This was definitely not a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Around 3.30pm UTC 
The witness tree was also all shock up with the sudden appearance in the top 20 of the brand new 
Aside from these major earthshakers the rest of Steem just kept on Steeming as best they could in a world awash with Corona tales.
As well the major Steem/Tron revelations the Steem News today also brings updates about EXODE - a new Space Game for Steem, TravelFeed and a COVID-19 Travel Writing Contest, IBT Survival Island, TripleA, the Top Withdrawers & Top Depositors of STEEM, and the end of Mission : Agua-Possible.
1. Steem & Tron - the latest
Removal of Delegations
The biggest news of the day was the sudden removal, or drastic reduction, by Justin Sun of all of
These delegations previously given by Ned Scott and Steemit Inc had supported projects such as @DTube, @Fundition, @Steempress-io, @Steemhunt, @Tasteem and @Oracle-D as well as the anti-abuse accounts of 
This sudden and unannounced move has brought a strong response from the community...
Some members of the community have rallied to delegate to the projects that have lost out with these changes, such as 
Top 20 Witnesses
On the Witness front the Steem OGs are still holding on to 10 of the top 20 slots with 
Nestled inbetween these two sets at #8 is the newcomer 
Steemhunt lead 
Another newcomer with the 
One further twist in the witness story is that in the major delegation shuffles today 
A number of Steemians active in storming the Tron barricades on Twitter have reported that they have now been blocked by Justin Sun. 
Town Halls
Unfortunately Tron's new liaison person David Roebuck didn't make it on to 
There will be two more special Town Halls this week on Tuesday and Thursday - both at 4pm UTC on MSP Waves.
David is hoping to come on the Tuesday show.
To Fork or not to Fork, that is the question
2. EXODE - a new Space Game for Steem
EXODE is a strategic browser space strategy game. The website launches in five days...
3. TravelFeed update & COVID-19 Travel Writing Contest
He wants to hear about how CoVID0-19 impacted you, your family, your country and or your travels...
4. IBT Survival Island releases Demo 3
The 
in this test we are testing resource counting interfaces and a few other important aspects, plus we have opened the world a little more and start to introduce quest introduction concepts...
5. Triple.aaa Voting and Curation changes
6. Top Withdrawers & Top Depositors of STEEM
Witness 
7. Mission : Agua-Possible closing down
Unfortunately due to the falling price of STEEM and changing personal circumstances 
The money raised so far, although less than half that needed for the pump, will be given to
Steem Proposal System update
The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2761 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...
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
Guess the Numbers Contest
Guess the digits in the jigsaw pieces. 20 STEEM 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$ 0.135 | 16 Mar '20 5.04am UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #64 | 16 Mar '20 5.04am UTC |
| FCAS Score | 763 / A | 16 Mar '20 0.51am UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.766 | 16 Mar '20 5.04am UTC |
| No. of Whales | 44 | 14 Mar '20 |
| No. of Orcas | 366 | 14 Mar '20 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2221 | 14 Mar '20 |
| No. of Minnows | 9334 | 14 Mar '20 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #16,487 | 16 Mar '20 0.41am UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 190,522 / day | 16 Mar '20 0.41am UTC |
| Page views (steemit.com) | 457,254 / day | 16 Mar '20 0.41am UTC |
This is #286 (15 Mar '20) of this daily news service.