Announcing: Smart Media Tokens (SMTs)
Dear Steemians,
After more than 20 months of development and 350,000 users on Steem, I have an important message for you about a new Steem-based protocol I call Smart Media Tokens to allow any and every application to have their own STEEM-like token:
Excellent work from the team! Looking forward to some exciting times ahead! This is awesome as people can now monetize all kinds of websites, blogs and forums with this tech! A complete game changer this!
Here is a great article that shows what is possible with SMTs:
The Day the Paywalls Died: How Steem’s Smart Media Token Saved My Family’s Newspaper
That's really cool. Imagine if the SMT really could do that.
Ned Scott is a pedophile protector
https://steemit.com/pizzagate/@matrixdweller/wikileaks-clinton-campaign-chair-john-podesta-caught-throwing-hot-tub-parties-with-children-as-young-as-7-years-old
i agree very much with ya
Extraordinary development @timcliff, looking forward to seeing the roll-out. Given that there is a plethora of currencies out there (not all can survive), is there a mechanism whereby tokens could be aligned with SMTs to give them a purpose and, hence, an underlying value?
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SMTs will be their own tokens, and will be tradable on the internal market for STEEM.
Exactly what I'm looking for... thanks @timcliff
Can anyone explain briefly , what smts are ? Thx
They are going to allow users to create their own tokens, similar to STEEM and have them run and distributed by the Steem blockchain.
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I would like to add my 2 poor cents in:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@dv8/smart-media-tokens-what-i-learned-in-small-hours-of-the-dawn
TL;DR I believe the announcement represents a structural shift from centralised to hub-spoke model with chages in the role of STEEM as a currency
Here is my 2 poor cents in:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@dv8/smart-media-tokens-what-i-learned-in-small-hours-of-the-dawn
TL;DR I think that SMTs have a potential to change the role of STEEM coins as we transition from centralised to hub-spoke model with this announcement
This is gonna spark plenty of ideas. Social currencies for all.
This is gonna spark plenty of ideas. Social currencies for all.
Wow! This is good news for the steemit community and cryptoworld at large.
I'm thinking of launching an ICO for my social network called ureka. :)
I just made a post on it - more feedback to come once I finish reading the whitepaper!.
Absolutely true! A complete Game changer, you said it best!
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Truly well said! I personally look forward to the future!
Agreed, this truly is revolutionary, a real game changer, nice work and congratulations. Cheers ;)
Hail to the chief. More of the steemit innovations which blazes the never ending trail. Hail.
at times when i think about how much i have missed in cryptocurrency world, i wonder if i can turn back the hand of time.... but since i found out about this amazing steemit, am already rest assured that the future is bright.
We are still in the early beginning!!!!
Excellent job for sure! But steemit.com need to work more on the basics first.
New website design
Android app
IOS app, before trying to offer smart contract.
Also I don't think steemit blockchain will be able to handle the load! They have to scale the transaction per/second.
Does it mean that more people need to keep up the blockchain by infesting in mining hardware in order to handle this potential new load?
I completely agree with you that Steemit needs new webdesign, perhaps make more use of the STEEM metadata and the apps, how do these not even exist yet.. The time is due!
They have to find a way to scale up the chain to be capable of doing more than 1 million transactions per second before thinking about smart contract.
In my opinion it's look like they just trying to make some money, because the price will go up so high.
If that the case then what a shame.
That would be very short term oriented. I feel like Steemit or at least the idea of a crypo based social internet is very much so a long term thing.
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Indeed
There's tremendous potential with this platform; this is definitely one of the most promising new developments I've seen so far.
u are right bro....
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Great Work !!
yeah man change is coming :D cheers to all stemmians
You are right ...
@firepower
Can this also be used in monetizing our blog contents in steemit... I mean the older ones...this is truly a game changer and am happy to be a steemian and will work harder to benefit from this innovative options
Steemit is great, they are showing various ways in which block-chain can have a significant impact on people everywhere.You guys are amazing, I just joined Steemit a while back and I see why they can be a game changer like red-dit.It's great to see block-chain applications,with smart media tokens they have opened the oppurtunity for expansion which expands the community and educates the people about block-chain technology and what it can do.
A complete game changer INDEED. 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
Absolutely agree!
Need to read more about this! Awesome!
Now every major content site / community out there can launch their own token, and inherit the economic properties similar to what we're used to here at steemit.
I'm looking forward to the impact of SMT enabled commenting systems. This could reduce the hate and inane trolling, as people are competing for rewards by being helpful and nice.
Exactly, every application, business on top of Steem can have their own token and build up/expand community, incentivize users, contributors, etc. Exciting times ahead!
I feel like esteem might be brewing something in the near future?
I strongly agree with the content of @good-karma comments, we can expand the Community for the better and more.
Wow
really nice
This is very exciting. I am getting all the folks I know that have heavy traffic sites to look at this white paper. We are all very fortunate to be an early adopter of STEEM.
I would like to wager all my PeerPlays tokens on the Peerplays app as to what major website adopts this first.
@good-karma I have been following your opinions for a pretty long while now, and its always top notch...I agree with your opinion on this new tech Steemit is providing us, and am glad its also a game changer for everyone
A good troll sometimes adds great comic value too :)
Very valid point and an incredible potential influencer for a brighter future!
Good insight. Imagine STEEM revolutionizing online civility and saving mankind as a result. I'm not kidding.
YouTube needs this badly lulz.
Funny I was just thinking today on integrating comments with reputation, I'm looking at you YouTube... So I mean with all these tokens, where will they be traded? Won't it be confusing? I mean I was already doing that on #bitshares, so will we be using #bitshares?
The SMT tokens will be integrated into a DEX in the STEEM blockchain using a protocol similar to Bancor as explained in the SMT Whitepaper:
In other words if an ICO is run for a SMT it can be specified at launch that a certain amount of STEEM can be set aside as a reserve currency to provide immediate liquidity.
Thanks for the explanation. Will there be enough liquidity though? Or is also Steem Power being used as a reserve pool?
The tokens that use the reserve currency function will have instant liquidity. This is part of the Bancor protocol that the steem developers are emulating. From what I gathered on the white paper Steem Power will not be used a reserve pool.
That's a good question!
I'm not sure how it works yet but I could forsee this with Steemit jobs. I've already done some work to further our community and I by letting my voice be heard like on the #whaletank for example it was nice to feel supported and valued. I'm not sure how #dtube is funded or that he started by himself?
Indeed.
LOL
Well this is officially the first time I've had any use for the differential equations I learned before dropping out of Engineering school. Lol.
obviously you dropped out too soon!
I think you mean too late.
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Wow if this helped reduce people competing, manipulating, lying, trolling etc and helped people work together that would change the world!
Many whales are talking now. Its a whale reunion.lol
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Is that true? I thought
*_UPVOTE_LOCKOUT_HF17was to prevent upvote abuse by only allowing downvotes for the last 12 hours beforecash_out.This has me confused too... Is it the new votes or the old votes that are being locked?
@busy.org + SMT (Busy Token) = moon
We're definitely on it with Busy
Busy (moon)rocks!
Moon rocks are busy? This sounds steemy...
I'm off
to see the wizardread the white paper!hahahaha good comment ;-)>
How I´m feeling right now
Thanks for all the hard work @ned the community is obviously stoked and grateful which is great!!
Cant wait to see how this unfolds and benefits us all!
Can't wait for this to go into fruition 😀
Can we start last week?
Ned this is like being on the crew of the first Apollo mission.
Yes the Moon does Rock! And so does the Mind that STEEMs!
Thank You for being brilliant!
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I approve :)
<3 Busy.org
I've been drooling over this idea ever since you first mentioned it on steemspeak months ago, I'm so stoked to see progress on this.
Resteemed and working my way through the WP now :)
First time in my life that I feel like I'm right there when a disruptive technology completely transforms an industry. I wasn't there in 2009 when bitcoin launched, I wasn't there when Vitalik produced the Ethereum genesis block, wasn't with the program when Steem launched in 2016.
But I'm here now. Eyes open, wide awake, front seats at the show. Let's build a better world for us and our kids!
Cant wait to see more good progress here in steemit.and i'm very happy for being part of this community
Couldn't agree more. This is why I stuck around! :)
Not because your name has steem in it?, hmmm... Guess I should read this token white paper! :D
:P
The idea is amazing indeed, the over dependence on adsense and ad based revenue is alarming. And with the massive crackdown of ads with ad-blockers these days, this should be able to help good content creators get what they want.
Well then... The drool is over :)
WOW this white paper provides a clear path to cryptocurrency mass adoption and how Steem will reach the #1 spot! I am opening Bittrex to watch the price blow up as the traders realize what this means for the future of Steem!
Goota love @jerrybanfield's enthusiasm!
Jerry has his shirt on Steem rising so pumps it when possible.
Yeah Steem to #1 spot? Lol
I will trade you 100 steem for 100 btc. Do it now, Steem soon #1, Jerry said it.
Well, that's not going to be a fair trade even if Steem beats Bitcoin in market cap, seeing as the current supply of Steem is around 242.6M and Bitcoin's is about 16.6M.
242.6/ 16.6 = 14.6
So, the offer should actually be 14,600 Steem for 100 BTC...and, no, I won't take it ;)
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Indeed he's just great lol .. something about the guy!
He is the best :)
I was wondering where that crazy spike came from. Bitcoin is currently well above $4200, if we get a descent rally today, Steem prices might go above $2 again! Reading the whitepaper now...
Jerry...was that you buyin up all that steem?
I just moved some btc across.
I thought @blocktrades was getting cute with the exchange rate, but didn't notice steem's really jumped in the last 24 hours.
best of the best steemit is the best
Yeh @ned great invention!
This kind of attitude is what I hope will be steemits saving grace. There are still a ton of problems on steemit but by asking the entire community to "tear it apart" when there is a new feature, you can mobilize the entire community which consists of tons of brilliant minds who could potentially solve any problem. Engaging with the community on your part is why I believe that as long as there is crypto steemit will make it's way to the top 5 and stay there.
I hope that one day soon you mobilize the community to come up with innovative ways to prevent (or better yet, reverse) a similar distribution of wealth as that of society at large. Will these tokens help? I guess I'm about to find out...
Thanks Ned.
everything that human produce follows the 80/20 rules, any attempt to change that reality is bound for failure.
I like how you think.
You do NOT have 350,000 USERS! MAYBE 350,000 accounts but anyone looking at the site, or data (which you obviously don’t), who isn’t mentally handicapped, can see you’re 100% full of shit.
Trump may be able to pull of the constants lies, but you’re failing.
For better or worse, I doubt anyone will take any of the claims you make in the comment section seriously at this point unless you post the actual numbers and sources.
Frankly I don't care about the total users right now though. We're no where near counting our money. Still sitting at the table.
I first thought you were launching a new coin...
After scanning the whitepaper quick I think I get what your doing now. Your basically allowing any sort of token to be created and secured through the steem blockchain.
I might actually find this useful for my website I plan to launch here soon. Upvoting plays a major role in certain functionalities. Using the Steem blockchain to create a token may be a good approach to reward users... I'll have to read more into this.
Thanks for the update. This certainly adds value to the steem blockchain.
Thanks for this, Ned. I have quite a few ideas of ways to use the SMT system for some upcoming projects. I'll do some research around it and make a few posts soon!