There has been some more clarity today about the Tron / Steemit Inc partnership from an interview with Head of Communications 
Also in this edition there is news and updates about Reviewhunt's traffic jump, the DTube Mainnet launch and the BEERlovers of Steem.
And there are more additions to the Diary Dates section as well as regular updates on the Steem Foundation and the Steem Proposal System, and another Featured Contest.
1. The Tron / Steem Partnership
A little more clarity on the changes afoot today, with the first communications from any of the Steemit Inc team.
First up 
- The team was part of the deal and no one was laid off.
- They did not know when the deal happened (but were aware of talks with parties, basically they learned with us when it happened).
- No ads soon on steemit.com (thanks
).
- No token Swap.
- No moving to TRON.
- Faster onboarding is something
- Communities on steemit.com within 2 weeks.
As have 
In case you missed it 
For anyone who would like to read more carefully what was said in the DLive AMA with 
Top 20 witness
In the post
And in other news...
2. Reviewhunt sees massive jump in traffic
After a Korean YouTuber released a highly viewed video all about Reviewhunt on Saturday the site saw a massive jump in traffic with new sign-ups reaching over 3,400.
More than 260 quests were created in 2 days and over $3,000 sales revenue generated...
The 
3. DTube Mainnet - Launch date & update
Uptake on their DTC token sale has not been as high as expected so they are adjusting their future plans.
The launch of the Mainnet is now scheduled for 10 May...
4. BEERlovers News
Steem Proposal System update
The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2587 SBD.
There are now 8 proposals receiving funding from the SPS - 
These successful proposals are currently receiving a total of 797 SBD per day from the SPS...
One of the organisers of this summer's BLOCK Party 
Steem Foundation update
The Steem Alliance Community Foundation 
Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 19 February 2020.
The Steem Foundation is holding a Marketing Forum to discuss its new website...
Community Watch
Contest of the Day
Travel Writing Contest
Write about your travels on Travelfeed.io. 100 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...
Tuesday 18 February - The Steeming Pile, Vimm.TV
The recording of the last edition of 'The Steeming Pile' is now available...
Wednesday 19 February - Steem Philippines Weekly Meetup
Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by 
Sunday 23 February - Steem Foundation Marketing Forum
Hosted by
Thursday 27 February - Adelaide Monthly Steem Meetup
Organised by 
Friday 6 March - SoCal Steem Meetup
For Steemians in Southern California. 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$ 0.233 | 18 Feb '20 5.56am UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #75 | 18 Feb '20 5.56am UTC |
| FCAS Score | 753 / A | 18 Feb '20 5.56am UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.937 | 18 Feb '20 5.56am UTC |
| No. of Whales | 37 | 16 Feb '20 |
| No. of Orcas | 367 | 16 Feb '20 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2225 | 16 Feb '20 |
| No. of Minnows | 9297 | 16 Feb '20 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #14,533 | 18 Feb '20 2.35am UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 226,812 / day | 18 Feb '20 2.35am UTC |
| Page views (steemit.com) | 521,669 / day | 18 Feb '20 2.35am UTC |
This is #261 (17 Feb '20) of this daily news service.