This post is to clear up which Witnesses mined Steem. And to help you better understand who is really in charge. Enjoy.

Ok so first let us establish the current Witness list so we can see who they are:

This can be viewed on steemworld.org and then select on the left panel/tab 'Witnesses Overview' in case you wish to do your own research.

Now have you ever wondered who mined their Steem stake? Or to take it one step further.. have you ever wondered if some of those Steem blockchain 'witnesses' mined their Steem stake. Well wonder no more. I am here to clear up those questions for you.

Blocktrades presently ranked Witness #4 - MINED

Gtg presently ranked Witness #9 - MINED

Smooth.Witness presently ranked Witness #13 - MINED

Clayop presently ranked Witness #18 - MINED

Xeldal presently ranked Witness #23 - MINED

Liondani presently ranked Witness # 24 -MINED

Riverhead presently ranked Witness #26 - MINED

Pfunk presently ranked Witness #27 - MINED

Bhuz presently ranked Witness #29 - MINED

Pharesim presently ranked Witness #30 - MINED

Abit presently ranked Witness #36 - MINED

Ihashfury presently ranked Witness #43 - MINED

Aizensou presently ranked Witness #45 - MINED

Nextgencrypto presently ranked Witness #53 - MINED

Delegate.lafona presently ranked Witness #58 - MINED

Steemed presently ranked Witness #60 - MINED

Steemychicken1 presently ranked Witness #83 - MINED

B0y2k presently ranked Witness #94 -MINED

Boatymcboatface presently ranked Witness #95 - MINED

Complexring presently ranked Witness #100 - MINED

But how could I know that TWENTY of the 100 current Steem Witnesses premined stake? Glad you asked. Here is the list a 2nd time but this time with screen shots/links to the proof held on chain.

Blocktrades presently ranked Witness #4 - MINED
Created 2016-03-30

Gtg presently ranked Witness #9 - MINED
Created 2016-06-30

Smooth.Witness presently ranked Witness #13 - MINED
Created 2016-04-22

Clayop presently ranked Witness #18 - MINED
Created 2016-04-11

Xeldal presently ranked Witness #23 - MINED
Created 2016-04-11

Liondani presently ranked Witness # 24 - MINED
Created 2016-04-05

Riverhead presently ranked Witness #26 - MINED
Created 2016-04-02

Pfunk presently ranked Witness #27 - MINED
Created 2016-04-23

Bhuz presently ranked Witness #29 - MINED
Created 2016-04-16

Pharesim presently ranked Witness #30 - MINED
Created 2016-04-02

Abit presently ranked Witness #36 - MINED
Created 2016-04-04

Ihashfury presently ranked Witness #43 - MINED
Created 2016-04-04

Aizensou presently ranked Witness #45 - MINED
Created 2016-04-16

Nextgencrypto presently ranked Witness #53 - MINED
Created 2016-04-05

Delegate.lafona presently ranked Witness #58 - MINED
Created 2016-04-05

Steemed presently ranked Witness #60 - MINED
Created 2016-04-01

Steemychicken1 presently ranked Witness #83 - MINED
Created 2016-04-10

B0y2k presently ranked Witness #94 - MINED
Created 2016-04-17

Boatymcboatface presently ranked Witness #95 - MINED
Created 2016-04-22

Complexring presently ranked Witness #100 - MINED
Created 2016-04-10

You can view this information yourself by visiting steemd.com/@ <-- insert any account name here

Bonus mined accounts, as well as the head honcho himself 'pumpkin' who controls who really gets to be a top 20 witness, as it is always based on his vote. No vote from Pumpkin = Not ever becoming a top 20 Witness.

Pumpkin
Created 2016-04-01

BernieSanders
Created 2016-03-26

Freedom
Created 2016-03-31

Please note Bernie Sanders account was created before ALL other accounts listed on this page. It is safe to say he truly is the man behind it all. Perhaps he is Pumpkin himself and or above him in rank of power. Love him or hate him these facts always point back to Bernie being in charge. He was there from the start. If this was the Garden of Eden.. he would be Adam.. everyone else came after. I think that is a pretty damn fascinating fact.

In my opinion Bernie is the man behind the curtain in this Wizard of Oz we call Steem. It is also my opinion that not all witnesses are different people. Some, or perhaps most are actually one person.. and or one person controls those few.
The power is consolidated and centralized. I am not saying this is a good or bad thing. I am just saying what my observations are. With out giving names away I am not alone in this belief. This view point is widely known on Discord, however it is only shared in secret as people fear getting in trouble should they announce the Emperor is in fact not wearing any clothes.

I for one am not interested in entertaining falsehoods, or in denying reality.

We all have our own truths, our own opinions. I respect everyone's right to feel as they wish pertaining to these above facts. I merely am sharing them.

Please note Bernie's account came before Freedom, before Pumpkin, and before even Blocktrades.

I want to mention there may be other accounts which mined Steem but my post was pertaining to the current Witness list, as well as the few bonus accounts which I believe are in full control of Steem.

https://www.reddit.com/r/steemit/comments/9kmfdc/why_do_people_say_that_pumpkin_is_one_of_the/

https://coin.fyi/news/steem/witness-controlling-power-witness-proxies-and-witness-voting-7e1vsq

Here is a post with some information. Please keep in mind it is written by a PAID witness giving his opinion and because he earns an income from working on behalf of Steem I would keep an open mind when listening to his thoughts on the matter. As in take it with a grain of salt.. but perhaps there is 'some' truth afoot somewhere in there, even though it is safe to assume it is not a complete picture.

https://steemit.com/freedom/@ aggroed/the-twelve-million-dollar-miner-who-is-freedom

(you must marry the beginning to the ending for the link to work)

It all goes back to the saying "don't bite the hand that feeds you". I am sure anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together would not throw their boss under the bus when earning $35,000.00 USD a year. This is why I urge you to use caution when reading the link written by the witness.

Lastly here is a video about Steem in which the witness whom wrote the above post was interviewed by a popular YouTuber.. concerning how the blockchain runs.. and some other information. Again please do keep an open mind here as well. It is a very enlightening video.

Lastly here is a link that explains a bit about the premine done on Steem as well as some other things. I am not representing the people in the linked materials. I am merely sharing diverse thoughts and information on the matter. To be fair I have even shared Aggreod's view on the information as well which can be found both in the Crowd Source video, as well as his own post. I will not be responding in defense of comments made by people whom are not myself, nor will I be arguing about strawman arguments.

The fact remains that Bernie was Adam in the Garden of Eden, everyone else came after him. He is the man behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz. Regardless of his track record, that fact is interesting as fuck.

https://decentralize.today/the-ugly-truth-behind-steemit-1a525f5e156

I hope you found this post informative and that it helped shed some light on the situation on Steem.

Cheers