Getting Started

1. Sign in. Google or X is enough. Already on Hive? Connect Keychain or HiveSigner instead.
2. Post. A sportsbite or an article saves straight away. You do not need keys, and your first post does not create an account on Hive.
3. Play Last Man Standing. It is free. Pick one Premier League team each week. Last one standing takes the prize. Enter free.
4. 18+ only for money. Confirm your age when you stake, enter a paid contest, or earn MEDALS. Reading and posting stay open.
5. Claim a username when you want it. Usernames start with sb-. Change yours in Settings until you claim it. Claiming locks the name and is what lets MEDALS land on an account you control. Do it from Settings, or the first time a payout needs it.

SPORTSBLOCK is a sports community. Fans, writers, and analysts post takes, and good ones can earn MEDALS.

Sign in and write. Posts from Google and X accounts stay on Sportsblock until you claim a username. After that, new posts can live on Hive as well. Nothing you wrote before the claim disappears.

Hive is a fast, feeless blockchain designed for social applications. Hive wallet users post, comment, and vote on it directly. Google and X users do the same on Sportsblock first, and move onto Hive when they claim a username.

Worth knowing once you claim:

• No transaction fees. Posting, voting, and commenting are free. They use Resource Credits (RC) that regenerate over time.
• Your posts stay yours. Content on Hive is stored across a network of nodes.
• Keys are optional. Sportsblock can post for you. A copy of the keys sits under Advanced in Settings after you claim a username. You do not need them to use the site.
• 7-day reward window. Hive posts earn through upvotes during their first 7 days. After that, rewards are distributed and the post stays on Hive.

There are two ways to join SPORTSBLOCK:

SPORTSBLOCK has two types of content:

• Posts: Full-length articles with titles, rich text formatting, images, and tags. Great for in-depth analysis, match reviews, and opinion pieces.
• Sportsbites: Short-form, tweet-like takes for quick reactions, hot takes, and real-time sports discussion.

Things to keep in mind when posting:

• It saves immediately. Google and X posts stay visible on Sportsblock whether or not you have claimed a username.
• Hive rewards come after a claim. Upvotes that pay HIVE run on a 7-day window once the post is on Hive.
• Resource Credits: Hive actions use RC, which regenerates over time. Sportsblock covers that for accounts it holds. You do not buy credits to post.
• Editing: You can edit a post after you publish it.

Upvoting content on SPORTSBLOCK isn't just a "like" — it distributes real rewards to the author and earns you curation rewards in return.

• Voting Power: You have a voting power bar that starts at 100%. Each full-strength vote uses about 2% of your voting power. It regenerates at roughly 20% per day.
• Vote weight: You can adjust vote weight to conserve voting power. A 50% weight vote uses ~1% of your voting power.
• Curation rewards: When you upvote a post that earns rewards, you receive a share of the curation pool (roughly 50% of the post's total rewards go to curators).
• Timing matters: Voting earlier on quality content can earn you more curation rewards, as the curation reward algorithm favors early voters.

"Staking" HIVE means converting liquid HIVE tokens into HIVE Power (HP). This is also called "powering up."

• Why stake? More HIVE Power means your upvotes are worth more, you earn more curation rewards, and you have more Resource Credits for actions on the blockchain.
• Power Down: You can unstake (power down) at any time, but it takes 13 weeks. Your HIVE is returned in equal weekly installments over that period.
• Delegation: You can delegate your HIVE Power to other accounts without transferring ownership. This is often used to support communities or new users.
• Influence: HIVE Power also determines your influence in governance votes (witness voting) on the Hive blockchain.

MEDALS is SPORTSBLOCK's native Hive Engine token. Staked MEDALS earn a 10% APR, paid weekly, and place you in a staking tier. Tier badges are live; the other benefits arrive with Staking Tiers v2.

Earn MEDALS when curators reward your content, from monthly prizes, predictions and contests. Stake them in your wallet: a new tier applies once your stake has been held for 7 days. See the whitepaper for the details.

The Wallet page shows everything about your on-chain balances:

• HIVE: Your liquid, transferable HIVE tokens.
• HIVE Power (HP): Your staked HIVE — determines vote strength and influence.
• HBD: Hive Backed Dollars, a stablecoin pegged to ~$1 USD. You can save HBD in Hive savings to earn ~20% APR interest.
• MEDALS: Your SPORTSBLOCK token balance and staking tier.
• Resource Credits: How much blockchain activity you can do before needing to wait for regeneration.

From the wallet, you can transfer tokens, power up/down, stake MEDALS, and view your transaction history.

1. Play Last Man Standing. Free entry. One Premier League team a week. Start there.
2. Introduce yourself. Write a short sportsbite about the sports you follow.
3. Engage with others. Comment on posts you enjoy. Quality comments can earn rewards too, and they help you build connections.
4. Be consistent. Regular posting and curation builds your reputation and following over time.
5. Use tags wisely. Add relevant sport tags to help people discover your content (e.g., football, basketball, cricket).
6. Don't drain your voting power. Aim to keep your voting power above 80% for optimal reward distribution. Vote selectively on content you genuinely value.
7. Claim when you want MEDALS sent to you. Until then, keep posting. Keys are optional and live under Advanced in Settings after you claim.
8. Explore communities. Check out the Communities page to find sports communities that match your interests.