VIVA, VIVA, VIVA. That word is becoming very popular here on steemit. Have you decided yet on whether to also become part of VIVA? 

Well, we will render some help in your decision-making. One thing of note is, "many reputatable steemians are already part of VIVA". So it can easily be said that, the core team of VIVA are also steemians. 

Does that help your decision in anyway?

@williambanks is CTO of VIVA. He is a steemian! Does his username ring a bell?

If your are still undecided after reading the VIVA whitepaper and roadmap and the countless number of steemit posts, explaining the VIVA vision, then here is further insight:

10 unMEAN sTWEETs About VIVA!

1. What On Earth Is An "Awakening Giant"?

In the resounding voice of @onceuponatime some 4 days ago

VIVA  feels to me like an awakening giant. The breadth and inclusiveness of  the vision are staggering. It takes a while to grasp, but once you  do.....................!!!!!!

2. Has Anyone Tasted The VIVA experience yet?

@kenny-crane stated his experience with VIVA in this comment, 4 days ago:

This  is the definitive statement on the VIVA project ecosystem!  I'm happy I got into this early and I have really enjoyed meeting and chatting with  the team, and making profitable trades on TradeQwik.  And we're JUST  getting started! :-)

3. Can You Live And Breathe VIVA?

@merej99 dropped an elated comment 2 days ago:

I am literally living and breathing VIVA! Being immersed in the community, watching things develop, and working with an amazingly talented group of people is enlightening, humbling, and... exhausting! But in a good, good way! I wake up every morning and look forward to joining in the conversation.

4. How Exactly Is VIVA's Model Different From Bitcoin?

 
@williambanks the CTO of VIVA took time to drop this comment 3 days ago:

I think you misunderstand why things are structured the way that they are within VIVA. ANYONE can run a worker node and find a VIVA Crown, or they can buy a  VIVA Crown on the open market, or they can borrow one from an existing  crownholder. All of these are paths to starting a mint. Sure you can buy or build an ASIC miner to mine bitcoin.  But you'll  be solo mining and competing against literally exahashes of capacity.   This capacity is controlled by a small cartel of miners in China.  Those  miners resist any changes that might be good for bitcoin but bad for  their bottom line and there is no guarantee you'll ever see a penny of  it.  As bitcoin struggles under the weight of it's existing growth this  mining cartel is showing very clearly that they are the ones really in  charge. To earn VIVA, you can use any computer and you attach to an existing mining pool called a mint, just like with any other crypto. However the mint pays by the hour for using your computer and the  mint is guaranteed to able to pay its bills, always.  This is  because  those contracts to pay worker nodes are backed by the entire network.   It is the act of paying worker nodes, that brings new currency into  circulation. Being a mint, allows the network to guarantee, or back the contracts  issued by the mint, even if the owner hits a hiccup.  There isn't  another crypto that allows for this kind of flexibility. What the mint system gives us here is accountability in the strictest  sense, without resorting to weak consensus models such as proof of work  or proof of stake.  Instead a mint can mint whatever coins it needs to  in order to pay it's workers.  This eliminates the waste from coins that  require some competitive "race to the finish" in order to gain coins.

5. Does VIVA have A Community?

@humanearl has been there as evident in his comment here, 6 hours ago:

What's  impressed me more is that the leaders seem to be some of the most  decent human beings. Glad to be a part of the community. When it comes  to getting behind projects I'm always interested in knowing the values  leadership holds. I'm all for a holistic approach to life, business,  investing, and relationships.  I'm more interested in the oppurtunities  for everyone rather than just a select few.

6. Will VIVA's Model Appeal To Investors? 

@aunt-deb spoke yesterday:

I'm  fairly cynical when it comes to financials, having been part of the  fallout of the mortgage crash in '08. That VIVA has impressed me enough  to invest speaks volumes! I may not have much, but I'm confident enough  in their goals, solutions and odds for success to risk some of my nest  egg on their gameplan. WE can make this happen!

7. How Much Work Are Vivos Putting Into VIVA?

 A key VIVO, @badassbarbie spoke 13 hours ago

It  has been a challenge to distill the complexity and beauty of the entire  project. I hope you do look deeper, we have worked hard to address all  of the pains in the crypto space and in our modern economy. It is a  paradigm shift to be sure. If you have any questions we are covering our  chat channel pretty much around the clock between us until all of you  crypto savvy experts have a chance to learn about it and can help  explain our project to others, so we can get busy getting this project  developed for the general public :-) If you look at our business uses we  have designed I think you will see how we intend to make this relevant  to everyone.  Let me know if you have any questions.

8. How Does VIVA compare to Ethereum?

@moondancer762 explained seamlessly in this comment yesterday:

Yes, but does Ethereum have a debit card so you can use your digital currency in the physical world? VIVA does.
Does Ethereum have a Universal Basic Income for it's users? VIVA does.
Is Ether a stable currency? VIVA has an entire economy built around it for stability.
Does Ethereum have it's own exchange to quickly trade digital  currency to not only other digital currencies, but to US Dollars,  Mexican Pesos and even physical GOLD? VIVA does, it is called Tradeqwik : https://www.tradeqwik.com,  and VIVA Coins trade freely with Ethereum here. It's open to the public  - go ahead, sign up. Take a look. (Though in beta, it is fully  functional.)
Can you actually mint Ethereum? With a VIVA Crown, you can hold a Treasury Right to mint VIVA Coins, not just mine them!
VIVA has so much that cannot be listed as a reply to a post. I really urge you to go to http://www.vivaco.in  and look for yourself.  If you have questions, and I'm sure you will,  sign up in the chat at https://chat.vivaco.in. Look me up, I'm in there  and I will answer any question you have. If I don't know the answer,  I'll  help you find someone there who can give you the answer.

9. Have Steemians Jumped In On VIVA?

@jessamynorchard said this 3 days ago

I jumped aboard the VIVA train a couple of days ago. Excited to see where this goes.

10. Have steemians bitten in on VIVA? 

Look has what @swolesome had to same, some 4 days ago:

OK I'll bite on this viva thing.

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