Hello Steemians,
Today we are sharing two videos from SteemFest2 featuring the CEO of Steemit, .
The first video is his keynote in which he discusses:
- how Steem is ahead of the competition
- the many great apps built on Steem like Utopian.io and d.tube
- the growth of the platform
- the Steemit Team
- Smart Media Tokens
Ned’s SteemFest2 Keynote
The second video is Ned’s fireside chat with the journalist (Andrew McMillen), author of the amazing article featured in Wired Magazine titled The Social Network Doling Out Millions in Ephemeral Money.
They talk about:
- how Ned first got involved in cryptocurrencies
- what elements of the technology drew him in
- his thoughts on bitcoin
- the religious elements around cryptocurrencies
- what motivated the creation of Steem and steemit.com
- the importance of encouraging dissenting opinions and challenging one’s own beliefs
- potential use cases for Smart Media Tokens
Ned’s fireside chat with 
Special thanks to for throwing an amazing SteemFest as well as providing some of the footage and audio used in these videos. We hope you enjoy them!
Steemit Team