Steemit is an online social media platform built on the Steem blockchain. Users of Steemit are rewarded with Steem, the cryptocurrency of Steemit, for creating and curating content on the Steemit platform. Steemit was founded in 2016 by Ned Scott and Dan Larimer, and is based out of New York City, New York. Steemit provides the following services for Steemit members: offers a platform for curated news and commentary, a way to get high quality answers to personalized questions, the cryptocurrency Steem which is pegged to the US dollar, and free payments.
Timeline
People
Dan Larimer
Co-Founder
Ned Scott
Co-Founder
Further reading
Steem:An incentivized, blockchain-based, public content platform.
Team Steem
Academic
What Is Steemit And How Do You Make Money From It? - Crypto Block Wire
I. Nwaokorie
Web
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
CEO of Steemit explains how Steemit works - YouTube
July 29, 2018
Steemit Is First Social Media Platform Built on Top of Blockchain
May 6, 2018
Companies
References
Steemit
CryptocurrencyCryptocurrency attributes
Blockchain
Social
Stablecoin
Delegated proof of stake (DPOS)Other attributes
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Contributors
- 1
Dawson Sewell
Seeking to explain science and technology through simple writing. - 2
Melanie Manipula
Researcher, writer and a former librarian - 3
Michael Naval
Knowledge seeker - 4
Jude Gomila
Founder and CEO of Golden, Entrepreneur. Investor in 200+ companies. Cantabrigian (Gonville and Caius). Interested in the universe.