Recent quote from Ned, "There are two types of speculators - long run and short run."
@aggroed
Ned, please talk about how to raise the price of steem.
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@ned
1/ Build a great social network with sticky features that stands on its own
2/ Possibly write a software upgrade that would allow the SP inflation rates to be adjustable by witnesses so that they can be adjusted down. (Essentially make the environment attractive for short term speculators.)
3/ Get people outside of Steemit selling Steem/SP to investors & market makers
I am focused on 1/ and 2/. Unfortunately I am traveling and on speaking circuit, which is taking my time from responding to questions on the forum. I will elaborate on the outlook for Steemit's roadmap and my thoughts on Steem this coming week once I am back from Africa and before going to Amsterdam
@jrcornel
Would adjusting the inflation rate by itself be enough to halt the current downward spiral we presently find ourselves in regarding the price of steem?
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@ned
There are two types of speculators - long run and short run. Currently Steem only supports long run speculators while most cryptos are driven by short-to-medium run speculators and market makers. Lowering the inflation allows these critical ecosystem participants to get involved in a meaningful way.
On another hand, shortening the SP hold period would hasten the rate at which the price finds legs. This could be parameterized to if the witnesses/community accepts it. I will relay my thoughts this coming week.
source @ https://steemit.com/steem/@ned/travel-log-african-nights#comments
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And we need merchants accepting STEEM, this will raise the value
Merchants are less likely to accept Steem if it is highly inflationary than if it is slightly inflationary.
I agree. I am hoping we see a much less inflationary version of Steem in the IMMEDIATE future... dropping 10% per day is unacceptable and threatening to bring the whole system down.
That, and we have to adjust the pay of witnesses... by a significant amount.
Hopefully those 2 things combined will help balance out the supply/demand problem.
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Yes I read that too. I knew they weren't sitting around doing nothing. Looks like exciting times are ahead!
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