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<strong>We are in the Twixmas lull now.</strong>

<strong>All is quiet on the steemit front.</strong>

<strong>Just a few points of reference for the discerning eye...</strong>

<h3>State of Steem Discord Server</h3>

An open space Discord has been set up to run alongside the remaining six State of Steem Forums (next one 10 January).

The Discord is open to anyone that wants to get involved to 'do stuff' for the betterment of steem.
<ul>
 <li><strong><a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@pennsif/the-state-of-steem-forums-what-comes-next-2-the-sos-discord-server" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The State of Steem Forums : what comes next #2 - The SOS Discord Server</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
 <li><strong><a href="https://discord.gg/qHWWU3k" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://discord.gg/qHWWU3k</a></strong></li>
</ul>

<h3>State of the Dapps</h3>

The State of the DApps site has now just opened an account on Steem...
<ul>
 <li><strong><a href="https://steemit.com/stateofthedapps/@stateofthedapps/introducing-state-of-the-dapps" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Introducing State of the ÐApps</a></strong></li>
</ul>

<h3>The Excel Club STEEM Business Plan</h3>

Steemcommunity witness @paulag has posted the Steem Business Plan for her online training business The Excel Club.

It is well worth a read...
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@paulag/the-excel-club-steem-business-plan"><strong>The Excel Club STEEM Business Plan</strong></a></li>
</ul>

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<strong>Read. Absorb. Digest. Discuss. Act. Together.</strong>

<strong>Become part of the Steem (R)Evolution.</strong>

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<h4>KEY DATA  [ from <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com">CoinMarketCap</a> &amp; @arcange ]</h4>
(change on previous day in brackets // n/c = no change)
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 176px;" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">Steem price</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">US$ 0.252</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">2018-12-28 02:31 UTC</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">SBD price</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">US$ 0.666</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">2018-12-28 02:31 UTC</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">Market Cap</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">US$ 77,093,045</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">2018-12-28 02:31 UTC</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">CoinMarketCap Ranking</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">#55 (-3)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">2018-12-28 02:31 UTC</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">No. of Whales</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">36 (n/c)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;"><a href="https://steemit.com/statistics/@arcange/steem-statistics-20181226-en">2018-12-26</a></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">No. of Orcas</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">312 (n/c)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;"><a href="https://steemit.com/statistics/@arcange/steem-statistics-20181226-en">2018-12-26</a></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">No. of Dolphins</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">1938 (n/c)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;"><a href="https://steemit.com/statistics/@arcange/steem-statistics-20181226-en">2018-12-26</a></td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 22px;">
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">No. of Minnows</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;">9081 (-3)</td>
<td style="width: 33.3333%; height: 22px;"><a href="https://steemit.com/statistics/@arcange/steem-statistics-20181226-en">2018-12-26</a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Follow @penguinpablo for more statistics.

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<h4>NEWS FROM STEEMIT INC</h4>
@therealwolf - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@therealwolf/open-letter-to-ned">Open Letter to Ned</a>

@steemitblog - <a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/happy-holidays-from-steemit">Happy Holidays From Steemit!</a>

@steemitblog - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/introducing-mira">Introducing MIRA</a>

@ned - <a href="https://steemit.com/steemit/@ned/rocksdb-and-smts-announcement">RocksDB and SMTs Announcement</a>

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<h4>NEWS FROM THE WITNESSES</h4>
#2 @aggroed - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@aggroed/steem-scorecard-needs-improvement-organization">Steem Scorecard - Needs Improvement, organization</a>

#36 @blockbrothers / @exyle - <a href="https://steemit.com/exyle/@exyle/steem-monsters-season-4-is-ending-today-biggest-tournament-yet-bigger-than-steemit-com-but-not-bigger-than-steem">Steem Monsters Season 4 is ending today + Biggest tournament yet + Bigger than Steemit.com but not bigger than Steem</a>

#69 @steemcommunity / @paulag - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@paulag/the-excel-club-steem-business-plan">The Excel Club STEEM Business Plan</a>

#71 @emrebeyler - <a href="https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@emrebeyler/witness-profile-a-witness-profile-app">witness-profile: A witness profile app</a>

#95 @enginewitty - <a href="https://steemit.com/thealliance/@enginewitty/words-with-witty-special-dstors-q-and-a-on-friday-2p-m-est-7-p-m-utc">Words With Witty - Special @dstors Q&amp;A on Friday @ 2pm EST/7 pm UTC</a>

#108 @quochuy - <a href="https://steemit.com/witness-category/@quochuy/witness-earnings-report-2018-12-27">Witness Earnings Report - 2018-12-27</a>

#134 @oracle-d - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@oracle-d/support-steem-dapps-on-stateofthedapps-com-and-tweet-about-it-win-upvotes">Support STEEM DApps on StateOfTheDApps.com &amp; Tweet About it!</a>

To keep up to date with more posts from witnesses follow @witnesspage ...
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://steemit.com/witness/@witnesspage/witnesspage-update">@Witnesspage - Update</a></li>
</ul>
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<h4>NEWS FROM KEY PLAYERS, INFLUENCERS &amp; OTHER CONCERNED STEEMIANS</h4>

@midlet - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@midlet/what-is-steem">What is Steem?</a>

@tarazkp - <a href="https://steemit.com/partiko/@tarazkp/all-the-little-things-steem-attracts-steem-ilsuykrw">All the little things: Steem attracts Steem</a>

@tarazkp - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@tarazkp/steem-owning-operating-contributing-subscribing-">Steem: Owning, operating, contributing, subscribing</a>

@taskmaster4450 - <a href="https://steemit.com/busy/@taskmaster4450/steem-imperative-for-2019-this-is-a-must">Steem Imperative For 2019: This Is A Must</a>

@taskmaster4450 - <a href="https://steemit.com/busy/@taskmaster4450/the-positive-outlook">The Positive Outlook</a>

@tcpolymath - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@tcpolymath/some-random-thoughts-on-dstors-stuff">Some random thoughts on dStors stuff</a>

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<h4>NEWS FROM DAPPS, APPS &amp; DEVS</h4>

@stateofthedapps - <a href="https://steemit.com/stateofthedapps/@stateofthedapps/introducing-state-of-the-dapps">Introducing State of the ÐApps</a>

@dstors / @enginewitty - <a href="https://steemit.com/thealliance/@enginewitty/words-with-witty-special-dstors-q-and-a-on-friday-2p-m-est-7-p-m-utc">Words With Witty - Special @dstors Q&amp;A on Friday @ 2pm EST/7 pm UTC</a>

@dstors / @gungunkrishu - <a href="https://steemit.com/dlike/@gungunkrishu/dstors-in-a-nutshell">DSTORS in a Nutshell</a>

@dstors / @tcpolymath - <a href="https://steemit.com/steem/@tcpolymath/some-random-thoughts-on-dstors-stuff">Some random thoughts on dStors stuff</a>

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If you want to check on progress of development on Steem, check out the GitHub here...
<ul>
 <li>https://github.com/steemit/steem/branches</li>
</ul>

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<h4>MEDIA COVERAGE OF STEEM &amp; STEEMIT INC</h4>

Yahoo Finance - <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steem-added-state-dapps-listings-132414745.html">Steem Added to State of the DApps Listings</a>

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This is #25 of this daily news service.

Please let me know of any important posts or key data that should be included. Comment below or message me on Discord Pennsif#9921

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<em>[ graphics by @pennsif ]</em>