Being no stranger to Bitcointalk (a forum where many users have been selling accounts for years) I was wondering if this could be a possibility in the future for Steemit and how can we prevent this from happening (or not).
In times of great speculation I can see how some whales (and lots of dolphins) could be tempted to sell their accounts instead of powering down.
I understand the final selling price would not reflect the real value of the account but it would be mostly like buying a bond which promises profits down the road, plus all accumulated, compounding interest (and a instant cash machine) if we keep in mind succesful posters continue to rack up benefits in most of their follow up posts.
I'm very curious to read what the community has to say about this.
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