We can't really explain this feeling, but man! This is amazing! Our first ever STEEM block has been witnessed!
When failure is not an option
After bringing the server online yesterday morning, at 10:16:33 UTC today it finally happened. Our first block was witnessed: #17672690. We were all really nervous, because although the server seemed to be running fine for hours, missing the first block was not an option. That would've been a really bad start. Luckily, everything went smooth as a whistle:
Thanks 
for creating steemdb !
Community
Our thanks go out to all you who voted on us as a witness or otherwise provided support! Without you this would not have been possible. It feels great to participate in maintaining the network we all love and use on a daily basis.
Future plans
Amidst this all, we're working behind the scenes almost 24/7 to bring you even more. Without giving too much away, we're working on an update to Steemify, expanding our witness activities and participating in several new projects that integrate with the STEEM blockchain.
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