Steem is changing very quickly. This week saw a number of initiatives announced on Steem-Engine.
My question is this: what will this place look like in a year?
I mean, this is truly amazing. We are seeing so many developments popping up providing Steemians with many different options. This is only going to enhance the holdings of those who are active over time.
This week, I tried to focus my posts on ideas detailing wealth building and some of the opportunities that I see being presented here. I feel that anyone who focuses on growth their token holdings will come out in fine shape down the road.
In short, there are more ways to be rewarded on Steem than every before. This is something that is only going to increase over time.
It is getting very difficult to keep up with some of what is taking place on here. To me, it is a very exciting time.
Yesterday, I came across what I believe is the first Security Token that was available to all Steemians on Steem-Engine.
The program 
Spinvest is using the hedge fund idea for Steemians. Essentially, it is an account that seeks to generate returns via the steem platform AND external, traditional markets. This is something that anyone can get involved with unlike the present system which requires big money.
All SP the account gets will be leased out to provide a return. Those returns will then be used to turn into some traditional options, again seeking to generate returns.
Investments are funded through extracting value out of STEEM POWER and taking advantage of STEEM's high inflation rate. The aim is not to get rich quick; the aim is to build a safe portfolio of investments that will stand the test of time while insuring all investors starting capital is not at risk.
This is a very interesting idea and one that uses the idea of inflation to generate the returns. By going this route, the payouts are what fund further ventures.
It is essentially what Steemians who powered up were doing all along. The difference this time is that it is a collective account that will also stray into the traditional markets also.
There are 1M token available so each STEEM will get one 1/1,000,000th of the total fund.
Please bear in mind, I am not familiar with the individual behind this project nor is this any advice or suggestion to get involved. This is something each person will have to decide on his or her own.
If you trying to think of a way to lose money, we cant as all investments are made with what is essentially interest payments while all investors money is safely locked up in STEEM POWER. I offer a buy back service are you can always put them on the open market.
There is one way: if this is a total lark. I must say that by powering up the STEEM, it does give people time to adjust if something is amiss. However, since this is the Internet, we all must be careful.
To read the full introduction post:
https://www.steemleo.com/spinvest/@spinvest/introducing-steempower-investments-to-steemleo
Of course, the flip side is how many programs sold to "accredited investors" that are approved by the regulators are total scams also. So is one truly any safer with the banking industry and Wall Street?
The point is we are now seeing another option develop on Steem. It is not a get rich quick scheme but one that seeks to generate consistent returns over time. This might not be a bad baseline for someone to have. Regardless of what people choose to do, it is another option for Steemians who are interested in to take advantage of.
Smart Media Tokens, whenever they are released, are only going to compound all of this. While you will not see security tokens on there, we will have the options of moving from one project to another. As we are already seeing, token rewards can come at us fairly quickly. Those who are here tend to get larger payments at the onset since there are not a lot of users for that token. Anyone who looked back at the early days of Steem can see a trending pay full of four figure payouts. That is no longer the case. Give it another two years, at the present pace we are going, and $50 might be the tops on the trending page.
Some of this is what I saw coming a number of years back when I got involved in cryptocurrency. One of my first forays into this industry was via Bitshares. I jumped on that as soon as I came across it. What we are seeing taking place here is exactly what I felt the potential was (is) for BTS. The idea of moving what is in Wall Street's realm onto blockchain fascinated me. It still does.
Via Steem-Engine, we are seeing the same potential here. The key is to get cryptocurrency into people's hands. Once that happens, there are avenues forming where they can use it. Over the past week, I got involved in a number of different projects without the use of a single bit of fiat. Everything was entered using cryptocurrency I received in one manner or another.
Is anyone else experiencing this for themselves?
Many are asking what it is going to take for Steem to go mainsteam? While I do not believe there is an "over night answer" I will say that this gets truly addictive. Anyone who comes on here and starts to experience what I did the last week will not leave. They also will tell their friends about it.
Think about it for a second. An individual comes on Steem and gets active. Via posting, one is able to earn 2 or 3 tokens at a time. As they amass, that individual is able to either stake/power them up or swap them into other preferred projects. Each option will provide a return in the form of more tokens. Certainly, the is the potential for them to decrease against fiat (or each other) but one's holdings will expand in terms of tokens held.
Depending upon the project and when it was entered, some will see their accounts grow by 30%-40% annually. This far outpaces what Warren Buffett did over the past half century.
Welcome to the new Steem where options are being presented to people on a daily basis.
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