WITNESS WEEKLY @ 7 May 2021
The Witnesses are the Guardians of the Blockchain.
The Witnesses make the blocks go round.
It is important to keep up to date with the work they are doing.
So as a spin-off of Steem News I am launching a weekly update of all things Steem Witness.
Posts they have made, projects they are working on, and any other witness news that comes my way.
If you are a witness and would like to contribute any information on your current activities please comment below or contact me on Discord (Pennsif#9921).
The Current Top 20 Witnesses
The current top 20 witnesses for the Steem Blockchain on 7 May 2021 are :
| No. | Witness |
|---|---|
| 1 | @steemchiller |
| 2 | @justyy |
| 3 | @steem-agora |
| 4 | @dev.supporters |
| 5 | @steem-supporter |
| 6 | @future.witness |
| 7 | @dlike |
| 8 | @symbionts |
| 9 | @steem.history |
| 10 | @rnt1 |
| 11 | @hinomaru-jp |
| 12 | @inwi |
| 13 | @protoss20 |
| 14 | @hoasen |
| 15 | @scissor.sisters |
| 16 | @smt-wherein |
| 17 | @maiyude |
| 18 | @matreshka |
| 19 | @roundblocknew |
| 20 | @steem-dragon |
There are a further 20 backup active backup witnesses up to @nutbox at number 40.
All top 40 witnesses are running the current 0.23.1 version.
Most of the witnesses from #41 and below are 'former' witnesses that are running old witness versions (0.23.0 or 0.22.1) and have now moved to another blockchain.
Details of all the witnesses can be found in @steemchiller's Steemworld.org or on @symbionts's list at...
@steem.history also publishes a regular listing...
New Witnesses
Long time Steemian and Community Leader @xpilar launched his witness earlier this week...
@xpilar.witness has already been voted up to #39 on the witness list.
Witnesses News & Updates
@justyy (#2) has put out several technical posts this week including...
Javascript (NodeJS) Function to Get the Downvote Power of Account on Steem Blockchain
Masking Email in the Account Registration Page for New Registered Users
He has also posted the usage stats for his SteemYY.com service...
Most interestingly he published a call for ideas and suggestions for improving Steem...
@steem-agora (#3) makes daily posts for their 500 SP power-up voting service, and also regularly supports @etainclub in his development of PLAY STEEM.
@steem-supporter (#5) reported earlier in the week that their Discord notification service RUPA BOT has been brought back into service...
@steem-supporter also runs SteemAuto.
@symbionts (#8) gave an update on their nodes and their projects this week...
@symbionts runs the @ecosynthesizer curation project, the ecosynthesizer.com multi-chain block explore and the
Steemsentinels cybercrime awareness and prevention tool.
@steem.history (#9) puts out a number of very useful daily posts covering witness listings, Steem Power rankings and the STEEM system config...
- STEEM witnesses list (21.5.8)
- STEEM effective steem power list (21.5.8)
- STEEM rich list(21.5.8)
- STEEM system config (21.5.8)
@steem.history also sponsors the monthly SPUD4STEEM Power Up contest run by @kiwiscanfly. (@xpilar also sponsors this contest).
@ayogom, who runs the @rnt1 witness (#10) (@zzan.witnesses), puts out daily posts on a variety of Steem related topics including this week...
- Use a secret note on Steemit!
- Is the $ on Steemit in USD (US Dollars)?
- What if the steemit site suddenly fails to connect?
- How to Prepare for Hacking
- Setting up the Steam Witness Node Part 1
@wherein, who runs the @smt-wherein witness (#16) and the @nutbox witness (#40), is mainly working on the PNUT project. It announced a PNUT airdrop earlier this week...
@italygame (#33) released some further updates for their new Steem Fanbase auto-voting tool this week...
@italygame also is a main supporter of the Steem Italy Community run by @girolamomarotta.
@roadofrich (#35) is currently developing the new @SteemField alternative Steem frontend and mobile app (based initially on the former SteemPeak). They put out daily updates in English and Korean including...
[EN] "SteemField" Steemit Website development. - update / Steem Login, Tag
[KR] "SteemField" PC버전 웹 개발 Steemit Website development. - 업데이트 / Communities, Post, Upvote
I hope people find this new Witness Weekly digest useful to learn what the Steem witnesses are doing.
It will take a while to track down all the witness information. My apologies to any witnesses who I have missed. Please comment below on anything I have missed or contact me on Discord (Pennsif#9921).
In the meantime do remember to vote for witnesses...
Thank you
Pennsif
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