
or from internal earnings (witness rewards, curation, payouts)?
That distinction is crucial for evaluating real ecosystem health.

🔹 Hive needs external inflows, not just token rotation

Reinvesting earned HIVE strengthens decentralization, but doesn’t grow the economy.
To scale, Hive needs fresh capital from businesses, DAOs, and individual investors who see measurable ROI and utility.

🔹Trust is built on data, not sentiment

Investors rely on data, not beliefs:

• inflation rates (HIVE & HBD),
• HBD debt ratio,
• liquidity depth,
• collateral ratios.

Hive has solid fundamentals, but needs data-driven communication to attract serious capital.

🔹Final thoughts

Powering up 100k HIVE is a positive move for the community,
but it’s not evidence of external investment or systemic financial stability.
That’s the difference between:

🔸 internal loyalty and 🔸 real external growth.

If Hive wants to attract high-capital investors,
it must speak their language — liquidity, transparency, and measurable metrics.
Gestures inspire; capital follows data.

It's nothing compared to some fat whales out there but it's still something. Meanwhile, I keep curating #polish community and I would like to encourage you to do the same!

Thanks a lot, we know you're still there with us :)

P.S. A question unrelated to this post: what about the development of dblog? It's a bit of a shame about this project, because it had potential, but with the current shortcomings that I mentioned to you before, publishing there can be tedious and inconvenient compared to peakd or eccency.

👏 Thank you for your work and dedication.

Delay voting? Isn't that not only on Proposals & Witness?