We are an open community of fans and experts who discuss and predict sporting events.

SportSteem is also:

• An Opportunity to Earn Extra Steem Dollars for Your Accurate Predictions Through Upvotes, Backlinks, and Achievement Rewards by @sportsteem
• A Blockchain-Secured Track Record of Budding Sports Analysts
• The Steem-Powered SportSteem.com Prediction Site and Public Resource

Why SportSteem and Why Now?

• There is a need for an expert-driven information source to complement the emergence of prediction markets and the evolving legal status of sports betting.
• Key properties of blockchains – immutability, longevity, transparency, and reliability – can vastly improve trust in the record-keeping, reputation tracking, and availability of sports handicappers.
• Thanks to Steem rewards, users that may traditionally be unlikely to place a wager can now profit from prognosticating sporting events, all without ever needing to gamble.
• To take the lead in developing Steem subcommunities facilitated by custom user interfaces and metrics tailored to the niche.
• To vastly improve sports content on Steem and its discoverability.

About @sportsteem

• @sportsteem is our connection to the existing Steem / Steemit community.
• Starting now, we’ll be keeping everyone informed about our progress in building SportSteem. We can’t wait to hear what the rest of the community thinks.
• Once we launch, @sportsteem will be the mouthpiece for the community, sharing all the excitement generated by our experts and the games themselves.
• We’ll actively promote quality content and winning analysts through the use of backlinks in our postings as well as by upvoting those predictions directly, thereby increasing value to our members versus entirely independent handicappers.
• Our system will automatically track prediction records and issue rewards when members use the #sportsteem tag.
• All Steem Dollars go towards our SBD Jackpot (see below) and funding further development. This will always be 100% transparent on the blockchain.
• The Steem Power held by @sportsteem will improve the influence of our subcommunity within the greater Steem community.

About our SBD Jackpot

• Similar to ESPN’s Streak for the Cash, we’ll reward members for correctly predicting a certain number of games in a row.
• The Jackpot is funded by the total Steem Dollars earned by the @sportsteem account.
• For example, making 10 correct picks in a row might earn you 10% of the Jackpot; 20 in a row could net you 50%.
• The “wins in a row” will be adjusted based on the actual odds of the picks in the streak. Picking underdogs would accelerate your streak while choosing favorites will require more correct picks.

About SportSteem.com

• We’re building SportSteem.com as a site where you’ll be able to log-in with your Steem credentials and easily submit your picks and analysis based on the latest odds.
• You’ll get your own profile page to describe your analytical approach and, over time, you’ll build up a reputation as a sports expert. You’ll establish a record, ROI, and earn badges for your achievements – all of which we’ll store forever on the Steem blockchain.
• We’ll provide tools for community discussion and gathering, including real-time chat on SportSteem.com so everyone can watch the games together.
• SportSteem is a public resource where anyone, even non-Steemians, can find valuable information on upcoming sporting events and where we’ll provide tools such as leaderboards and charts to facilitate information discovery and recognition of achievements within the community.
• Using SportSteem.com is completely optional for our members. We’ll provide instructions on how you can easily track your picks with us when you post on Steemit.com or anywhere else on the Steem network.

Sounds Awesome – How Can I Get Involved?

• We’re every bit as excited as you are. We want to hear from you in the comments!
• We’re looking for talented people to join our team. If you’re a developer, a skilled marketer, or a Steem influencer, we’d love to talk.
• Upvotes and Resteems are always appreciated. We promise to keep you updated!

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