How To Buy Gift Cards & Visa Cards With STEEM

by Will Long | Mar 6, 2018 | blog, Cryptocurrency, News, Steemit

Steemit is a wonderful website that allows content creators to earn cryptocurrency for their posts. STEEM Cards is now open for business, and you can purchase gift cards and Visa cards with STEEM, or STEEM Backed Dollars! You can also use BTC ETH and LTC.

Some of their gift card options include Amazon.com, iTunes, Best Buy, Steam, Domino’s, ADIDAS, Xbox e gift card, The Home Depot, Dell e gift cards, and much much more!

This is very exciting for the people working very hard on Steemit to produce top quality content. Exchanging crypto for things you need just got way easier thanks to STEEM Cards.

More on Steemit and why you should join if you haven’t :

Steemit.com is the world’s fastest growing decentralized social media platform. Steemit connects to a robust blockchain database called STEEM. This blockchain database distributes rewards in cryptocurrency to the users who bring the best content (blogs, comments, videos etc.) to the Steemit site.

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Steem.cards uses SteemConnect 2.0

“The goal of SteemConnect is to make signing into any application that leverages a Steem Account as easy and intuitive as signing into any ordinary website.”

“SteemConnect is the ideal solution for making it easy and safe for users to sign in to 3rd party Steem applications and for developers to build and scale these applications. It’s a layer built on top of the Steem blockchain that allows you to connect to authorized apps and transact in a secure and convenient way.”

SteemConnect won’t just be a layer that streamlines the user sign up and sign in processes, it will also enable developers to add Steem features to their existing websites. Using SteemConnect, web developers with no history of blockchain development will be able to conveniently and securely add features like: tipping, voting, and comments.

– @steemitblog

Reviews:

“Need an easy way to use your magic internet money in the real word without the use of a bank account? Try Steem.cards! Oh nothing just eating pizza I got with my Steem Visa card in the USA”

“I tested out Steem.Cards today, and It’s awesome.”

“Buying Asparagus, Sunchokes, Groundnuts With Steem! | My Experience with Steem.Cards”

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Check Out Cryptos Weekly For Market And Industry News In The Blockchain Space.

by Will Long | Mar 3, 2018 | blog, Cryptocurrency, News, Steemit, Video

This new crypto show should be on your radar. Cryptos Weekly is a new cryptocurrency and blockchain news show hosted by Andrew Berkowitz. cryptosweekly.co launched earlier this year and is gaining traction on both YouTube and Steemit.

“Filtering through the noise to bring you the most important stories, headlines, and market moves in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem” – cryptosweekly.co

You can subscribe on YouTube where they release a new video every Friday. (Or on iTunes if you prefer) Cryptos Weekly has their very own ICO Correspondent, Will Lowery, who reviews the upcoming Initial Coin offerings.

Berkowitz is also the founder and host of The Global Startup Movement, a podcast uncovering the stories of entrepreneurs, VC’s, and startup scenes worldwide.

Andrew produces great content and we are super excited for the future of @cryptosweekly!

Cryptos Weekly – Wishknish ICO, Coinbase Commerce, and Ripple in bed with Western Union

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What Others Are Saying About Andrew

“Andrew’s ability to connect with people, cultivate incredible conversation, and always create value, has resulted in the creation of the Global Startup Movement. I am grateful to have the opportunity to work side by side with Andrew.”
-Mike Meyers, CEO & Cofounder of Tradeversity

“Andrew has incredible energy. While most people just talk about their ideas, Andrew puts consistent action behind his and executes. I’m FIRED UP to witness what AB produces throughout his entrepreneurial journey!”
– John Lee Dumas, Founder/Host of EOFire

“Andrew is the definition of a purebred entrepreneur. He’s beyond knowledgeable and consistently produces value. He understands people and most importantly, knows how to build long-lasting relationships with whomever he works.
– Josh Davidson, CEO/Founder Chop Dawg

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New DTube Swag! Available Now!

by Will Long | Mar 3, 2018 | Cryptocurrency, New Designs, News, Steemit, Video

DTube is quickly becoming one of the top STEEM apps and we are super excited. It is already providing tremendous value to the STEEM community.

D.Tube is the first crypto-decentralized video platform, built on top of the STEEM Blockchain and the IPFS peer-to-peer network.

D.Tube is a great alternative to YouTube for content creators and we wanted to add some gear for DTube enthusiasts and supporters.

DTube and Steemit are both decentralized apps on The STEEM blockchain. Dtube is an application fully written in javascript, that runs in the browser, that allows you to upload and watch videos on top of the IPFS Network. The app uses STEEM (which has a3 second block time) as a database and enables monetization directly from both uploads and engagement on the platform.

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Crypto incentive

D.Tube aims to become an alternative to YouTube that allows you to watch or upload videos on IPFS and share or comment about it on the immutable STEEM Blockchain, while earning cryptocurrency doing it.

Resistant to censorship

Because of the decentralized nature of IPFS and the STEEM blockchain, D.Tube is not able to censor videos, nor enforce guidelines. Only the users can censor it, through the power of their upvotes and downvotes.

A fair platform

On DTube, there are no hidden algorithms controlling the visibility or monetization of certain videos over others. All of DTube’s data is public, and can be analyzed by anyone with an internet connection.

Ads free

To deliver the best user experience D.Tube runs without advertising. Users remain free to advertise any product or service they would like, directly inside their own videos, at their own risk of losing their subscribers.

About IPFS:

IPFS is a protocol that enables decentralized file storage. The principle behind it is called Distributed Hash Tables (DHT). The same principle also powers the BitTorrent network. Just like how cryptocurrency uses asymmetrical cryptography, DHT networks will hash contents in order to be able to identify a file. The hash becomes the identifier of a file, and it’s as easy as re-hashing a file and making sure the hashes match to ensure the file that was sent to us is the original.

IPFS is an open-source and actively developed protocol. It has a bright future ahead.

Source: about.d.tube

Need For Speed Blockchain Comparison – How Fast Is Steem?

by Will Long | Jan 23, 2018 | blog, Cryptocurrency, Facts, News, Steemit

As demand rises and blockchains grow, they must be able to scale. When doing a blockchain comparison there are several aspects that should be looked at. The speed of blockchain transactions is one of the most important aspects when considering scalability and usability.

The first ever blockchain, Bitcoin is now over 8 years old. It still functions well as a store of value, but the rise of transactional and speculative demand of Bitcoin has severely slowed down the database.

A few weeks ago, community members of Steemit launched a Thunderclap comparing The blockchains STEEM, Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin.

The results are staggering. STEEM transaction speed is lighting fast compared to the other blockchains. The Thunderclap included the following GIF made by Steem user @kyriacos. Check it out:

If you think STEEM if fast, wait till EOS launches in June 2018! Many of the developers that built BitShares and STEEM are now working on EOS. We believe that everything they learned and perfected on the first two iterations will help EOS be the best blockchain yet.

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Coinbase Will Add More Altcoins In 2018

by Will Long | Dec 27, 2017 | Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Cryptocurrency, Dash, News

Coinbase is one of the most popular websites to buy cryptocurrency. We are now hearing that Coinbase will add more Altcoins in 2018.

from ethereumworldnews.com

“In an interview with CNBC, Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong discusses how bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are becoming Stock Market 2.0. Armstrong also notes that Coinbase will be adding several new cryptocurrencies in 2018 to go along with the three they currently offer — Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin.”

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong:

“The ones that are the most exciting to us that we have on the platform today are bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin, but there’s many more that are going to be added to the platform in 2018 and I think this is going to be a really exciting space for all kinds of institutional investors to make money.”

Which Altcoins Will Coinbase Add?

We are not certain, but if we had to guess we would say that the best contenders are Bitcoin Cash, Ripple, Iota, Dash, and Monero. (in that order).

We are huge fans and supporters of all these altcoins except Ripple. Ripple (XRP) is a token on a centralized blockchain and for supporters of central banks.

Here are their prices as of 12/27/17

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Buy Gift Cards With Bitcoin For Your Favorite Store Or Restaurant

by Will Long | Dec 22, 2017 | Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, News

Did you know that you can buy Gift Cards with Bitcoin for a plethora of stores and eateries? eGifter.com sells eGift Cards from over 250 national brands in the US.

“eGifter is a web and mobile app that lets you buy eGift cards for yourself or give them to your friends via email or your favorite social network. You can add an animated eGreeting card, personal message and video. You can even invite others to chip in, making it a group gift!”

You can always “cash out” of your Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies on exchanges like Coinbase or get a Bitcoin debit card. But sometimes it is just as convenient to get a gift card for your favorite store.

Did we mention they have a rewards program for customers? 100 eGifter points is equal to $1. You can get 1 eGifter Point for every $1 spent with a credit card or PayPal. BUT for every $1 spent with Bitcoin you get 2 eGifter Points!