BRO NEWSPAPER | ISSUE 20 | 2022

We try to keep you informed about the tribes which we have invested in with Brofund, since you, as a BRO-Holder, have also indirectly invested in those projects. Due to this, it's possible that you will see some tribes often, and others not at all. This hasn't got anything to do with the tribe itself, or that these tribes are not active. It's only because of the fact that we have not (yet) invested in these projects. Since @raymondspeaks is always on the lookout for projects on Hive-Engine to possibly support, this can change from week to week.

^{We have decided not to include more than 3 projects per week in the Bro Newspaper. This makes it easier for you to read, and you don't get an excessive amount of information. If I were you, I would pay close attention to those three projects, because they could become very interesting in the short run. For now, let's just say that your time and attention could pay for itself!}

Hello BROs!

It's weekend again, and we can see this immediately in the crypto markets. At least, I often see a drop in the Bitcoin price during the weekends. Last week I watched a video from @wendyo where she said it's NOT a bear market YET but we don't need to be fooled. We are definitely going to have a bear market. And that is also the general sentiment in the markets. The only question is how long it will last this time. The next bitcoin halving is scheduled for early 2024. Will this bear market play tricks on us for the rest of 2022 and 2023? Or will we see a change in this pattern due to the many changes and developments? Will bitcoin remain the crypto that determines the entire market or can ETH 2.0 change this? And if this is NOT the bear market YET, where will the bottom lie for Bitcoin, and for Hive? These are just questions that come to my mind as I type this.

If you were not prepared for this, it is certainly not a pleasant sensation. But, this is also necessary. These are the moments when a foundation can be laid for the next Bull market! These are the moments when new capital can flow into the market again, and that is precisely what is necessary in order to be able to continue to grow.

Speaking of growing, let's see what interesting news there is to report about our Tribes. Is there also growth there? Let's dive in!

TRIBE & PROJECT NEWS

THE MANCAVE

Things have calmed down in The Mancave, so there are no major updates to report from there at the moment.

Something that I would to bring to your attention again is our Brofi. You can no longer delegate Hive-Engine tokens and receive BRO in return. However, don't be sad! We have a solution for you. You still can get BRO tokens for delegation! The difference now is that you have to delegate HIVE to @brofi. @themarkymark explained this really well;

You can delegate Hive, and get your share of the curation rewards + 10% paid in equivalent bro tokens.
EXAMPLE: if you delegate 10% of the total HP, and brofi makes 100 Hive/day, you would get 10 hive worth of bro tokens.

As you see, the amount of tokens you get is dependent on how much Hive brofi makes, and will thus vary from day to day.

Another thing I need to let all of you guys know is that The Bro Show will be given a slightly different touch and will most likely return this week after a week of absence.

What's always important to know is that we keep building, and that we are not going anywhere. BRO is here to stay!

Let's go on with a tribe that is building on the Hive Blockchain for years now. And the first tribe that brought NFTs to the Hive Blockchain. Before the masses even had an understanding about what NFTs were about. We're talking about;

SPLINTERLANDS

We all know that Splinterlands will soon start the pre-sale for the SPS nodes. Have you saved up enough SPS to grab your node? But this is not the only thing, as most of you have noticed already, there was a big change in the Ranked Rewards. YES! You read that right! A big change.

And yes, of course I can tell you about the changes that have been made by the Splinterlands team, but ... surprise, I'm not going to do that. LOL. No! I think it's much better for you to click that link yourself and read the post written by @splinterlands.

However, I can lift a small tip of the veil. We all want to earn more DEC for the last weeks of the airdrop, right? And speaking about the airdrop, we have only 66 days left before the airdrop ends. What do you think? What will happen with the price of SPS? I am very curious what your expectation is! And talking about SPS, the SPS rewards for the Ranked Games are intended to start very soon.

If this is not enough news for you, there is leaked info! A new set of reward cards is about to be launched. The Mavericks are invited to battle test the cards already. And one of them leaked the cards! Check out the new reward cards and remember, as @flauwy said, All stats are still subject to change until they come to the live server.

I know, we all live in different time zones. One person reads the Bro Newspaper in the evening, the other in the morning, but let's be honest. It is actually never a wrong time of the day to enjoy a nice slice of

PIZZA

The most famous Pizza man from the Hive Blockchain, @thebeardflex, has brought us new updates!

Did you expect that the Pizza guild has now 5000 members? And would you ever have thought that there are now over 10,000 wallets holding Pizza? Although that may seem a lot, I would think that it would be at least double that. Don't we all like Pizza?

And how about an upcoming paint game? Pizza has your back! You can read more about BURNING ZA in the updates.

Furthermore, the badges are not only in demand at @cinetv, but if you have more than 20 Pizza, you could also be surprised with a brand new Pizza badge. This badge has been around for a while but has been given a makeover. Check it out if you are one of those people with more than 20 Pizza in your wallet.

If you want to read all about the Pizza Tribe, just click the link above, and all the information you want to know is there.

Our last project for today is about that one project we are all waiting for, the one game that is shaking the Hive blockchain before it is even launched;

RAGNAROK

The time is approaching, and the Alpha testing phase will start in a few weeks. But now they need people to battle test the game! People who think they have what it takes to play this game. And what do you need? Do you have to be intelligent, do you have to have a lot of gaming experience? Or should you be fearless to go into battle with monsters? It could also just be that you need to have knowledge of history...

Or would you need experience in chess, poker and PVP games? You guessed it already didn't you? It is all about experience in chess, poker and PVP games. So do you have this experience to a reasonable or large extent? Then think about if you want to sign up for the Alpha Tests from RAGNAROK. Sign up via the form in this blog.

The longest wait is over, the Alpha Tests will start soon, and then hopefully we can all enjoy this mystery game soon or get confused because we don't get it. What do you think it will be?

And then today we have a bonus from @themarkymark for:

BLOCKHEAD GAMES

Have you ever seen the Hive Punk Connoisseur badge? You get this badge if you own at least 5 Hive Punks. This badge had been around for some time but was never automated. That has now changed. @themarkymark wanted to implement this change for a while. Today is the day that actually happened.

What has actually been done then indicates that Marky knows how to find his way around coding stuff. If you want to know exactly, read his blog! Introducing Punk Badges. The Punks have kept Marky busy for a while already. Are you also curious if there will be more updates? We'll have to wait and see! Somehow I have the idea that this was not the last update.

TIME TO PARTY?

I know, I mentioned this last week already. But I wanted to leave it up for another week because I think it's important for Roelandp to get as many answers as possible. This is about Hive as a community! And I think we all care about Hive. Right? For all the people who come here daily to read blogs, make friends online, and often DM via discord. Are you all ready to experience another REAL LIFE HIVE FEST?

@roelandp is testing the waters, and needs answers to make a final decision. Would you like to meet your colleague Hivers during a gigantic spectacle, organized by and for Hivers? Let Roelandp know how you feel!

Before you all go crazy, we quicly move on to get some action in your Sunday. Time for you to grab your keyboard and pick one of the;

CONTESTS & CHALLENGES

Before you participate, check the announcement blog so that you see what the rules are.

• Weekend Engagement with @galenkp
  
  

• Ladies of Hive Community Contest
  
  

• CineTV Contest #1
  
  

• Blockchain Poets
  
  

• The Ink Well prompt and weekly challenge
  
  

• Shadow Hunters Contest by @melinda010100
  
  

I don't want to overflow the BRO Newspaper with contests, so if you want to find more, go ahead. There are plenty that I didn't mention here. But for us it's time to see if there's some juicy gossip to share.

DID YOU KNOW THAT;

Is there anything to gossip about this week, you may be wondering. Well I can tell you. "Yes absolutely". All of a sudden @raymondspeaks got infected with the idea that he really wants to learn how to code. And not only that! He transferred that virus to @hetty-rowan, and now I also heard that @papacrusher has already been infected. @thisismylife already said that she didn't want to get into it NOW, but that once she's enjoying cocktails in the sunny south of Spain, she might feel like diving in too. @bala41288 is going to get busy! He has set himself up as a teacher! This 'learning-coding virus' is spreading fast! It looks like the monkey pox!

Now you may ask yourself whether hetty-rowan has the brain at all to even think about programming, and whether @thisismylife is going to have such a bright brain sitting there on the beach sipping her cocktails! Only God knows what kind of discord bot will pop up. Although I was once told that they did get some IT knowledge from somewhere ... but then, how does that go with hetty-rowan being blonde and not to forget about thisismylife sipping on those cocktails?

Maybe @stickupboys can make a GIF for that too? And speaking of the Stickupboys, I heard somewhere that they like rivers. Now I don't know why exactly, but somehow I don't get the idea that it is because of the tranquility that a river usually radiates. No, it certainly won't be. I mean, when you think of the Stickupboys, do you think of calmness? LOL! I can think of many things, but not that. And just for the record, nothing bad about the Stickupboys, only love.

Oh, and now that we are talking about love. I have to tell you, that BROmance. That's something too! Last week I saw these two together on a server again. And I can tell you, the love is definitely not over. It may seem calmer in public. But nothing could be further from the truth. It's just adorable to see the compliments flying back and forth. I'm so curious to see if a real date will come out of this soon. That would be great! Wouldn't it? Hmmm, could the Hivefest be the opportunity for the BROmance to come to full bloom?

I could go on with this for a while. But let's not exaggerate. This is not a gossip magazine!

So let's have a look at the news that is relevant to each and every one of us. And that's the:

GENERAL CRYPTO NEWS

• Crypto Disaster: Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Claims He’s Not A Billionaire Anymore
  
  

• Bitcoin’s Pizza 12th Anniversary: 2 Pizzas for 10,000 BTC
  
  

• Here’s a Realistic Cardano (ADA) Forecast if Crypto Bear Market Continues, According to Analyst Benjamin Cowen
  
  

• 132-Year-Old Swiss Private Bank Set to Offer Crypto Services to Wealthy Clients
  
  

• Ripple Pledges $100 Million to Help Save Earth From Climate Change
  
  

With all this news, this issue of the BRO NEWSPAPER is coming to an end. I hope you all enjoyed it and I'll see you in next week's newspaper. If you feel there's something in this newspaper you'd like to chat about with us?

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Have a good week BROs