Getting ready to implement the next steemd release which is coming soon!
As per the recent steemitblog article here and here ...
...HF20 is scheduled for Q3 2018 (which is July-August)
...and a SMT (smart media token) TESTNET is going to be released soon as well.
- We're following the development closely.
In the meantime I've been working on connecting Perl to STEEM as well as learning Flask and Python.
I'm getting quite excited for what the future is about to bring.
The witness node is up and running great... and my backup witness node is on standby.
If you haven't voted before, you have 30 votes for witnesses, which are free to use..
Read this post below to find out how to vote for intelliwitness -- you do not need to be a huge steem power holder. Even little votes help a lot.
You will need access to your ACTIVE KEY to actually vote though, so have that ready.
Thanks to everyone who has already voted for 
Currently we're effectively at #100 spot. Still need your help to get intelliwitness to top 50 position. :)
Just like some other witnesses, extra funding will help me pay it forward by using some of those funds to help Steem and the community.