Steemit is a blogging and social media website owned by Steemit Inc that uses the Steem blockchain to reward publishers and curators.On July 4, 2016, Steemit, Inc. launched Steemit, a social media platform with virtual currency rewards that runs over the Steem blockchain. On July 14, 2016, Steemit announced on their website that they were hacked. The attack, according to them, has compromised about 260 accounts. About US$85,000 worth of Steem Dollars and Steem are reported to own been taken because of the attackers.
Steemit gives small quantities of its cryptocurrency token, Steem, to posters who get upvotes. Posters can also be tipped by readers. Steemit faced financial hardships in 2018 and laid off 70% of their staff. Steemit co-founder Ned Scott referred for the Steemit blogging platform as an interface on top of a blockchain, comparable to a blockexplorer.
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : http://entrepro.site/wp/2019/01/30/steemit-cryptocurrency-mining/