WITNESS WEEKLY @ 12 August 2024
It's been a while since the last Witness Weekly.
But with a current surge of activity and enthusiasm amongst the witnesses it seemed like a good time to bring it back.
One of the main targets currently is the reordering of the top witnesses to move the inactive witnesses down the rankings and bring up lower active witnesses.
Please take note of @steemchiller's pop up message in Steemworld.org and make sure your witness votes are being allocated wisely. Check none of your 30 votes are being used on inactive witnesses, and instead give your votes to some of the newer active witnesses listed among the lower ranks below.
The Current Top 20 Witnesses
There have been no new entrants into the Top 20 in the past week. The only movements being very minor jostlings for position in the lower half.
The mega votes of @dev365 (42M SP), @upvu.proxy (19M SP) and @rme (15M SP) dominate the votes especially for the Top 20 witnesses.
The current top 20 witnesses for the Steem Blockchain on 12 August 2024 are :
| No. | Witness |
|---|---|
| 1 | @justyy |
| 2 | @steemchiller |
| 3 | @symbionts |
| 4 | @steem.history |
| 5 | @dev.supporters |
| 6 | @dlike |
| 7 | @future.witness |
| 8 | @rnt1 |
| 9 | @maiyude |
| 10 | @bangla.witness |
| 11 | @upvu.witness |
| 12 | @steem-agora |
| 13 | @roadofrich |
| 14 | @italygame |
| 15 | @protoss20 |
| 16 | @etainclub |
| 17 | @boylikegirl.wit |
| 18 | @xpilar.witness |
| 19 | @pennsif.witness |
| 20 | @h4lab.witness |
@ety0001 witness is currently holding the 21st spot.
There are a further 30 or so active backup witnesses mainly in the #21 - #57 slots.
All top 50+ witnesses are running the current 0.23.1 version.
Most of the witnesses from #58 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...
This listing in the Steemworld.org has the added feature of showing who is voting for each witness.
@future.witness and @roadofrich both publish daily witness listings...
Witnesses News & Updates
@justyy (#1) has recently launched a Steem Power rental service @rentsp...
Proud to Announce the Steem Power Renting/Lease Service - rentsp
Steem Power Lease Tool Rentsp - Tested and Various Issues Fixed
@justyy has also made updates on his Witness/Account Information pages...
@steemchiller (#2) has been busy behind the scenes working to get some of the non-active witnesses pushed down the witness list and replaced by lower ranked but very active witnesses.
He has just added a message to Steemworld.org reminding people to check their witness votes to ensure they are not voting for any inactive witnesses..
@inspiracion and @ubongudofot have both posted about this...
@symbionts (#3) have launched a free account registration service that only requires an email address...
@steem.history (#4) puts out an automated daily post detailing the STEEM system config...
- STEEM system config(2024-8.11)(https://steemit.com/hive-130095/@steem.history/steem-system-config-2024-8-11)
@bangla.witness (#10) is very active with curation and support activities in the আমার বাংলা ব্লগ community.
@upvu.witness (#11) publishes a daily list of which witnesses it is supporting with the massive @upvu.proxy vote (19M SP)...
@steem-agora (#12) runs the AVLE voting service.
@italygame (#14) supports the Italy Community through contests and curation...
@etainclub (#16) is continually working on new app development. His latest project is looking to revive Steempay...
@boylikegirl.wit (#17) regularly runs contests and lottery draws...
@xpilar.witness (#18) and his team have recently launched a Steem Power rental service through BotSteem.
They are currently running an August promotion with zero commission, an additional 1% bonus payment, and up to $20 in upvotes for those who share their experiences...
The @pennsif.witness (#19) development team have recently made their Multisig system fully open source...
Pennsif also publishes regular editions of Steem News...
Pennsif has also been running a series of Steem Debates discussing various Steemit Inc led initiatives such as the Engagement Challenge...
@h4lab.witness (#20) is working on its app development at https://h4lab.com/
@cotina (#24) continues to be actively involved in supporting Communidad Latina.
@stmpak.wit (#26), and its tech lead @blockseater, have recently launched SteemChat.org - a messaging platform integrated with the Steem blockchain...
@dhaka.witness (#37) have posted a Witness Update in the past week...
@visionaer3003 (#42) continues to run the CCS community.
@starlord28 (#46) is currently working in the Witness Channel building bots to facilitate better monitoring of witness node performance.
@faisalamin (#49) continues to develop and manage the SteemPro app...
@moecki (#54) has been working on a Bookmarks feature for Steem....
He is also now offering an account recovery service, as mentioned in his latest Witness Update...
I hope people find the 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.
In the meantime do remember to vote for witnesses...
Thank you
Pennsif
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Great idea to bring the Witness Weekly back, love it!
Many Many Thanks For your Support.
There are so many great activities and contributions from Steem Witnesses..
I hope this will help numerous users stay informed about their Steem witness's activities and contributions, as showcased in the blog.
I am very much interested in this because of my Solar business....
I'm eagerly looking forward to this launch, and I'm already planning to use Steempay as soon as it's up and running!
Thanks for the updates.
Thanks for the update/heads-up on this list. I was a bit confused when I first saw the option to vote. I have two questions that maybe you can help with. 1) Are there any North American witnesses? 2) Why are we still earning TRX, but essentially, it gets burned instead of going into a wallet after it's earned?
Hi, regarding the North American witnesses, I am not sure if there are any, but they are definitely not among the more active ones. Regarding TRX payouts, there was an announcement from the Steemit team about the suspension of these payouts. Since they are suspended and not completely cancelled, we are still earning TRX, but I would not expect that we will ever receive them. I think this was the first step towards canceling the integration of TRX in Steem.
greetings my dear friend I completely agree with you about trx issue.
Terimakasih atas informasinya @pennsif aku telah memilih witness sebanyak 30 . Aku mendukung mereka dan beberapa Minggu yang lalu aku mengajarkan newcomer cara memilih witness.
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I know I'm a little "late to market" here, but I am so glad you've revived "Witness Weekly," particularly in view of the ongoing effort to push dead/fake/shill witnesses down the list.
It's great to know who NOT to vote for, but I'm sure a lot of the community's more recent arrivals want to know who they SHOULD vote for... and it's a fair bit of legwork to keep up with who's active, and who's just "coasting."
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Imagine that's what everyone who gives a vote does
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Hello there... I also posted a translation of Witness Weekly, in the hope that Indonesian users can allocate their votes wisely.
Thank you for collecting all this information. She will help me revise my witness votes tomorrow. I am very pleased to see how the activity of Steemit witnesses has increased and the release of a new version of the node and an improved interface.