#162 Ned Scott: Steem – The Blockchain-Based Social Media Platform




Epicenter – Podcast on Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies show

Summary: Ned Scott, Co-Founder and CEO of Steemit, joined us to discuss the blockchain-based social media platform that rapidly built a vibrant community of contributors since launching this year. We covered the complex architecture of Steem with its various tokens and how it aims to reward content contributors. We also discussed the project's much-criticized launch with an early mining phase and subsequent transition to a Proof-of-Stake system.