This is the 250th edition of Steem News.
Thank you to all readers and supporters who have helped Steem News get this far.
In this edition there is news and updates about OpenSeed and OpenLink, Waivio and Dining.Gifts, SteemKnights v2, Sonic Groove Live, an Arbitrage Opportunity for SBD, ecoVillage's €30,000 donation, the SteemSilverGold Community, more Steem-Engine charts, Hashkings, TULIP Mania, LootKit Games and NFTs.
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. OpenSeed update - OpenLink coming soon
The 
They are also looking for web designers and developers to join the team...
2. Waivio & Dining.Gifts
Founder 
The team is now working with small group of entrepreneurs in Vancouver, BC to help them establish restaurant rebate program businesses...
3. SteemKnights v2, 'Eternal Artifacts', on its way
Steem's first 3D mobile multiplayer game 
4. Sonic Groove Live submissions now open
Entries for week 23 of 
5. 20% Arbitrage Opportunity for SBD
Cryptocurrency website and Steem witness 
6. ecoVillage receives €30,000 donation
7. SteemSilverGold Community seeks SP
The SteemSilverGold Community is a long established and thriving community on Steem for people interested in precious metals.
To support their growing community 
8. More Steem-Engine charts
9. Game for NFTs
A number of game developers are now turning their attention to the NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) recently launched on Steem-Engine.com.
And 
Steem Proposal System update
The Steem Proposal System (SPS) today has a daily funding budget available of approximately 2470 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...
Both of the Power Down reduction proposals are now in the 'funding zone' - one for the reduction of the Power Down period to 4 weeks, and the other against.
Steem Foundation update
The Steem Alliance Community Foundation 
Their next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 12 February 2020.
The Steem Foundation is asking all Steem DApp and App owners if they would like to be a part of its new website....
Community Watch
After 
For anyone interested in worldbuilding for tabletop RPGs 
Contest of the Day
Guess how much weight 
More about the #getinshapechallenge...
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...
Friday 7 February - Steem Meetup Aachen #8
Sunday 9 February - Steem Witness Forum
Hosted by 
Tuesday 11 February - The Steeming Pile, Vimm.TV
The recording of the last edition of 'The Steeming Pile' is now available...
Wednesday 12 February - Steem Philippines Weekly Meetup
Meetings every Wednesday in Davao City organised by 
Thursday 13 February - Steem Munich Meetup
Organised by@steem-munich, 
Friday 14 February - Finally Friday On The Blockchain
First episode of Finally Friday - On The Blockchain with 
Thursday 27 February - 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$ 0.207 | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #77 | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| FCAS Score | 743 / B | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.862 | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| No. of Whales | 37 | 05 Feb '20 |
| No. of Orcas | 367 | 05 Feb '20 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2216 | 05 Feb '20 |
| No. of Minnows | 9283 | 05 Feb '20 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #14,582 | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 226,812 / day | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
| Page views (steemit.com) | 521,669 / day | 06 Feb '20 11.35pm UTC |
This is #250 (06 Feb '20) of this daily news service.