So...is it doable for one to have instant access to their funds? Let's talk about it....
A few hours ago Steemit.Inc, through the @steemitblog account made a post and decided to start a discussion. They essentially ask for feedback from all community members regarding @thecryptodrive's proposal which was submitted almost 2.5 months ago.
For those of you who don't know what this proposal stands for...it is pretty simple. The reduction of the 13 week period for a full power-down to just 4.
And the real question is...why now?
I mean the proposal is there for 2.5 months now and has found great support from the very early days of its submission. In fact it has been sitting above @gtg's return proposal for quite some time...So why now?
To be absolutely honest with you I think that 13 weeks for a full power-down feels like an eternity especially when we talk about crypto. Almost anything can change in a blink of an eye and prices may be driven up or down just like that.
And while many will say that :"When I first came here there was a 2 year period if one had locked up their tokens, so 13 weeks is pretty good deal"...I still think it's not.
Even the reduction in just 4 weeks...I still think it ain't gonna change much. The only way it would make sense is if one could have immediate access to their funds.
So is it doable for one to have access to their funds immediately?
Of course it is. All it takes is to keep their tokens in "liquid" form...which of course means, zero influence on the platform...zero influence regarding witness and proposal voting and overall...zero influence.
So how can this be done?
People around here believe that immediate access to one's SP equals massive dumping on the exchanges. But is that true? Do you really think that whether it is 13 weeks or 4 or even 1 day will stop dumpers from dumping? No it won't. It will just delay the process.
On the other hand, how would an immediate access to one's tokens benefit the "hardcore Steemians?" I can only speak for myself since I consider myself a hardcore Steemian. A fanatic if you will. That could be an opportunity to grow my stake and power it up again. How? Through trading of course...
Unless of course those that wanna grow their accounts and make some profits along the way are traitors and such.
There's been so much talking on how we will attract investors that will lock up their funds. And I ain't talking about investors such as myself and the average user...but those with the really fat wallets.
I can think of two ways: Intrigue them...
A) We need great apps with real use cases. Period. But in order for this to happen we also need great devs. I really think that there are some exceptionally good ones around here, it's just that this killer app...hasn't popped up...yet. That would trigger one with a fat wallet to lock up their funds knowing that the price they have to pay in order to enjoy the benefits of that killer up is to lock up their tokens.
B) Give incentives to people to stay "vested". How? With lock up periods...For example if one stays powered up for 3 months they might earn 3% interest...for 6 months maybe 5% interest and for a whole year 7% interest. These are some random numbers....just brainstorming here.
On the other hand @theycallmedan's proposal for a 5% burn of the total SP for an instant power down is interesting as well. It kinda feels weird tho to be absolutely honest with you.
For example my account is sitting on 28K SP. That would require me to burn 1400 STEEM for an instance power down. It might seem insignificant, yet, I payed 1000 Euros 1.5 year ago and bought less than...1400 STEEM. It was sitting at 1.60$ back then...
It would be as if I set 1000 Euro on fire...
Could that proposal work with a lower than 5% percentage? Perhaps...
I am not an expert and I think it would be beneficial for all of as if we could have a constructive discussion...
Meet me in the comment section below. Really looking forward for some thoughtful comments on this one.
Have a great one peeps.
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In my opinion the whole powering up/down thing should work a little differently. The idea is that if you want to have control over things on the network like witnesses and the reward pool, you need to make some kind of commitment. So that's really what Steem Power is - it's the commitment to stay invested in Steem for a certain period of time.
The problem is that it's not a fixed period of time, it's 13 weeks from when you start to power down. Instead I think that SP should be able to be powered down instantly as long as it's been powered up for at least 13 weeks.
This way, powering up is committing to stay invested in Steem for 13 weeks, and after that you've met your commitment and can power down instantly.
Now some people will complain that that removes the security aspect of being in SP, i.e. if someone steals your keys you have 7 days to react before they can sell anything. But there are other ways to add this same security while still achieving the power down periods that we want.
And lastly, I'm not sure 13 weeks is the right number, and maybe 4 weeks is better, but no matter the number I think the method of powering down that I described above makes a lot more sense than the current system.
Never really thought of it this way. Makes sense tbh. This way one proved to be committed and could enjoy the benefit of an instant power down. I like it.
And if they decided to power up again? The same process? You should really make a proposal if you ask me...
Could this incentivize people to remain "vested" could that be a solution?
I have always been a fan of the 13 weeks, but, this actually makes a lot of sense! I hope this is put up for a vote!
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Hey @yabapmatt what about the increased ability to manipulate the market.
You dont see that as being a problem?
Fascinating. Hadn't considered that one.
From a security perspective I'd like to see an opt-in at account creation,
'Do you want this account's Steempower to permanently be transferable?'
along with a warning for new users to not tick unless they know what they're doing.
Then those accounts can buy/sell/trade SP. If a user's going to take a haircut for an instant powerdown (swapping his SP for a lower quantity of STEEM), then I want to be the guy at the other end of that transaction; particularly if I was planning to power it straight up anyway.
Let the market decide the extent of the haircut, and let noobs keep the current security benefits.
It is a great proposal indeed. Yet I have a feeling that those against it will find "security" reasons not to be implemented. Such as making things easier for hackers if the account is hacked
Yes, we'd want to include a lot of red flags, and bury the option a little.
"Caution, experienced users only; if your keys are compromised you will lose everything immediately."
Knowing that this comes from @thecryptodrive who i strongly suspect is another alt account controlled by @berniesanders along with @ranchorelaxo and his make believe side kick etc
And given the fact that he is aligned with @themarkymark and the rest of ''get rid of the shit'' psychopathic troll flaggers. Who's main goal from day one, has clearly been to ensure that Steem and Steemit do not achieve mass adoption!
Yea why not lol It will give them the ability manipulate the market so much more easily !!!
I hear he is Ned too.
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I owe you an apology. When i saw your gibberish comments I thought you were just the worst cunt imaginable and taking piss out of ftg! I had no idea you are a schizophrenic and hear voices. That must be so hard on your family. At least the meds will shorten your life.
Why not just add a power up aspect to savings and leave the 3-day withdrawal. That's already a bucket that hardly anyone uses. I would just make that particular bucket ineligible for voting for witness or SPS.
This is also a great one. Savings atm is...worthless at best
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Interesting thoughts, though I would say that for consistency sake it would be better with 5 days to sync it with the 5 days undelegation period, plus that you then also should be able to undelegate and power down at the same time, but those are just my thoughts, stay awesome.