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# A gold digger’s paradise 💰

Imagine you walk into a bar and the net worth of every individual inside the place is hovering over top of their heads in the form of a hologram. Right away everyone knows who has a lot of money and who has very little. This may not matter to some, but others may target the wealthy individuals so that they might be able to benefit off of that financial success. It may be as simple as them wishing to get close with that successful person in hopes of being showered by gifts. Perhaps it’s a bit darker and the financially unstable person may even have plans of finding a way to rob the person of their riches. Even if you have safely hidden private keys that can’t be guessed by a hacker, kidnapping and extortion is a thing. 

Luckily we don’t have a dollar amount above our heads at all times, but something similar is already upon us thanks to cryptocurrencies such as HIVE. I can remember when I first joined Hive and was just looking through all of the whale accounts and their giant wallet amounts. I discovered millionaires and the like without hardly any effort at all. This was back when I had pretty much no idea what I was doing on Hive. Even then I was able to find the most wealthy people so simply. 

Now there are leaderboards such as http://hivebuzz.me/ranking  that make it even more elementary to track down the largest accounts. Sure many of the accounts are anonymous, but others have their name and location right on their profile. 

I of course have no ill intentions towards those types of people. Generally speaking, I am a do-gooder. However I am no fool though and I know this world is filled with snakes ready to sink their venom into any and every opportunity to get ahead. It’s ultimately up to yourself to watch your own back, maybe if you’re lucky you have a team to assist you in that matter. Either way, nobody is invincible in this mortal world of ours and we cannot fully let our guard down at any time. 

 
# Privacy vs Transparency 🕵🏻

There is no need to hire a private investigator to figure out how much HIVE one holds. It’s as simple as going to their wallet on their profile where you can discover exactly how much their account is valued at during that precise moment. The value changes throughout the day as the price of HIVE fluctuates. It’s just as easy to do the exact same thing for a LEO wallet. Not every cryptocurrency is quite as easy to access wallet holdings, some even keep make it nearly impossible to find out. 

Hive is not a privacy coin, but there is still the ability to remain anonymous if you choose to do so. It requires a lot of effort and careful maneuvering through your transactions to not accidentally leave a trail that reveals your identity. Every action is stored on the blockchain and can be traced, it’s just a matter of following the maze of actions. 

If you’re really paranoid (or smart) you may even have many different accounts which you spread your bags throughout. If for instance you have millions of dollars, it may make sense to have hundreds of accounts. This way if something were to happen to one of them you would still have the others. 

# Come on I’m family 🏡

I’m sure we have all heard stories about the one person in an average family who finally makes it. They work hard all of their life to become successful and once they gain that elevated financial status, suddenly everyone else connected to them thinks that they should get a piece of the pie too. 

> Let me borrow a thousand dollars, I swear I’ll pay it back. Come on man, we are family. 

This line may be cliché, but it’s a real thing. Not just family, but close friends and associates may think that your hard work equals their easy hand out. You are indeed closely connected after all, shouldn’t there be some trickle down?

Perhaps a small percentage of people reach that ultimate level of wealth and have no problem donating here and there to those in need. Others may get lucky to reach a level where they can just barely afford to do anything they want for themselves and aiding others would then take away that newfound freedom that they worked so long and hard for. 

Luckily for me I have such a tiny amount of people with their tentacles attached to me. The ones I do have in my life I love and would happily help in an instant if they were in need. Especially my parents, if it weren’t for them I would have probably dwindled away to nothing by now. Never do they ask me for a thing and I don’t expect that to change once my account value goes to the moon and they realize I’m able to shift tides with the click of a button. 


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# Just think about it 🤔

Hive is technically less than a year old still and the value of HIVE is extremely low as of today. There just isn’t much chance in this remaining the case. We are clearly beginning the shift from Web 2.0 to 3.0. With that will come an increase in value for that which we are investing much of our time and money into. This will be due to the surge in the amount of eyes on Hive which translates to more users. Luckily Hive is built to scale and already sports a robust offering of dApps and fairly strong decentralization with nodes spread out all over the world. 

It won’t take very long for the new users to realize how easy it will be for them to find out who the most wealthy and influential people on Hive are. Except by this time it will be more common to see many accounts holding millions of dollars rather than thousands. Imagine stumbling upon an account worth billions, I’m sure there will be tons of people who become obsessed with that person hoping for an upvote or something. 

It won’t be long before it’s normal for your friends and family to be daily Hive users. They will be earning HIVE and HBD just for posting and curating their everyday social media lifestyle. It’s already happening with the tight knit community that uses Hive daily. The future Hive community members will be curious how they can more rapidly increase their earnings. This will lead to many undoubtably asking for help or even as much as a free delegation. Some may deserve it, while others will simply expect it. Either way you won’t be able to deny how much money you have, unless you’re trying very hard to hide it. 
 
# Ready for what’s next❓

With all of this being said, can you handle everyone in your personal life knowing how large or small your wallet is? Will you be able to handle the people closest to you in your life showing off how wealthy you are to people you may not even know or trust? 

This is going to be the way of the future, best prepare for it as early as possible. You can rise to the challenge and accept the responsibility that comes with being publicly fortunate. Another option is to make a strong effort to remain in the shadows and hope nobody spots your abundance. Either way finance of the future is going to be a lot different than what we are used to. 

**I say bring it on!**

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