Witnesses

100.0% Participation

Rank	Witness	Approval	%	Miss	Last block	Reg fee	Feed	Bias	APR	Block Size	AC avail	AC budget	AC decay	Version
1	gtg	79,211M	19.66%	538	27,896,191	3	$0.424	0%	0%	65,536	235	797	347,321	0.20.6
2	timcliff	72,267M	17.94%	1223	27,896,196	3	$0.427	0%	0%	65,536	314	797	347,321	0.20.6
3	aggroed	70,191M	17.42%	557	27,896,192	3	$0.433	0%	0%	65,536	295	797	347,321	0.20.6
4	good-karma	69,949M	17.36%	1458	27,896,206	3	$0.443	0%	0%	65,536	225	797	347,321	0.20.6
5	roelandp	69,174M	17.17%	1076	27,896,193	3	$0.417	0%	0%	65,536	249	797	347,321	0.20.6
6	blocktrades	66,318M	16.46%	2464	27,896,198	3	$0.420	0%	0%	65,536	255	797	347,321	0.20.6
7	ausbitbank	65,824M	16.34%	516	27,896,202	3	$0.423	0%	0%	65,536	232	797	347,321	0.20.6
8	smooth.witness	65,297M	16.21%	1634	27,896,199	3	$0.421	0%	0%	65,536	183	797	347,321	0.20.6
9	someguy123	64,804M	16.09%	1266	27,896,203	3	$0.443	0%	0%	65,536	244	797	347,321	0.20.6
10	jesta	64,767M	16.08%	2313	27,896,174	3	$0.442	0%	0%	65,536	233	797	347,321	0.20.6
11	followbtcnews	64,193M	15.93%	443	27,896,194	3	$0.415	0%	0%	65,536	188	797	347,321	0.20.6
12	lukestokes.mhth	62,249M	15.45%	487	27,896,207	3	$0.422	0%	0%	65,536	238	797	347,321	0.20.6
13	curie	60,570M	15.04%	1245	27,896,201	3	$0.422	0%	0%	65,536	153	797	347,321	0.20.6
14	clayop	60,049M	14.91%	1898	27,896,170	3	$0.437	0%	0%	65,536	185	797	347,321	0.20.6
15	utopian-io	59,722M	14.82%	986	27,896,204	3	$0.419	0%	0%	65,536	100	797	347,321	0.20.6
16	drakos	58,475M	14.52%	123	27,896,200	3	$0.426	0%	0%	65,536	154	797	347,321	0.20.6
17	thecryptodrive	58,066M	14.41%	659	27,896,180	3	$0.429	0%	0%	65,536	253	797	347,321	0.20.6
18	yabapmatt	58,045M	14.41%	735	27,896,197	3	$0.420	0%	0%	65,536	141	797	347,321	0.20.6
19	anyx	56,167M	13.94%	644	27,896,195	3	$0.418	0%	0%	65,536	229	797	347,321	0.20.6
20	cervantes	54,882M	13.62%	766	27,896,205	3	$0.434	0%	0%	65,536	225	797	347,321	0.20.6
21	xeldal	53,708M	13.33%	3108	27,895,892	3	$0.428	0%	0%	65,536	175	797	347,321	0.20.6
22	riverhead	52,412M	13.01%	3926	27,895,768	3	$0.435	0%	0%	65,536	937	797	347,321	0.20.6
23	pfunk	51,059M	12.67%	1330	27,896,187	3	$0.434	0%	0%	65,536	280	797	347,321	0.20.6
24	bhuz	47,701M	11.84%	321	27,895,993	3	$0.810	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
25	liondani	46,844M	11.63%	1436	27,895,848	5	$0.442	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
26	pharesim	45,618M	11.32%	2475	27,896,107	3	$0.439	-17%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
27	busy.witness	43,834M	10.88%	1710	27,895,745	0.1	$4.320	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
28	abit	41,476M	10.30%	208	27,895,702	3	$0.425	-31%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
29	therealwolf	39,287M	9.75%	22	27,895,581	3	$0.427	0%	0%	65,536	0	700	347,321	0.20.6
30	themarkymark	39,008M	9.68%	40	27,896,150	3	$0.421	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
31	netuoso	38,162M	9.47%	695	27,895,511	6	$0.812	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
32	wise-team	35,702M	8.86%	1	27,895,612	3	$0.429	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
33	reggaemuffin	35,292M	8.76%	65	27,895,656	6	$0.429	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
34	teamsteem	32,350M	8.03%	677	27,895,470	3	$0.425	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
35	steempress	32,158M	7.98%	21	27,895,911	3	$0.427	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
36	stoodkev	30,264M	7.51%	35	27,895,962	0.1	$0.428	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
37	steemhunt	29,546M	7.33%	0	27,895,938	6	$0.432	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
38	blockbrothers	28,461M	7.06%	36	27,895,632	6	$0.425	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
39	ihashfury	27,781M	6.90%	182	27,895,815	3	$0.431	0%	6%	65,536	84	797	347,321	0.20.6
40	furion	27,369M	6.79%	229	27,896,049	0.1	$0.426	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.5
41	patrice	25,307M	6.28%	21	27,895,534	0.2	$0.422	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
42	aizensou	24,732M	6.14%	246	27,896,081	6	$1.500	0%	0%	65,536	442	797	347,321	0.20.6
43	arcange	24,669M	6.12%	157	27,895,241	3	$0.424	0%	1%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
44	ocd-witness	24,197M	6.01%	87	27,895,266	6	$0.433	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.5
45	jackmiller	23,789M	5.91%	29	27,895,317	3	$0.443	.5%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
46	firepower	23,394M	5.81%	47	27,895,807	0.1	$0.762	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
47	kevinwong	22,764M	5.65%	1	27,895,301	3	$0.430	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
48	nextgencrypto	19,614M	4.87%	1286	27,895,286	0.25	$1.136	0%	1%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
49	actifit	19,104M	4.74%	0	27,894,899	3	$0.421	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
50	fyrst-witness	17,917M	4.45%	328	27,896,130	0.1	$0.433	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
51	delegate.lafona	16,845M	4.18%	469	27,895,121	3	$0.443	0%	0%	65,536	701	797	347,321	0.20.6
52	steemed	16,609M	4.12%	724	27,894,936	10	$1.572	0%	7%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.5
53	~~klye~~	16,481M	4.09%	378	27,350,641	0.2	$0.818	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.5
54	adsactly-witness	16,347M	4.06%	69	27,895,545	3	$0.439	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
55	neoxian	15,993M	3.97%	113	27,896,036	3	$0.394	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
56	helpie	15,361M	3.81%	0	27,895,725	3	$0.420	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
57	dragosroua	13,997M	3.47%	184	27,895,071	3	$0.431	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
58	holger80	13,828M	3.43%	2	27,894,767	5	$0.432	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
59	ats-witness	13,052M	3.24%	29	27,895,486	3	$0.448	0%	1%	65,536	0	10,000	3,307,750	0.20.6
60	liberosist	12,671M	3.15%	18	27,894,173	6	$0.442	0%	0%	65,536	0	10	347,321	0.20.6
61	joseph	12,235M	3.04%	842	27,895,781	3	$0.421	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
62	steemgigs	12,120M	3.01%	46	27,895,676	3	$0.429	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
63	justyy	12,077M	3.00%	25	27,894,847	6	$0.439	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
64	fulltimegeek	12,008M	2.98%	0	27,895,185	3	$0.403	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
65	guiltyparties	11,745M	2.92%	105	27,895,351	3	$0.448	0%	0%	65,536	0	10,000	3,307,750	0.20.6
66	noblewitness	11,192M	2.78%	5	27,895,857	0.3	$0.439	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
67	ura-soul	11,005M	2.73%	20	27,893,592	3	$0.434	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
68	bukio	11,004M	2.73%	3	27,895,949	3	$0.437	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
69	jerrybanfield	10,875M	2.70%	57	27,895,020	3	$0.430	0%	0%	131,072	826	797	347,321	0.20.6
70	cryptopassion	10,346M	2.57%	33	27,895,047	0.1	$0.869	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.5
71	ayogom	9,911M	2.46%	7	27,893,144	3	$0.440	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
72	steemcommunity	9,755M	2.42%	26	27,894,288	3	$0.422	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
73	snackplus	9,704M	2.41%	2	27,893,769	3	$0.431	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
74	stem.witness	9,519M	2.36%	3	27,893,340	3	$0.417	0%	0%	131,072	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
75	c0ff33a	9,335M	2.32%	12	27,894,059	3	$0.424	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
76	bobinson	9,105M	2.26%	4	27,894,421	3	$0.414	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
77	steemychicken1	8,781M	2.18%	906	27,894,227	0.1	$0.425	0%	1%	65,536	584	797	347,321	0.20.6
78	partiko	8,642M	2.15%	3	27,892,874	0.1	$0.428	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.5
79	ro-witness	8,389M	2.08%	19	27,893,707	3.5	$0.603	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
80	emrebeyler	8,382M	2.08%	12	27,892,863	3	$0.432	0%	0%	65,536	0	2	128	0.20.6
81	chitty	8,144M	2.02%	190	27,894,151	0.1	$0.436	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
82	qurator	7,747M	1.92%	14	27,893,856	0.2	$0.433	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
83	mahdiyari	7,557M	1.88%	8	27,892,304	3	$0.424	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
84	tasteem	7,534M	1.87%	9	27,894,216	3	$0.427	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
85	complexring	7,149M	1.77%	759	27,891,744	2	$2.355	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
86	~~asbear~~	7,064M	1.75%	50	26,036,982	0.1	$0.801	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.19.6
87	charlieshrem	6,814M	1.69%	1187	27,891,689	6	$0.423	-17%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.20.6
88	bitrocker2020	6,800M	1.69%	49	27,895,149	3	$0.427	0%	1%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
89	boatymcboatface	6,702M	1.66%	263	27,894,829	3	$0.427	0%	0%	65,536	243	797	347,321	0.20.5
90	felixxx	6,048M	1.50%	341	27,890,935	0.1	$0.869	0%	4%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
91	blockchained	5,951M	1.48%	54	27,896,014	3	$0.428	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
92	~~steempty~~	5,859M	1.45%	345	20,579,401	0.1	$2.283	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.19.2
93	~~wackou~~	5,851M	1.45%	297	21,586,378	0.2	$1.436	0%	0%	65,536	938	797	347,321	0.19.2
94	steem-bounty	5,797M	1.44%	38	27,894,959	0.1	$0.435	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
95	enginewitty	5,640M	1.40%	31	27,890,692	1	$0.427	0%	1%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
96	krnel	5,586M	1.39%	145	27,891,111	0.1	$0.417	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
97	oflyhigh	5,391M	1.34%	1	27,893,293	3	$0.416	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
98	c-squared	5,377M	1.33%	0	27,892,253	3	$0.439	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
99	b0y2k	5,346M	1.33%	42	27,892,080	0.2	$0.437	0%	0%	65,536	0	797	347,321	0.20.6
100	yuriks2000	5,161M	1.28%	50	27,891,152	0.1	$0.441	0%	0%	131,072	0	797	347,321	0.20.6

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On the Steem blockchain, witnesses serve a role of validating signatures and timestamping transactions by including them in blocks. A block is any group of transactions (posts, votes, transfers, etc) which update the state of the database. Each time a witness produces a block, they are paid for their service. If a witness fails to produce a block, then they are not paid, and may even be voted out.

Witnesses are generally expected to manage a reliable block producing node, implement a failover system, maintain a public seed node, tune blockchain operating parameters, publish correct price feeds, author/discuss improvement proposals, review code changes, and to be active. Some contribute to core repositories such as steemd. Some fund the development of other apps and infrastructure projects. Top-20 witness pay is $3,600 per month (approximately) based on the current feed price.

Every round of block production begins with the shuffling of 21 witnesses: the top 20 witnesses (by vote), plus one randomly-selected standby witness. Each is given a turn to produce a single block at a fixed rate of one block every 3 seconds. If a witness does not produce a block in their time slot, then that time slot is skipped, and the next witness produces the next block.

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