An article that was published today recapping his recent Korea trip noted the following:

"As a final bit of information, Scott also touched upon the voting system with Steemit.com and said that after feedback analysis that they were going to move from a state-weighted (stake?) voting system to an account-based voting system whereby each user gets one vote on the platform to ensure a fairer compensation process."

If the above statement is in fact true, wouldn't this have the potential to dramatically disrupt the current Top Witness rankings?

Are the Witnesses even aware of the referenced feedback analysis and plan to shift to an account-based voting system where each user's vote carries the same weight irrespective of SP stake?

Or is this all just in reference to voting on posts/comments?

At the SteemFest2 Fireside Chat posted on Steemit's YouTube channel in November 2017, he said eighteen minutes into the interview, "We will get Smart Media Tokens launched early next year." We're nearly half way through 2018, so inquiries regarding the developmental status are justified.

These are just some of the many questions that direct engagement with users here on the platform itself would better facilitate addressing, rather than finding out through the media after the fact.