The Steem News @ 19 October 2019

Steem2020 contest prize pool increased to 1500 STEEM.

Travelfeed announces SteemFest contest winner, Hive account@waybeyondpadthai hosts SteemFest Boba Tea Party, and SteemLeo launches DEX.

And there is news and discussion about NextColony, ReggaeSteem, the Steem Proposal System, Battlegames, SEO tips for Steemians, and anonymous voting...

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1. Steem2020 contest with 1500 STEEM prize pool

The prize pool on Hive account@pennsif's recently launched Steem2020 contest has now been increased to 1500 STEEM thanks to the generosity of Hive account@theycallmedan, Hive account@yabapmatt of Splinterlands and Hive account@starkerz of 3Speak.online.

To enter you have to post your ideas and plans for what will make Steem grow and prosper in 2020...

• Steem2020 contest update - 1500 STEEM prize pool & judges announced

STOP PRESS... top witness and eSteem founder Hive account@good-karma has now added 2300 ESTM tokens to the prize pool.

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2. Travelfeed updates & SteemFest contest winner

Hive account@travelfeed have made a number of recent upgrades to their app including new destination tiles, a new comment editor and the ability to explore nearby posts on the map.

They have also announced the winner of their SteemFest contest run with Hive account@blocktrades - Hive account@joythewanderer takes the prize of a ticket and accommondation for next month's big event in Bangkok.

• Updates: New Content Tiles - Comment Editor and The Steemfest Ticket Winner.

The recording of the live draw was posted on 3Speak by Hive account@whack.science...

• Travelfeed and Blocktrades SteemFest ticket winner!

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3. SteemFest Warmup Boba Partea

For anyone going to SteemFest in Bangkok Hive account@waybeyondpadthai is hosting a pre-fest warmup Boba Party on 5 November.

This event is at Hive account@waybeyondpadthai's new environmentally conscious boba (bubble tea) tea shop - Thirstea. Payment will be in STEEM...

• SteemFest Warm-up Boba Party

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4. SteemLeo launches DEX

Investment tribe @SteemLeo has launched its own decentralised exchange - the SteemLeo DEX...

• Introducing the SteemLeo DEX | Trade SE Tokens On the SteemLeo Exchange

On the back of the recent developments at SteemLeo Hive account@taskmaster4450 asks the question "Which will come first - $0.50 STEEM or LEO at 0.50 STEEM ?"...

• Which Comes First .$50 STEEM Or LEO At .50?

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5. Planet market for NextColony

Hive account@item.market is a new third party Planet Market for the @NextColony Steem space game...

• Planet market for NextColony

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6. ReggaeSteem content creators wanted

The @ReggaeSteem tribe is looking for more creators to write posts on topics relating to reggae, dancehall music, Jamaica and its culture...

• ReggaeSteem Content Creators Wanted!

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7. Steem Proposal System update

After a brief period when Hive account@gtg's Return Proposal was voted to the top of the SPS proposal ranking, the proposals of Hive account@inertia, Hive account@howo and Hive account@steemchiller have now been voted back above it and are receiving payments again from the current daily funding pot of over 1060 SBD.

• https://joticajulian.github.io/steemexplorer/#/proposals

Hive account@inertia has posted another update on the work he is currently being funded for...

• Proposal #39 - DevPortal Documentation Update - SMT Research

While Hive account@howo has submitted a second proposal for funding to carry out testing on the new SMT hardfork currently on Testnet. This proposal for 180 SBD per day would follow 3 days after his current Downvote Control Tool funding ends...

• Testing reviewing and documenting the SMT hard fork

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8. Battlegames targeting SteemPeak listing

The Battlegames tribe is looking to raise 1000 ENG/STEEM to get listed on SteemPeak...

• Our Mission: Get Listed on Steempeak [UPDATE]

Hive account@agr8buzz of Hive account@battlegames will be a guest on Monday's edition of TRIBE.talk on MSP Waves, along with Hive account@jongolson of CTP...

• TRIBE.talk - with @jongolson of CTP & @agr8buzz of Battlegames - Monday 21 October, 8pm UTC on MSP Waves

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9. SEO tips for Steemians

Hive account@gadrian has posted some very useful tips on how to improve the search engine performance of posts on the steem blockchain...

• Important SEO Tips For Steemians Who Want to Optimize Content For Search Engines

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10. Should voting on Steem be anonymous?

Witness and long time Steemian Hive account@kevinwong has put forward a suggestion that voting on Steem should be anonymous...

• Anonymous Post / Comment Voting & Instant Scalability Solution

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & Hive account@arcange ]

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

Steem price	US$ 0.141	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
SBD price	US$ 0.712	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#78 (n/c)	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
FCAS Score	805 (+2) / A / #19	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
No. of Whales	39 (n/c)	15 Oct '19
No. of Orcas	357 (n/c)	15 Oct '19
No. of Dolphins	2173 (+1)	15 Oct '19
No. of Minnows	9234 (-4)	15 Oct '19
Alexa rank (steemit.com)	#10,150 (-321)	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	123,352 / day	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
Page views (steemit.com)	320,714 / day	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
Alexa rank (steempeak.com)	#57,159 (+175)	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
Unique visitors (steempeak.com)	16,967 / day	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC
Page views (steempeak.com)	95,016 / day	19 Oct '19 21.00pm UTC

Follow Hive account@penguinpablo, Hive account@steem-data & Hive account@eforucom for more statistics.

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Visit the Steem Meetups & Events Calendar for a full list of meetups coming up...

• Calendar of Steem Meetups & Events @ 18 October 2019

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This is #207 (19 Oct '19) 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.

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