Frequently asked questions

Blurt is a public social blockchain. Accounts can publish, comment, vote for content, transfer BLURT and participate in governance, while independently operated dApps provide different ways to use the same network.

No. Blurt is the blockchain and Blurt Blog is one frontend that reads from it and broadcasts signed actions to it. Other compatible frontends can present the same public accounts and on-chain content differently.

No. You can use the same account across compatible dApps. Your on-chain identity, authorities, content and balances remain attached to the Blurt account, while local drafts and interface preferences can stay specific to each app.

A Blurt account name is its permanent on-chain identifier and cannot be renamed. You can update profile information such as your display name, biography and avatar, or create another account when you need a different blockchain name.

Blurt is built around positive curation. Under the current protocol, negative content votes are rejected, so users grow discovery and rewards by supporting the publications they value.

Use Posting authority for social actions such as publishing, commenting and content votes. Use Active authority for transfers and wallet operations. Keep Owner authority and the application-generated Master Key offline for authority changes or recovery, and use the Memo key only for compatible encrypted memos.

Keep at least two verified backups in separate secure places, including one offline copy. Label every authority clearly, protect encrypted files with a strong secret and test that your saved characters are complete before you need them.

Act with the strongest authority you still control: Owner authority can replace Active and Posting authorities, while Active can update Posting authority. Account recovery may also be possible when its protocol conditions are met, but it is a safety path rather than a replacement for reliable backups.

Ordinary social and wallet actions do not need them. Owner authority is reserved for changing account authorities and recovery-sensitive actions; the Master Key can derive every role. Verify the exact domain and operation before using either credential, and prefer a lower authority or compatible signer whenever possible.

Keep a small liquid balance to pay blockchain transaction fees. The current fee is calculated from network parameters together with the number of operations and transaction size, so avoid powering up or transferring your entire liquid balance. A compatible wallet estimates the fee before you sign.

Liquid BLURT is immediately spendable for transfers, savings, Power Up and transaction fees. Blurt Power represents long-term vesting stake: it strengthens content and witness voting influence and can support delegations, but it must go through Power Down before becoming liquid.

Positive votes help eligible posts and comments participate in the content reward distribution during seven days. Blurt then allocates 50% of each eligible content reward to the author side and the other 50% to curators; configured beneficiaries can receive percentages from the author’s share.

The pending amount is the current projection from the votes received. It evolves as new votes arrive and as the reward distribution state changes, then becomes final when Blurt automatically distributes the payout after seven days.

A transfer included in the blockchain is irreversible. Confirm the exact recipient, amount, memo and estimated fee before signing with Active authority, especially when sending to an exchange account.

The Ecosystem page lists selected markets and explains their assets. Always check the current deposit and withdrawal network: native BLURT on the Blurt blockchain and SWAP.BLURT on Hive-Engine are distinct assets connected through a bridge or gateway.

Choose a community or topic that matches what you want to share, complete your profile and introduce yourself in your own voice. Read the community description first, credit your sources and then join conversations around related publications.

Begin by reading BlurtBooster’s current introduction, rules and guidelines. They explain the content standards and participation steps used by the curation project, helping you present original work in the expected way.

Join the official Blurt Discord and ask your question in the helpdesk. Community members, users, witnesses and developers regularly exchange there, so you can describe what you are trying to do and receive practical guidance.

Build Blurt Power, publish useful content, curate other creators and vote for witnesses who reliably produce blocks or contribute to the ecosystem. Witness voting lets stakeholders help choose the operators securing the network.

Use @beblurt/dblurt, the JavaScript and TypeScript client library for Blurt. It runs in Node.js and the browser and provides RPC clients, operation broadcasting, key utilities, transaction signing and blockchain types. Start with the dblurt documentation and pin the package version used by your project.

Yes. The core Blurt social-blockchain code is public under the MIT licence, including its history, issues and contribution workflow. You can inspect the Layer 1 implementation, build it yourself and propose improvements through the public GitLab repository.