So, after WEISS Rating placed Steem in the top 5 cryptocurrency coins to invest in, investopedia posted a blogpost about Top Non-Bitcoin Altcoins for Your Portfolio in 2018...you guessed it...we made it to the short list of crypto that they recommend.
Here is an excerpt
Steem
Steem is a unique model in the digital currency landscape. The steem coin powers Steemit, a blockchain-related social media platform through which users generate and curate content. There is an elaborate voting system which rewards authors and curators, and steem tokens can be converted into dollar-linked steem dollars and steem power. Steem's unusual model and user-focused content system makes it a worthwhile altcoin to keep an eye on.
Not the first time they cover Steem
In fact they wrote an article 2 years ago just when Steem first came out Steemit: The Disruptive Blockchain-Based Media Community which is a little outdated on the technical side.
But it's still nice to see that reputable websites such as investopedia.com are now covering cryptocurrencies and alt-coins.
Steemit.com & d.tube are getting difficult to ignore
Steemit currently ranks 1,156 most traffic website on the internet(and still rising daily) while d.tube is seeing a meteoric rise:
As more website have success like d.tube with the Steem blockchain model, the more this technology will spread through society.
Conclusion
Steem Power is where it's at baby! You shouldn't feel fringe or that we are taking a risk by powering up those sweet steems. Of course, this is just my opinion and not an investment advice.
In general yes, I agree, steemit has bright future. But only if the rules are changed somehow to make numerous abuse cases we all see- imposible. So far I see very little progress on this.
Steemit is getting there slowly and steadily.
Soon the whole world will know about Steemit and Steem will skyrocket to the roof!
Yes, the great thing it has scaleability.
I am 100% in agreement with @cryptoctopus.
It's better than saving in bank accounts, since they show more interest in taking away a percentage of our money and not helping us.
Regards!
Yeah, imagine how many users that are on this site in a few years from now!
Its growing massively and we are early adopters here.
Exactly. I wonder how much a Steem is worth when there are a hundred million users here ;)
I already think it is skyrocketing...I introduced steem to some of my class mates some weeks back..
Every felt like I was trying to swindle them..
Now everyone is talking about how good it is
I know,guys can be skeptic in the start.
I have introduced many people who have now come back after seeing my progress in Uganda.
I agree, love this platform and it's already Proof of Utility
Oh man!! This is just the beginning , I feel like once Steem price rises even higher , those people on FB or Twitter are gonna want in on this . Who can ignore a paltform like this ? I sure wouldn’t !!
When I joined last June , Steem was around 88 cents and now it’s standing around $5, this is an amazing journey and this may just be the beginning of a whole new chapter for all of us
It is very nice to hear from you, my friend, this great news, because you personally and many of us have made this news, that well-known news and rating agencies have recognized the Steem as one of the best and most common coins in the world. The Steem has not yet passed a very long way, but for all this time it has shown to all its competitiveness to elite coins like Bitcoin and many others, all thanks to its throughput system and scalability, as well as the lack of commissions and as it was said the main difference is that the Steem has such an advantage as a function of the social network! In this world recognition the merit of all of us, from the whales to the fry, that make our ecosystem the best! Thank you @cryptoctopus
Well I'd say there is quite a risk involved by powering up Steem. You are risking to get very wealthy, financially independent and live your life without ever questioning if a specific thing is within your budget.
Ask yourself the question if the removal of scarcity in your wallet is something that you would really want. Not everyone is well equipped to handle these kind of riches, so proceed at your own risk...
Sir, you put it so succinctly. I love risks
Wow, I remember @jrue informing me last month that Steem was around the 2000 mark when it came to most visited, and now we are almost at 1000! The future is bright! I'm certain by the end of February we will pass the 1k mark, and hopefully continue the snowball effect for a good while.
It has already gone past the top 1,000 for the United States, but sadly fell down again. But yeah, the future is bright for Steem and Steemit!
Again a great news for this beautiful platform, back to back good news are coming. I feel so happy after reading this. Now i realize that we are really on a good path, securing our future. Time is not so far when steem will touch the moon. Good luck, steem on.
@cryptoctopus,
One more good news, STEEM made 2 Million blockchain transactions ina single day and it's a new record! STEEM is the one and only one blockchain which made that record! As you said SP got it's demand! You are the best example for it! You got one of the best supreme power on this amazing platform and blockchain! This is the future!
Great article my dear friend! Great advice too!
To check latest blockchain transaction updates:- http://blocktivity.info/
Cheers~
This is good news on this 2 mln per day. Thanks @theguruasia
It's amazing to see that we hit the 2 million record now! Steem seems to be unstoppable, and we're still at way under 1 % of the capacity of the blockchain :D
Very nice article, happy to see another one mention Steem blockchain. And now we even don't have the SMT. January is soon over and then it can start..
Mentions of Steem on pages like this one is very valuable! I hope we get a lot of media attention when the SMTs are released :)
@cryptoctopus - Sir STEEM didn't grow in a single night... It grows slowly, but steadily & now world is recognizing the power of this blockchain & the concept... Sir I think STEEM is not only for STEEMIT & DTube... It's a powerful business platform... Future is so bright Sir... Nice you decided to talk about it Sir...
+W+
the world started discuss about steem without it's main project in 2018 - smt. just imagine, without smt, steem made this success, with smt what'll happen next. we all are early finders of this fantastic blockchain. but base on sp value future billionaires & millionaires will be defined. impressive article @cryptoctopus
@resteemia
Would have been even better if they mentioned EOS and BitShares alongside it ^^ But any eyes on Steem often brings for eyes to those 2 coins as well, that's how it went with me ;)
steem blockchain accommodates highest number of transaction yet never get congested where as other blockchain does.
the transaction speed is fastest.
If you see the latest statistics the inflation is also goign down in steem.
Aleaxa rank is regularly improving.
I have a feeling that steem will hit 100 usd before 2019/20.
That is the reason why I am powering up my steem power and just imagine 1 steem worth 100 usd then how much a post earning would be.
Thank you and Have a great day.
I'll admit that I'm not sure if I want mainstream media to start writing about Steem. They always manage to overhype things (although, that's quite hard with Steem) and attract people who are only in for a quick buck and not for the long run. I'd much rather prefer a natural (is that even a thing?) growth where users tell their friends and give them time to go through the process of going from ignorant to sceptic to approving. Then these new users will tell their friends. In this scenario, Steem will evolve through people who know each other in real life and thus become more of a "social" media.
Great news in the newyear! Now the mood is Yeah Baby! Power Up That Steem and Don't Be Late! We are already here when most people still contemplating on whether to join or not... and I am just smiling ear to ear thinking about it. This is such a cool news and made me proud to already be here, thanks @cryptoctopus and wishing you a pleasant day.
I've been trying to tell everyone the good news about steem, but some people are still really confused, usually when I talk about one of my big live streams for instance, the fact that i didn't get instantly paid in us dollars has people scratching their heads, nevermind we are talking at a job where you don't see any money until two weeks after you worked it.
It seems like people are making excuses as to why it wouldn't be worth looking at.
Interesting... Didnt knew that investopedia were covering cryptos. Time to start Reading It again...
This is fantastic. This platform is now getting the attention of the world and you know what, more than 21000 people signed up yesterday, a new record has been made.
I have the same plan. Cash out half of my SBDs and with the remaining half, I would be powering up with Steem.
But with this growth, we need to do something to attract new and current users to use this platform regularly. Like I didn’t earn a single penny for almost 6 month but now with the help of utopian, I am able to earn a good amount of money. We need to educate people how they can earn money quickly and engage with the people here.
I wrote a post about money making machines on steemit and Stella Belle tweeted my post which got some further retweets and the message was spread. You can check it out and let me know what you think of it.
STEEM is growing at a rapid pace. I just read a post that 21k new users signed up yesterday. That is just amazing. Markets are in consolidation, but I expect we will move much higher soon.
It's just a matter of time untill some celebrities will post their nails painted with steemit logo. Haha just kidding!
But, to be honest, the biggest step we will be taking is once more and more social media influencers like popular youtubers would join steemit/dtube and talk about it. The same like tj kirk did once the youtube behaviour and treatements were enough for him.
NICE! I think with the growth of the user base, projects like @dtube, @dsound and the coming SMT steem should moon nicely!!
It’s up to us for this community to be healthy so new members can feel nice and very welcome. So let’s do our best!
Steemit can eventually be more important than reddit or Twitter. It’s difficult but achievable nonetheless
Extraordinary, how happy I feel to see this report and know that Steem is being documented by other means I am at 110% with Steemit because I feel that this platform breaks the traditional schemes and makes the distribution of wealth is equitable in All aspects
yeah and really good news and i am happy we are the part of this blockchain and include in this earlier and sure steem will be grow up more high and one day the price of steem will be up from others mean btc and eth and all others and the marketcap will be near to google @cryptoctopus
If Steem keeps getting good publicity like this the moon will be closer than we thought. My only fear is not having enough time to build massive SP before the goblin hordes arrive.
You hit the nail on the head @cryptoctopus.
STEEM is going to roll big time in 2018. We both are in agreement that it will be at $100+ before this year is out. We get SMTs rolling and you could see an ETH like move for STEEM.
The biggest barrier to STEEM taking off is nobody knows about it. It is truly amazing. I posted a comment on another article stating that STEEM might be one of the few tokens where the price is not getting ahead it itself.
I post a Zap today that mentioned the fact that we had record sign ups yesterday...over 20K in one day...this after a 120K month according to @penguinpablo.
STEEM could well have a few million users by the end of the year. That will guarantee a price in the hundreds.
You opinion is right to me, steem is going to the moon and we should all grab this great opportunity before the masses steps in. Very soon to earn a steem will be very difficult we should do that now that steem is still picking up.
It's going to be exciting to see where Steem is even just a year from now. Still holding value pretty well when the crypto market drops too.
its a big news for all of us and really a good news after wiese rating now in investopedia and the steem blockchains is more attractive if we see the project of stem mean dtube steemit dlive and all other which dont have any other blockchain
and i am happy and look our future really bright with steem
Yes, The Steem blockchain has everything going for it. A surge of people coming to the platform is inevitable.
Thats great news...There is no doubt that steem is best alt coin...slowly slowly peoples are understanding the value of steem..two months before when i joined steem ...its ranking on alexa was around 2400 and now its is 1156 ...this is great achievement....Steemit family is also growing about 20 thousand accounts were created yesterday...Steem is on their way to moon.
Some scaptics convince me that the value of the blockchain is practically zero. Then i refer them to steemit)
Wow, this is the best news. We eventually made it. Congrats Steemians
There is no doubt that steem is best investment. just imagine what can we achieve if were just at the begining. Im definitely wanna be part of that
great news for all steem group, it nice,
Thanks you @cryptoctopus for this, steem is very good crypto to have in portfolio this year. I regret for not have stack as much as I can since last year now I am buying costly but I have no regret thou because I am sure steem will be the ethereum of social media blockchain.. 1k is the beginning of mooning. Hehehehe
Why am I not surprised, that’s because Steemit is the best social platform of 21st century!
More people need to know about Steemit and the freedom this social media platform offers. Steemit is a sanctuary of free thought and real life. A place where you can just blog about what you have going on in life and complete strangers wish you well and root you on. You can talk about things that are important to you and others from around the world can comment and share experiences. Steemit is a destination for journeyers. People that explore the world. Steemonians take advantage of life and we like to share our experiences. We like to read about new things and different perspectives that we can't get from the news or from other social media.
I LOVE STEEMIT!
WelI know what I'm doing with my system now. :) This articel has laid to rest some of my concerns about the steem. Thanks. Information is power.
I always knew Steemit was gonna hit it big, great news, Im glad to be a part of this community
The steem blockchain has never been explained any better. Permit me to just copy this and paste for the newbies I am inviting over to steemit please.
Having been involved in Ponzi and have lost all I had, the confidence i have in steem is second to none and powering up is something I ain't scared of doing . I trust the steem blockchain to the moon and back.
Wow!good news!It's a new record!STEEM is growing at a rapid pace.Feeling happy after reading this post.
Steem reaches the decentralized view (consensus) differently than Bitcoin. Where block-creating accounts called witnesses are selected by Steem users, they use a method called delegee proof of stake. The Steem network actively plans to process block-chaining operations in blocks of 3 seconds each, rather than prove business to find a block. The block makers are given a small portion of the prizes each block creates; back pay writers and curators.
@cryptoctopus Well, i might say there's quite an risk concerned by powering up Steem. you're risking to urge terribly loaded, financially freelance and live your life while not ever questioning if a particular issue is inside your budget.Ask yourself the question if the removal of insufficiency in your pocketbook are a few things that you just would actually need. Not everyone seems to be well equipped to handle this sort of material resource, therefore proceed at your own risk
Again an incredible news for this excellent stage, consecutive uplifting news are coming. I feel so glad in the wake of perusing this. Presently I understand that we are truly on a decent way, securing our future. Time isn't so far when steem will touch the moon. Good fortunes, steem on.
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I am seeing same posts again and again.
Well I'd say there is a significant hazard required by driving up Steem. You are gambling to get exceptionally rich, fiscally autonomous and carry on with your existence while never addressing if a particular thing is inside your financial plan.
Inquire as to whether the expulsion of shortage in your wallet is something that you would truly need. Not every person is all around prepared to deal with these sort of wealth, so continue at your own particular hazard
That is a additive info, for better chance to get more STEEM investment for 2018
I am just happy to be in this platform. I just can express joy to know that Steem is one of the Cryptocurrencies I can actually invests on. Nice for this informative post @cryptoctopus
Its funny that every post predicts top 3 altcoins yet most people did not predict the market going down the way it did. If you take a look at patterns for the past 4 years you would see the dip that happens around this time of the year but none of these youtubers or posts ever mention those dips. Then they say "we care about".
Steem is going to rule the world in the upcoming future. Very well said, It's hard to ignore steemit. It is growing every single day. Every day new people are getting engaged in steemit and making this community better.