MIRA is coming, MIRA is coming... Steemit Inc have just announced that the development work on RocksDB is rocking along and they will be introducing MIRA (Multi Index RocksDB Adapter) to bring the memory requirements down for nodes significantly.

Introducing MIRA

This will apply for API Nodes and Witness Nodes so costs for running both should fall considerably in the next few months. Community API Nodes here we come...

The State of Steem Forum #2 - Technology

Tomorrow Thursday 8pm -11pm on MSP Waves we have the second State of Steem Forum - this week focusing in on Technology. We will be looking at Nodes, RocksDB, SMTs, RC Delegation Pools, Account creation etc. Speaking on the forum so far we have @blocktrades, @crypto.talk, @helo, @starkerz, @themarkymark, @therealwolf, @upheaver, @ura-soul and @yabapmatt. A number of witnesses and developers such as @gtg and @shredz7 will be contributing through text chat.

The State of Steem Forum #2 - Thursday 20 December, 8pm - 11pm UTC - MSP Waves

Alongside the forum I have produced a skeleton action plan to serve as a starting point for discussion...

The State of Steem Forums Action Plan : a skeleton to build on : #1 Technology

Patreon, SubscribeStar and Bitbacker.io

You have probably picked up on the Patreon rumpus as many non-mainstream creators have been booted off. Many of those moved over to the alternative creator funding site SubscribeStar. That didn't last long as payment processors such as PayPal and Stripe threatened to pull the plug if SubscribeStar didn't eject these Alt-Creators. Crypto-journalist, and @hardfork-series team member, Naomi Brockwell @skycorridors posted a video on this...

Another twist: paypal the crux of censorship

New kid on the block Bitbacker.io has come forward as a censorship resistant crypto-alternative for creators. Bitbacker currently takes BTC, BCH, and SmartCash but not yet STEEM. On my first day on Twitter for umpteen years I spotted Bitbacker announcing their site revamp, and saying Steem is on their short list to add. I added a comment to support Steem and Bitbacker liked it and started following me. In my Twitter naivety I'm taking that as a good sign 😃 If you have a Twitter account maybe hop over to @Bitbacker_io and tell them how good STEEM would be for their platform...

MSP Waves Producer Job

As many of you now I spend a lot of time hosting shows on MSP Waves. It is a great part of the Steem Community to get involved with and support. There is a now an opportunity to help out at MSP by becoming a Show Producer on @globocop's Friday night CHAOS Show. I started my MSP career as co-host on one of @globocop's shows and he is a great mentor. If you fancy getting involved on the Steem Waves this will be a great place to start...

WANTED PRODUCER: MSP Waves - THE CHAOS Show

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]

(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)

Steem price	US$ 0.262	2018-12-19 23:57 UTC
SBD price	US$ 0.602	2018-12-19 23:57 UTC
Market Cap	US$ 79,634,428	2018-12-19 23:57 UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#54 (-1)	2018-12-19 23:57 UTC
No. of Whales	36 (n/c)	2018-12-18
No. of Orcas	308 (+1)	2018-12-18
No. of Dolphins	1924 (+1)	2018-12-18
No. of Minnows	9091 (+1)	2018-12-18

Follow @penguinpablo for more statistics. ---

NEWS FROM STEEMIT INC

@steemitblog - Introducing MIRA @steemitblog - Steemit Update @ned - RocksDB and SMTs Announcement ---

NEWS FROM THE WITNESSES

#2 @aggroed - Crimmy told me to do something... #27 @therealwolf - Task Request: Steem Apps - Discord Bot Development #27 @therealwolf - Steem Apps - Update #1 #27 @therealwolf - Will Partiko be what Steemit should have been? #38 @blockbrothers / @exyle - Vlog 383: Refuting Steem rumors + professionalising witness @blockbrothers #41 @jackmiller - @jackmiller Witness Update: "TO BE OR NOT TO BE!" - The Future of Steem #50 @fyrst-witness / @fyrstikken - STEEM - "After the Apocalypse" #56 @holger80 - By carefull with account history index, it is not reliable #68 @steemcommunity / @paulag - Vlog DTube777 STEEM linking Profile Post #77 @ura-soul - FULL 90 Min. Presentation: Decentralising The World (Wide Web) For Peace & Abundance. Plus: STEEM vs Censorship From Facebook & Google: A $300 Billion Class Action Law Suit To keep up to date with more posts from witnesses follow @witnesspage ...

@Witnesspage - Update

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NEWS FROM KEY PLAYERS, INFLUENCERS & OTHER CONCERNED STEEMIANS

@tarazkp - The importance of communities in Steem city @tarazkp - Milling around @tarazkp - The adoring public: Showcasing example @taskmaster4450 - Use Your STEEM To Buy A Cup Of Coffee @taskmaster4450 - Jobs Are Toast And Steem Providing A Basic Income @teamhumble - stop asking what’s the next thing, the decentralised infrastructure is here now and it works today — time to build out your MVP dreams! @whatsup - Redo: Steem Brand Idea For Crim - Condensed Version ---

NEWS FROM DAPPS, APPS & DEVS

@holger80 - By carefull with account history index, it is not reliable @inertia - Documenting Reputation and Database API Definitions @dstors / @derangedvisions - dStors Delegation Round A is Coming to an End, Don't Miss Out!! @dstors / @project7 - Concerns about @dstors project @partiko / @therealwolf - Will Partiko be what Steemit should have been? @share2steem / @algo.coder - Final clarifications and moving on... @share2steem / @sebbbl - Share2Steem, back in business (without me, finally) Steem Apps / @therealwolf - Steem Apps - Update #1 Steem Apps / @therealwolf - Task Request: Steem Apps - Discord Bot Development @steemmonsters / @coruscate - Announcing the #referamonster Initiative // Let’s Bring More People to Steem Monsters --- If you want to check on progress of development on Steem, check out the GitHub here...

https://github.com/steemit/steem/branches

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MEDIA COVERAGE OF STEEM & STEEMIT INC

CCN - Cryptocurrency News - Steem Added to State of the DApps Listings --- This is #17 of this daily news service. Please let me know of any important posts or key data that should be included. Comment below or message me on Discord Pennsif#9921 --- [ graphic by @pennsif ]