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GentBG - why bother to burn STEEM?

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by joviansummer original STEEMIT post: https://steemit.com/blog/@joviansummer/gentbg-why-bother-to-burn-steem GentBG - a new experiment to burn STEEM Hello, this is @joviansummer(witness: @jswit). I'd like to briefly explain why I bothered to start @gentbg experiment. Unlike bitcoin, STEEM has no supply limit. As long as STEEM exists, newly minted STEEM will be added to total supply. If we can't maintain corresponding demand or reduce supply, downward pressure on STEEM price can be a big challenge. @gentbg project is an experiment to reduce STEEM supply by burning. @gentbg will burn liquid author reward and delegate SP reward to @jsup to get amplified upvotes. The main purpose is to create a perpetual STEEM burning loop. I added a bit of fun factor via AI-generated images, to incentivize giving upvotes to @gentbg's posts. If you have some spare voting power, you can contribute to burning STEEM by giving upvotes to @gentbg's posts. Initial run of this experiment wil...

[ENG] STEEM Security - receive STEEM alert messages via Discord

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by joviansummer original STEEMIT post: https://steemit.com/blog/@joviansummer/eng-steem-security-receive-steem-alert-messages-via-discord Hello, this is @joviansummer(witness: @jswit). I'd like to introduce my new experimental project, "STEEM Security." I started this dev project for my personal use, but decided to overhaul the code to make it available to all steemians. This is a Discord bot which will send STEEM security alert to you. Currently, the bot will send an alert message if the following operations happen: - sending STEEM/SBD to another account - changing SP delegation - account update Here is how you set up the Discord bot: Login to Discord and join my STEEM_SECURITY server: https://discord.gg/pawu8YTAvm If you check the member list, you will see "STEEM_SECURITY" bot account. Right-click the bot account and select "Message" to open a DM(direct message) channel with it. On DM channel, register your steem account by sending ...