Another day, another deadlock.
It's a 10 all score draw again in the great Steem v Tron Battle of the Witnesses.
The crack troops and foot soldiers of Steem are still slogging it out against the Sunshine Boys on the frontlines of Twitter, in the trenches of Telegram and in the no mans land of Steem.
Meanwhile back in the heartlands the ordinary folk of Steem are going about their daily life making posts, filming vlogs, playing games, entering contests and chatting in Discord.
From those heartlands Steem News today brings updates about the TripleA Witness, Cryptobrewmaster, the Essentials to Steem starters guide, Steem-Engine performance charts, Steemleo earners, and a farewell to Steemhouse Publishing.
1. Steem & Tron - the latest
It's even stevens on the witness front.
Despite some shifting of votes and some big juicy power ups neither side is coming close to the magic super majority number of 17.
The Steem OGs are holding slots #1 - #8 through 
Team Tron is holding the other top 20 witness slots to make it a straight 50/50 split today...
As mentioned yesterday new Tron front man David Roebuck popped up unannounced on an MSP Town Hall last night to introduce himself and to explain that he and 
David signed off with an offer to come on again over the weekend. Nothing has been confirmed, but it is possible he might join 
In the meantime if you would like to hear David, 
Many of the Steem community are looking for ways to resolve the stalemate. Some are involved in private discussions, other are posting their thoughts, ideas and views about moving forward...
And 
Although coverage of the Steem/Tron saga in the crypto media has begun to drop, it did get a mega pump on Bloomberg today...
2. TripleA Witness
The TripleA team is comprised of 
With the help of the large 
3. Cryptobrewmaster update
4. Essentials to Steem
5. Latest Steem-Engine token performance charts
6. Top Steemleo Earners
7. Steemhouse Publishing
Due to the current Steem/Tron troubles Steemhouse Publishing run by 
Steem Proposal System update
The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2759 SBD.
There are now 10 proposals receiving funding from the SPS - 
These successful proposals are currently receiving a total of 1335 SBD per day from the SPS...
Witness 
Steem Foundation update
The Steem Foundation has put forward a proposed roadmap to help move Steem forward...
The Foundation would like to provide space and a forum for a committee comprised of consensus witnesses, larger stakeholders and representatives of the non-English language communities who often feel unheard.
This committee would be encouraged to discuss and reach understanding on how issues on the blockchain impact them and the challenges faced in implementing suggested solutions. It’s through mutual communication and willingness to listen that we will build a strong and sustainable Steem we all love....
The Steem Alliance Community Foundation 
Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 18 March 2020.
Contest of the Day
Show Us Your City Contest
Post a screenshot of your SteemCity city. Apartment, SIMs and Home to be won. Organised by 
For a list of all the current contests on Steem check out this new list from 
If you know of any current contests missing from the list leave a comment for
Dates for your Diary...
For a full list of Steem Meetups and Events...
If you are organising a Steem event or meetup check out the new funding support program from Fundition...
Wednesday 18 March - Steem Philippines Weekly Meetup
Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by 
Thursday 26 March - Adelaide Monthly Steem Meetup
Organised by 
Saturday 25 April - SteemCampUK #3
Organised by 
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 May - DTube Forum 2020
Organised by 
Saturday 20 June - Steem Canna Fest 2
Organised by 
Tuesday 23 June - Sunday 28 June - The BLOCK Party, USA
The second annual BLOCK Party being organised by 
Friday 26 June - Sunday 28 June - JAHMFest2020, Jamaica
Organised by 
KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & 
]
| Steem price | US$ 0.139 | 14 Mar '20 9.53pm UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #63 | 14 Mar '20 9.53pm UTC |
| FCAS Score | 765 / A | 14 Mar '20 9.53pm UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.737 | 14 Mar '20 9.53pm UTC |
| No. of Whales | 44 | 13 Mar '20 |
| No. of Orcas | 367 | 13 Mar '20 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2224 | 13 Mar '20 |
| No. of Minnows | 9332 | 13 Mar '20 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #15,626 | 14 Mar '20 9.19pm UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 199,595 / day | 14 Mar '20 9.19pm UTC |
| Page views (steemit.com) | 479,028 / day | 14 Mar '20 9.19pm UTC |
This is #285 (14 Mar '20) of this daily news service.