The Steem News @ 24 February 2020 - The Soft Fork - the for's & the against's

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The Soft Fork is still dominating discussion on Steem - posts in favour and those opposing are flowing freely.

Also in this edition there is news and updates about the Steemhunt Sponsor Program, Splinterlands, TravelFeed, TribeSteemUp, and CTP and the DTube Forum.

And there are more additions to the Diary Dates section as well as regular updates on the Steem Foundation and the Steem Proposal System, another Featured Contest, and an expanded Community Watch with new communities to check out.



1. The Soft Fork - the For's & the Against's

Following yesterday's dramatic soft fork and Justin Sun's subsequent response, intense comment and debate has continued within the community.

The posts from those in favour of the soft fork include these from @theycallmedan, @jackmiller, @ura-soul and @raj808...


The posts from those against the soft fork include these from @exyle, @enginewitty, @nealmcspadden and @davedickeyyall...


For anyone who missed the 2+ hour discussion on MSP Waves that followed the soft fork yesterday @aggroed has now posted the recording ...


The crypto media are now beginning to pick up the story of the soft fork. Here is a first article from CoinDesk...



2. Steemhunt Sponsor Program ends

@Steemhunt have announced the end of their Sponsor Program that has been running since April 2018.

Under the program Steempower delegators were paid the equivalent of 20% annual interest through a mix of STEEM, SBDs and HUNT token.

Steemhunt will be considering new options to introduce with the forthcoming launch of Steemhunt 2.0...



3. Splinterlands introduces Credits

In an update planned for 2 March @splinterlands is introducing 'Credits', an ingame 'convenience currency', to make multiple purchases easier...



4. TravelFeed adds Communities

@travelfeed is introducing a number of significant changes particularly around Communities. The new version of TravelFeed is now providing full support for Communities, and also adding sub-communities...



5. TribeSteemUp launches TribeWelcome

@KennysKitchen has announced important changes in how the @tribesteemup project will be operating going forward including the launch of @TribeWelcome to support newcomers to Steem...



6. CTP to sponsor DTube Forum

@clicktrackprofit has become an official sponsor of the DTube Forum taking place in Hamburg in May...



Steem Proposal System update

The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2660 SBD.

There are now 8 proposals receiving funding from the SPS - @yabapmatt (Steem Keychain), @netuoso (Vessel Desktop Wallet), @anyx (API infrastructure), @thecryptodrive (Power Down reduction), @howo (SMT testing), @thecryptodrive (SBD Potato Top Up), @steemonboarding (Steem Onboarding), @thecryptodrive (anti - Power Down reduction) and @themarkymark (Global Blacklist API).

These successful proposals are currently receiving a total of 817 SBD per day from the SPS...


@themarkymark's Global Blacklist AP proposal submitted 5 months ago has moved into the funding zone for the first time today, receiving 20 SBD per day from the SPS...



Steem Foundation update

The Steem Foundation has issued a statement confirming it position in light of the recent sale of Steemit Inc to the Tron Foundation.

The Board looks forward to finding ways to work with the Tron Foundation in furthering our mission to the benefit of the Steem ecosystem.

Justin Sun has stated a desire to invest more into marketing Steem and supporting its growth and development. We're very interested in seeing this happen.

Our goal as an entity is as always to support the vision of the decentralized Steem Blockchain and its ecosystem. We are 100% committed to the Steem Community and its stability, autonomy, and prosperity...


The Steem Alliance Community Foundation @steemalliance have released the minutes of their last two meetings attended by @shadowspub, @phage93, @alexvan, @guiltyparties, @transisto, @aggroed and @inthenow...

Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 26 February 2020.



Community Watch

As more use is being made of the new Communities feature, more suggestions for improvements are being put forward.

@midlet has posted some ideas to upgrade the analytics that are being offered with Communities...

@ecotrain has reported on the good progress being made in building their new community and provided some useful instructions on how to best use the various community features available...


A couple of the many new communities of interest that I spotted today were...



Contest of the Day

Steemskate Badge Contest

Join the Steemskate Community and promote it on other social media platforms. Prize pool of 20 STEEM. Organised by @steemskate...


For a list of all the current contests on Steem check out this new list from @pennsif...

If you know of any current contests missing from the list leave a comment for @pennsif or message him on Discord @Pennsif#9921.



Dates for your Diary...


For a full list of Steem Meetups and Events...



If you are organising a Steem event or meetup check out the new funding support program from Fundition...



Tuesday 25 February - The Steeming Pile, Vimm.TV

@johnspalding's live streamed open broadcast 'The Steeming Pile' is back, with new co-host @pennsif...

The recording of the last edition of 'The Steeming Pile' is now available...


Wednesday 26 February - Steem Philippines Weekly Meetup

Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by @chrisrice and @steem-ph...


Thursday 27 February - Adelaide Monthly Steem Meetup

Organised by @mattclarke, 6pm local time at The Jade Monkey, Flinders Street, Central Business District, Adelaide.


Saturday 29 February - Steem Meetup in Graz

Meetup in Graz, Austria. Organised by @reiseamateur


Sunday 1 March - SPUD #11

Steem Power Up Day #11. Organised by @streetstyle, sponsored by @xpilar and others...


Friday 6 March - SoCal Steem Meetup

For Steemians in Southern California. Organised by @socalsteemit at Taco Surf...


Saturday 25 April - SteemCampUK #3

Organised by @shanibeer and @lloyddavis in Leicester...


Friday 15 - Sunday 17 May - DTube Forum 2020

Organised by @hauptmann, @artakush, @greencross, @sergiomendes and @tibfox in Hamburg, Germany...


Saturday 20 June - Steem Canna Fest 2

Organised by @canna-curate in Portland, Oregon...


Tuesday 23 June - Sunday 28 June - The BLOCK Party, USA

The second annual BLOCK Party being organised by @enginewitty, @bluefinstudios and @dreemsteem. It has now been confirmed that the event will take place in Olcott, NY...

@bluefinstudios is also organising a Steem Summit at The BLOCK Party...


Friday 26 June - Sunday 28 June - JAHMFest2020, Jamaica

Organised by @donald.porter and the @ReggaeSteem team...



KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]

Steem price US$ 0.201 25 Feb '20 5,53am UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking #77 25 Feb '20 5,53am UTC
FCAS Score 755 / A 25 Feb '20 5,53am UTC
SBD price US$ 0.763 25 Feb '20 5,53am UTC
No. of Whales 37 23 Feb '20
No. of Orcas 365 23 Feb '20
No. of Dolphins 2225 23 Feb '20
No. of Minnows 9303 23 Feb '20
Alexa rank (steemit.com) #14,721 25 Feb '20 2.47am UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com) 217,740 / day 25 Feb '20 2.47am UTC
Page views (steemit.com) 500,802 / day 25 Feb '20 2.47am UTC

Follow @penguinpablo & @steem-data for more statistics.



This is #268 (24 Feb '20) of this daily news service.



[ graphics by @pennsif / Steemhunt / Splinterlands ]



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I guess with Justin Sun's call for a dialogue for witnesses and or members alike things will get straightened out @pennsif I just want to look it that way.

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Hopefully it will all end in peace and harmony !

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some great links here,, checking that news link about the fork .. SO interesting how that is playing out..amazing really!

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Will definitely be one to watch - better than the TV...

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Thanks for updates on a regular basis, greatly appreciated.

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Some great view points and articles here pennsif. Thanks for including my take on why the SF was necessary.

We live in interesting times!

Resteemed

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As always, lots of cool stuff, drama and fun. Thanks for these updates. Appreciated.

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Despite the arguments for or against. We'll all come to embrace the reality that Sun is here with us on steem. A consensus must be reached for steem to go forward.

Posted via Steemleo

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