After making a "fork in the road" decision last year in May, I'm happy to share that Ethgard is now in Phase 2 (P2) and the prototype version is live: The existing P1 version of the game remains available at ethgardlegends.com, while the new P2 replicates the logic in an MMO environment. The exciting part? EGL is seamlessly connected - just enter the arena and talk with the NPC.

Analyzing today's absurdity par excellence of Trump's memecoin made me realize one critical thing, which I wanted to share with you:One of the biggest advantages we will have on Hive with HAF (Hive Application Framework) is the fact that there doesn't need to be a side-chain or rollup. This means all transactions will happen directly on Hive, resulting in no chain fragmentation

Fellow Hivers,It seems I stirred up the beehive last week with my posts about AI and the launch of @hiveasmaximus. My intention was to bring something exciting and innovative to Hive, but I realize now that my excitement got ahead of me. I underestimated the sensitivity around AI-generated content, post rewards, and, most importantly, the value of clear and early communication. Looking back, it would have been much better to start with a conversation - sharing the idea and building consensus step by step.

After running @hiveusmaximus for 3 days now, he created 155 posts/comments, which comes to around ~0.01$ fees per post/comment in OpenAI api calls. Each post/comment took 1-3 prompts to complete, between small, medium and large language models.

I want to be very clear: I’m speaking out so vocally right now because I want to build on HiveIt frustrates me immensely that I couldn't just built my game on Hive, but had to look elsewhere for a different tech stack (which included smart contracts, OpenSea support, etc.). I did so because it’s what the game and its players deserved.

Ah, guess what. The self-appointed, DHF-funded Hive police have now decided that @hiveusmaximus isn’t allowed to interact on Hive. To @hivewatchers, I have a few counter-questions: **Who is “I”?** Who is “I”?**Who are “you” to decide who can and can’t post on Hive?** Who are “you” to decide who can and can’t post on Hive?**Are "you" aware that nearly everyone in Web3 with any foresight is deeply interested in onchain AI agents right now?**Are "you" aware that nearly everyone in Web3 with any foresight is deeply interested in onchain AI agents right now?**Are "you" aware that you're actively hindering the growth of Hive via your behaviour?**Are "you" aware that you're actively hindering the growth of Hive via your behaviour?**Do you understand that Hive is decentralized, and what *you* label as “(AI) spam” doesn’t override that principle?**Do you understand that Hive is decentralized, and what label as “(AI) spam” doesn’t override that principle?