![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRVifA8gSxgE31G5jKkQZUHCWUToVhuvmyJFpsdvysdNa/image.png)
# Witness Update - 04/18/2019
@witnessupdate is a daily update on what is happening in the witness community.
# Total Witnesses
| Active Witnesses | Total Witnesses |
| --- | --- |
| 134 | 647 |
# Missed Blocks
Witnesses who missed blocks in the last 24 hours.
**This is bound to happen to even the best witnesses and is not something you should remove your vote for unless it happens frequently.**
# Highest Miss Rates
Miss rates is the percent of missed blocks out of all witness blocks for the life of a witness. Missed blocks happen, this shows the frequency.
| Witness | Total Missed | Produced Blocks | Miss Rate(%) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| @steemitportugal | 3 | 11 | 21.43% |
| @steemcreative | 56 | 290 | 16.18% |
| @cryptohazard | 26 | 182 | 12.5% |
| @luzcypher | 69 | 545 | 11.24% |
| @exnihilo.witness | 6 | 61 | 8.96% |
| @pcste | 26 | 292 | 8.18% |
| @swisswitness | 51 | 575 | 8.15% |
| @ety001 | 39 | 442 | 8.11% |
| @hagie | 232 | 2750 | 7.78% |
| @isnochys | 56 | 806 | 6.5% |
# Top Producers
Witnesses who historically produced the most blocks.
| Witness | Steem |
| --- | --- |
| @blocktrades | 837,614.66 |
| @clayop | 836,088.55 |
| @smooth.witness | 937,670.09 |
| @anyx | 350,797.62 |
| @xeldal | 900,496.03 |
# Stale Price Feeds
These are active witnesses that have price feeds that are disabled or older than 24 hours and produced a block in the last seven days.
A witness is responsible for producing blocks on the Steem blockchain and maintaining a stable up to date price feed.
Although the price feed is calculated on a consensus of the top 20 witnesses, it is important to have an up to date price feed.
| Witness | Last Update |
| --- | --- |
| @silversteem | 2016-09-14 08:20:33 |
| @aizensou | 2017-07-24 08:34:03 |
| @hagie | 2017-10-04 18:16:54 |
| @busy.witness | 2018-04-28 04:19:51 |
| @blackwidow | 2018-05-20 17:47:09 |
| @complexring | 2018-06-07 17:49:18 |
| @steemed | 2018-06-18 09:17:45 |
| @nextgencrypto | 2018-08-03 01:14:36 |
| @bue | 2018-10-15 15:39:27 |
| @bhuz | 2018-10-25 08:16:36 |
| @bobdos | 2018-12-17 20:00:03 |
| @pfunk | 2019-01-26 10:06:03 |
| @delegate.lafona | 2019-02-03 19:35:39 |
| @steemychicken1 | 2019-02-15 06:01:45 |
| @steemcreative | 2019-02-18 14:17:06 |
| @freedomx.witness | 2019-02-27 23:44:30 |
| @stem.witness | 2019-03-25 17:50:03 |
| @steemitportugal | 2019-04-07 15:41:51 |
| @actifit | 2019-04-08 15:35:21 |
| @neoxian | 2019-04-09 04:01:09 |
| @chbartist | 2019-04-12 07:52:06 |
| @dragosroua | 2019-04-15 08:49:42 |
| @fubar-bdhr | 2019-04-16 17:47:15 |
| @dreamies | 2019-04-16 20:24:36 |
| @ocd-witness | 2019-04-16 23:01:09 |
| @dmitrydao | 2019-04-17 00:57:51 |
| @tasteem | 2019-04-17 03:01:36 |
| @aggroed | 2019-04-17 03:18:09 |
| @swisswitness | 2019-04-17 10:23:45 |
| @xeldal | 2019-04-17 11:06:33 |
| @bitrocker2020 | 2019-04-17 11:27:21 |
| @qurator | 2019-04-17 14:06:15 |
# New Witnesses
| Witness | Intro Post |
| --- | --- |
| @menkarbit | https://steemit.com/@menkarbit |