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The Steem News @ 24 January 2020

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Four weeks or 13 weeks that is the Power Down question...

There is also news and updates about eSteem, Steem-Engine and Storefronts, SMTs, SteemPeak, PAL, SPinvest and Bring Back Your Favorite Steemian.

And there are more additions to the Diary Dates section as well as regular updates on the Steem Foundation and the Steem Proposal System, another Featured Contest and the new Community Watch section...



There has been continued debate amongst the community about the proposal to reduce the Steem Power power down period from the current 13 weeks to 4 weeks.

@thecryptodrive has submitted an 'anti-reduction' SPS proposal as a counter to his original reduction proposal...

Other contributions to the discussion have come from the likes of @aggroed, @jrcornel and @gadrian...

Steemit Inc are still seeking feedback on this potential change on their latest blog post...


Following on from the recent release of the new Android version of the eSteem mobile app, the equivalent iOS version has now received approval from the Apple AppStore...



@aggroed elaborates further on his vision for Steem-Engine and storefronts.

Steem-Engine facilitates making your own storefront. Think of this like your etsy page, or page on ebay or newegg. The store lists things for sale in USD for a price, but accepts multiple currencies. The things you are selling could be traditional physical products, NFTs, tokens, or whatever your store wants to sell...



Developer @eonwarped has been testing and experimenting with the SMT Testnet to see if he can get a toy condenser to interact with an SMT...



Co-creator @jarvie puts forward his top 6 most under-rated features of the popular SteemPeak Steem frontend...



Palnet is about to do another airdrop to PAL stakeholders...



@spinvest has given an update on the recently introduced SPI Beneficiaries facility...



@whatamidoing has launched a Bring Back Your Favorite Steemian initiative...



The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2355 SBD.

There are now a record 7 proposals receiving funding from the SPS - @yabapmatt (Steem Keychain), @netuoso (Vessel Desktop Wallet), @howo (SMT testing), @thecryptodrive (Power Down reduction), @anyx (API infrastructure), @steemonboarding (Steem Onboarding), and @thecryptodrive again (SBD Potato Top Up).

These successful proposals are currently receiving a total of 796 SBD per day from the SPS...


@smooth has submitted a proposal to allow STEEM donations to the SteemDAO (SPS)...

As a counterbalance to his previous SPS proposal to measure support for moving to a 4 week power down period top 20 witness @thecryptodrive has submitted a second proposal to test the level of opposition to the proposed reduction from 13 weeks...



The Steem Alliance Community Foundation @steemalliance have released the minutes of their last meeting attended by @shadowspub, @phage93,@alexvan, @guiltyparties, @snook and @inthenow...

Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 29 January.



@manncpt has announced a new @globalschool Community...


@themarkymark reports on the latest updates from @roadscape & co to the beta Hive Communities interface...


You can keep an eye on new Hivemind Communities being launched in the Community Announce Community...



Post your 'art as healing' story. STEEM and LOTUS to be won. Organised by @naturalmedicine...




@detlev is running a workshop about Steem for the Blockchain Institute in Stuttgart. The session will include the live creation of 20 new Steemians...


The ever popuar Spotlight on the Artist show hosted by @d-vine and @onemedia is back 6pm UTC on Friday. Guests this week include @nickyhavey talking about his new release 'Travelling Man'...


Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by @chrisrice and @steem-ph...


Organised by @mattclarke, 6pm local time at The Jade Monkey, Flinders Street, Central Business District, Adelaide.


The tenth monthly Steem Power Up Day organised by @streetstyle is coming up...


Organised by @detlev...


First episode of Finally Friday - On The Blockchain with @coruscate and @cryptofinally live on @threespeak...


Organised by @shanibeer and @lloyddavis in Leicester...


The second annual BLOCK Party being organised by @enginewitty, @bluefinstudios and @dreemsteem...


Organised by @donald.porter and the @ReggaeSteem team...



Follow @penguinpablo & @steem-data for more statistics.



This is #239 (24 Jan '20) of this daily news service.



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