Good to finally get a date on this important change. It's really going to get interesting when we can more easily create accounts. We heard before about algorithms to prevent too many fake accounts. Is this still on the cards? It's not an easy problem to solve. We may also see more name-squatting. I do think it's time for Steem/Steemit to take the next step and I hope this is part of that. 

Will it still be a beta?