New features and New Rules for NewSteem.
Now that we have been living with HF 21 & 22 for a few months, I think it’s a good time to review what the official changes were and insure your maximizing your investment return. The changes are divided into different areas and I suggest you review the topics below and then review the detailed
What is a Hardfork?
“...hardforks are a blockchain-specific term for software upgrades.”
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Update the rules
“...change the rules in a way that governs the future growth of the chain.”
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Rewards
The rewards curve is changing. We expect posts that would make more than 20 STEEM under the old rules to earn more after the changes. Those posts that would have made less than 20 STEEM under the old rules will receive less after the changes.
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Reward Split
Reward funding is being changed from the 75/25 split that currently exists, to a 50/50 split between author and curator. That means you will be rewarded significantly more for curating content after the fork.
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Downvotes
A downvote mana pool is being added, which will allow you to make a few downvotes each day without impacting your ability to earn curation rewards from upvotes.
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SPS & EIP
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