As time continues to passes, and Steemit develops into more wide spread use (nearly 18,000 users, when it was closer to 7,500 last week!), more and more of my concerns about the platform have faded.
It's easy to forget that Steemit is in still quite early in the game, and as it remains in beta.
This means that new features are constantly being added, and the latest of which is the availability of it's Open-Source code! This will allow for tinkering, by developers, to bring even more accessibility, scrutiny of code, and creation of new apps that will work for/with Steemit!
This is huge NEWS.
I'm ever more faithful in trusting Steemit as a good store of value for a long-term investment vehicle, with the way that they handled the site-intrusion two weeks ago. All accounts have been fully refunded, increased security and password reset options have been implemented, and we continue to grow at a staggering pace.
With Open-Source, people will surely develop new ways to access this blockchain, and to ensure that YOU have access to your funds when you need them- something that been my biggest concern, with the website occasionally going down and causing nerves to raise. Cyber security will always be an issue, but the more eyes that are looking and developing with the same open code, the better!
Much bigger things, we can rightly safely assume, are headed our way from here out. Things beyond what we had imagined previously for Steemit...and I think that's being conservative :)
Thanks @Ned and @Dan , and EVERYONE who helped this to become a possibility.
Your transparancy and continued commitment to your community are actually making us a family.
https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemit-com-is-now-open-source
https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/all-recovered-accounts-have-been-fully-refunded
Github:
https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com