Hive, Bitcoin and Crypto

If you don't know much about cryptocurrency that would put you in with about 99% of the world right now. Most people have heard the term Bitcoin thrown around for the last few years and maybe a few of you have even heard of other cryptocurrencies. Especially two years ago when Bitcoin broke past $20,000 for a single coin and it was all over the news. There was an digital gold rush that faded away soon after. The good news is that it hasn't gone away. Bitcoin unlike gold has a nearing finite supply and one that is getting smaller and smaller holding up the price. Even better news is that while Bitcoin is by far the most valuable crypto to hold it is far from the most useful for real world application. At the moment it is mainly held as an investment or traded on the markets just like gold or any other share. This is where the other crypto's come in. They cover a multitude of functions just like different companies for different industries. Like companies there are thousands of these other crypto's that you can invest in as they build their product and try to provide real use case for their target market. Personally I own little bits of many crypto's but in reality the only few that hold my attention are Bitcoin, BAT and Hive as they have the most potential to change how we operate. They offer solutions to scenarios that we deal with on a daily basis. Bitcoin is a an alternative to our current monetary system with you in control. BAT offer a reward for your internet use funded by the advertising that you see. Hive is an eco-system for online activity that rewards the creators and consumers rather than companies currently profiting from it. Your attention is an asset and you should be rewarded for that rather than the CEO of some large corporation.
There is a great article here for anybody new to crypto and that wants to start monetizing their online activities.

[ Earn crypto for beginners.](https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@niallon11/beginners-guide-how-to-earn-cryptocurrency-for-free)

It tells you how to get started earning for your online activities as a content creator or just a content consumer. Hive has great options for people just wanting to get involved on a small scale with blogging or vlogging or even just adding small scale media like photos or micro blogs. There are different communities to get involved with on hive, - Finance - Photography - Gaming - Poetry - Memes - Fiction - ect.... Something for everyone to get involved with. And if you can't find one that fits. Start your own. Even more good news though. While casual users can create a simple and free blog by creating a hive account here,

[New Hive Account](https://hiveonboard.com?ref=hive-blockchain)

There are also a lot of options for more serious bloggers to expand their existing online profiles and open up a whole new demographic to their work. There will be a slight learning curve as web 3.0 is about ownership of content so it brings keys and wallets into your new activities but that is all part of the new wave of apps. We are still at the starting point of content ownership and rewards. This is where @steempress comes into play.

[Steempress plug-in for Wordpress sites.](https://steempress.io/signup?ref=niallon11)

Adding this simple plug-in to your existing site allows it to publish your content to the hive eco-system and open up extra views and possible rewards from those viewers. It allows this whole new eco-system of people to see your work and add comments and rewards to it if they enjoy what they have seen. You only need to add your content and hopefully some interaction with these new followers to expand your personal brand. All rewards from the hive eco-system come in the form of crypto in one way or another but there is some simple advice in [ Earn crypto for beginners.](https://hive.blog/hive-174578/@niallon11/beginners-guide-how-to-earn-cryptocurrency-for-free) on how to make use of this crypto. You can use it to buy, sell or trade online. Turn it into dollars using an exchange. Use it within the existing apps for purchases. Or, even better, you can stake it in your hive wallet and have some ownership in this system yourself. Staking it in the wallet gives you the chance to earn consumer rewards through curation of other peoples work.

Build a brand through crypto.

As an early adopter of crypto you might not see it as being very valuable right now but the segment is growing every year. Bitcoin as the gold standard has less supply and more value with every year that passes. 8 years ago Facebook shares were under $20, today they are over $250 and all on the back of the content people provide for free. With hive these shares/coin are earned by the people creating the content and can be held or sold as you see fit. Your content and your crypto. Hive is only being built but as we see more apps and people adopting it as a coin, it should eventually follow in the footsteps of Bitcoin with continued use and development. This won't happen overnight but is being built on a daily basis as each new step adds more value to our eco-system. Looking at Bitcoin at it's halving points we can see that growth and adoption has been steady and progressive as supply dwindles on the open market.
![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-blockchain/b2gQaqIh-image.png) [Ref:](https://twitter.com/ChartsBtc/status/1128675508269473792/photo/1)
This will be the same for Hive as more users mean less supply. There are options to earn passive income by leasing out this staked hive to other users and one of the latest updates will allow you to sell your products using your WordPress site by accepting hive as a payment and allowing your fans to buy straight from the source.

Turn your blog into a crypto marketplace.

We can all see that digital currency will be the future in one form or another so now is a great time to get ahead of the curve and create a payment gateway for crypto users that might see your products from the Hive blockchain. There is already tipping enabled on hive but now you will be able to directly connect to a burgeoning market place directly, with any products that you might be writing about or creating as part of your personal brand. This give you the best of both worlds by reaching out to a large group of consumers with a small amount of effort.
![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/hive-blockchain/BsD11RbE-image.png)
Full article here: https://peakd.com/hive/@roomservice/plugin-for-wordpress-stores-accept-hive-or-hbd-payments
Crypto can seem impossible but it's adoption is coming closer every year. From being involved with various crypto's over the past years, especially with hive now. I can see the vast improvements being made in real time to simplify and develop how people use it. Hive is the best product that I have come across in the crypto world, for the simple fact that it's the most useful one. It has a smaller learning curve. It's fast and free to use. It has newer and better apps being developed on it every year and most importantly, more than anything else. I can bring my friends into the eco-system now and they will be able to use it just like any other app or social media profile online. The only difference is the wallet attached to these apps and being rewarded for using them. Who wouldn't want a chance to get involved in such an exciting project while it's still young. This is your chance to do it and become part of web 3.0. Own your content, own your crypto, own yourself.

It's time to get involved in the next generation of internet use.

Task List to start: - Sign up for [Hive](https://hiveonboard.com/?ref=hive-blockchain). - Set up your wordpress site to post to Hive. [Steempress sign-up](signup) - Install WooCommerce plug-in to your wordpress. - Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress - Turn on Hive as a payment method in WooCommerce->Settings->Payments. Turn on the "Enabled" switch. - Update settings for this plugin in WooCommerce->Settings->Payments and clicking "Manage" next to "Hive" - Make sure to put your Hive username in the "Payee" box so that you will receive payments. Your Hive wallet can be accessed through https://peakd.com/@hive-blockchain/wallet. Insert your own username instead of @hive-blockchain Then you are good to go. You will be able to share your new WordPress posts directly to any hive interface automatically and can use this to sell your products for hive tokens through those same posts. Welcome to the future of blogging.
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