SOS Daily News : all you need to know about the State of Steem @ 15 December 2018

The activity meter on Steem is ticking overtime.

Unfortunately I was away on family business but apparently @aggroed's Steem Witness Panel went great guns. I am sure @aggroed will be putting out the recording soon.

On the Tech & DApp front @therealwolf launched a really useful site showing Steem's wonderful DApps, Apps and UI's...

• https://steemdapps.com/

Today's TMMT (That Made Me Think) Award goes to @starkerz of @oracle-d who has made a very well explained post expanding on his thoughts about how people should put more value into the blockchain than they take out...

• My Thoughts and Theory on Steem Price Sustainability

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And another new App to check out and keep an eye on... @steem.how.

In the meantime...

Read. Absorb. Digest. Discuss. Act. Together.

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KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & @arcange ]

(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)

Steem price	US$ 0.225	2018-12-16 06:42 UTC
SBD price	US$ 0.546	2018-12-16 06:42 UTC
Market Cap	US$ 68,196,041	2018-12-16 06:42 UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#51 (+1)	2018-12-16 06:42 UTC
No. of Whales	36 (n/c)	2018-12-14
No. of Orcas	307 (+2)	2018-12-14
No. of Dolphins	1914 (+4)	2018-12-14
No. of Minnows	9064 (+1)	2018-12-14

Follow @penguinpablo for more statistics.

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NEWS FROM STEEMIT INC

@ned - RocksDB and SMTs Announcement

@exyle - Vlog 382: A little communication from Steemit inc

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NEWS FROM THE WITNESSES

#13 @utopian-io / @techslut - The (Surprise) Utopian Roadshow in Israel

#28 @therealwolf - [Alpha] SteemApps.com - The Frontpage for Apps on Steem

#38 @blockbrothers / @exyle - Steem volume on Bittrex and investing feels when prices go lower

#64 @guiltyparties - Witness: NOT Quitting

#65 @justyy - @justyy's Witness Nodes have been smoothly upgraded to 0.20.8 without any downtime - via the docker command ./run.sh install && ./run.sh restart

#72 @snackplus - Witness update v0.20.8

#91 @oflyhigh - Updated my witness node to v0.20.8 / STEEM又双叒叕升级了

#99 @krnel - Witness Updated to v0.20.8, Eagerly Awaiting RocksDB Rollout in January

#115 @yehey - Witness Servers updated to the latest release v.0.20.8

#134 @oracle-d / @starkerz - My Thoughts and Theory on Steem Price Sustainability

For more details of posts from Witnesses check @timcliff's latest The Reports from the Witnesses 2018-12-02

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NEWS FROM KEY PLAYERS, INFLUENCERS & OTHER CONCERNED STEEMIANS

@acidyo - AskSteemit: How much Steem does your rent cost?

@coruscate - What Do You Think of the New Steem Digital Assets?

@greencross - WHAT THE F*CK IS DTUBE FOR?

@leotrap - Hardforking Lies and Changing the Way WE Interact

@preparedwombat - The Steem Power You Earn for Holding Steem Power

@tarazkp - Can I pay my rent off my vote? (just for fun)

@taskmaster4450 - What do you think Steemit's future is and will it be a big part of Steem's future?

@theycallmedan - The Blue Print

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NEWS FROM DAPPS, APPS & DEVS

@inertia - Steemit Dev Portal: Document Plugin & API List

steemapps / @therealwolf - [Alpha] SteemApps.com - The Frontpage for Apps on Steem

@discutio / @taskmaster4450 - Do You Like To Debate? You Can Now On The Steem Blockchain

@dstors - A Profit Vision for Steemians

@steem.how - Introducing Steem.How!

@steeveapp / @fknmayhem - Embracing the Benevolent Beneficiary 66.6% Life, AKA #11percenter

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If you want to check on progress of development on Steem, check out the GitHub here...

• https://github.com/steemit/steem/branches

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MEDIA COVERAGE OF STEEM & STEEMIT INC

The Crypto Updates - Cryptocurrency News | Status lays off 25% Workforce due to Severe Market Correction

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This is #13 of this daily news service.

Please let me know of any important posts or key data that should be included. Comment below or message me on Discord Pennsif#9921

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