BlogHide Resteemssmooth (70)in hive • 5 years agoHive fork announcement (@smooth and @burnpost)I will be fully migrating to the new fork, Hive. My main accounts on Steem will be fully powered down and sold, and the proceeds used to buy more Hive tokens to power up. @burnpost on the Steem…smooth (70)in steem • 5 years agoQuick note on burnpostSince the SBD peg is close to being restored, @burnpost will no longer set a beneficary of @null. Instead, rewards will be paid to @burnpost and handled by the bot (or in some exceptional cases…smooth (70)in steem • 5 years agoSteem Improvement Proposal: Allow STEEM donations to the DAOBackground Currently, donations to the DAO (aka SPS and @steem.dao) are allowed in the following forms: Transfers of SBD Beneficiaries which pay out as STEEM/SP or SBD; those which pay out…smooth (70)in steem • 5 years agoDELETEDDELETEDsmooth (70)in steem • 5 years ago2019 Steemfest ticket contest - winners announcedThank you to all of the entries. It was once again a great opportunity to read about how much Steem meant to so many people and how much many of you have given back to Steem. This year we decided…smooth (70)in steemfest • 5 years ago2019 Steemfest ticket contestTell me about yourself, what you have done for Steem, and why you would like a free ticket. The two best answers will win. Comment votes don't determine the winner but may influence the judging.…smooth (70)in burnpost • 6 years agoThe return of @burnpostAfter a long period of SBD being undervalued or fairly valued, as well as undercollateralized, you may have noticed that SBD has now gone back above $1. This presents stakeholders with the…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoGo fork yourself...a parable of self loveAlice, being the curious programmer that she is, decides to write some code on her own computer which is somewhat like a Steem blockchain node, except that certain accounts are no longer…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoWho likes hard forking?I have not had time to read all of the posts on this topic but I did briefly review those of thecryptodrive and @aggroed, consider both to have made some excellent points, and I generally agree…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoWhy account values (and a few other things) are messed upOver the past several months the price of STEEM has dropped dramatically and that has introduced some issues for SBD, which is a stable value coin (aka stablecoin) backed by about $1 worth of STEEM.…smooth (70)in steemfest • 6 years agoSteemfest contest winnersThank you to everyone who entered the contest . If nothing else, it was an opportunity to learn about some of the great Steemians who make the community what it is! There were obviously a great…smooth (70)in steemfest • 6 years agoSteemfest ticket contestTell me about yourself, what you have done for Steem, and why you would like a free ticket. The two best answers will win. Votes don't determine the winner but may influence the judging. The judge…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoWhat is excellent about HF20?We have a date! After over a year of waiting we finally have a scheduled release date. Fantastic! The date has been announced with ample lead time for everyone to prepare. Not only that but the…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoSmall burnpost rule clarificationSeveral of the previous posts about @burnpost have stated the following In no case will any coins from the account ever be sold , transferred, or powered down except to @null. Any value in the…smooth (70)in steem • 6 years agoBurnpost update for SBD at 1 USD and accompanying rule improvementsSince SBD has now reached 1 USD in value, @burnpost will potentially be going into "burn mode" where the rewards will be burned rather than powered up. In addition, the account will begin to power…smooth (70)in steem • 7 years agoSmall update to burnpostAs mentioned in the previous update, I have made a small update to burnpost of providing a second daily opportunity to support the initiative now that daily rewards have been consistently in excess…smooth (70)in steem • 7 years agoBurnpost three month status and updateThe @burnpost initiative has steadily gained support and is now consistently receiving rewards of about $500-$600 (displayed post value) per day. Thank you to all of the supporters who have made…smooth (70)in steem • 7 years agoBurn post experiment: one week review and rules updateThe first seven burn posts are on track to earn 'stated' rewards of about $600 each, which breaks down into 50% SP (about 72 SP at a current price of 4.12 USD) and 50% SBD (about 300 SBD at a…smooth (70)in steem • 7 years agoSteem experiment: Burn post #7January 21 post for burning rewards. Same rules from: Tomorrow the first post in the series will reach payout and the buy-and-burn process will begin.smooth (70)in steem • 7 years agoSteem experiment: Burn post #6January 20 post for burning rewards. Same rules from: