Hardfork 21 is all set to go live next Tuesday.
Splinterlands has topped US$ 1 million in card transactions.
Steemhunt launches the Social Media Big Mac Index Calculator.
And there is news from the Steem Foundation, Steem Slot Games, NextColony, dPoll and Steemchurch.
1. Hardfork 21 goes live next Tuesday
Steem's 21st hardfork will take place on Tuesday 27 August 2019, 11am EDT / 3pm UTC.
The hardfork will introduce changes to the rewards curve, and it will change the rewards division to a 50:50 split between creators and curators. It will also introduce free downvotes.
The other major element of the hardfork will be the implementation of the Steem Proposal System (Steem DAO)...
Further details on the changes can be found here...
2. Splinterlands surpasses USD1million in card transactions
Splinterlands (aka 
The $1million has remained with the players, including the 5% market fee which has been returned to the community through tournament prizes.
Splinterlands is currently preparing for another Kickstarter campaign that will launch shortly...
Splinterlands is also running a contest with Traps.one from the TRON blockchain...
3. Steemhunt launches Social Media Big Mac Index Calculator
As part of the promotion of the their new ReviewHunt platform @Steemhunt has launched the Social Media Big Mac Index Calculator.
This free and easy to use calculator allows anyone to see how much their various social media accounts are worth in Big Macs...
You can try out the calculator here...
4. Steem Foundation seeks Marketing Committee volunteers
The currently being formed Steem Foundation is now recruiting members for its first working committee - the Marketing Committee.
They are looking for a number of volunteers with marketing experience to join the committee.
There will be a selection process that closes on 12 September...
The Foundation will also begin recruiting shortly for the Development & Investor Relations Committee.
5. New Roulette Shooter game from Steem Slot Games
6. NextColony makes Research changes
7. New domain for dPoll
Steem survey system dPoll is running a dPoll to gauge if people like their new domain name, dpoll.io...
8. Steemchurch International Ministry update
Steem's leading Christian community Steemchurch has posted an update on the work of its international ministry.
It now has local Steem churches in Venezuela (
9. New Steem Meetup in Los Angeles - 31 August
As she will be visiting Los Angeles next week for the Bitcoin is_ conference 
10. Calendar of Steem Meetups & Events - updated
A new edition of the Steem Meetups calendar has been released with new events in Los Angeles, London, Portland and Aachen...
KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap & 
@arcange ]
(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)
| Steem price | US$ 0.172 | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
| SBD price | US$ 0.846 | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
| CoinMarketCap Ranking | #80 (n/c) | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
| FCAS Score | 812 (-2) / A / #16 | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
| No. of Whales | 36 (n/c ) | 21 Aug '19 |
| No. of Orcas | 333 (-1) | 21 Aug '19 |
| No. of Dolphins | 2091 (+4) | 21 Aug '19 |
| No. of Minnows | 9344 (+1) | 21 Aug '19 |
| Alexa rank (steemit.com) | #5,577 (-41) | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
| Unique visitors (steemit.com) | 242,631 / day | 23 Aug '19 0.06am UTC |
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This is #157 (22 Aug '19) of this daily news service.
Please note - before the break in publishing the last edition of The Steem News was #153 which was published on 6 May 2019.
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