Steemit news
Steemit — new programs, personnel changes and community opinion.
📰 Key events
- Staff reorganization — 70% of employees will be fired
Steemit announced a large-scale restructuring: due to the fall of the cryptocurrency market and the growth of blockchain maintenance costs, about 70% of employees will be fired The remaining colleagues will be engaged in infrastructure optimization — reducing costs for nodes, public APIs and other services
- New curatorial and community motivation programs
“Booming” initiative in July 2025: development of a decentralized curatorial system — wide participation of Steem Power users in voting for content in order to improve the quality of publications
- Applications are open for Season 25 Challenge — a curatorial program, minimum 7000 Steem Power to participate. The goal is to reward experienced users and keep the platform active
- No technical innovation has been officially announced
According to CoinMarketCap and Kanalcoin, there have been no significant code updates to the platform in recent months — the focus remains on improving communities and rewards rather than technical upgrades.
💬 User Opinion
Some comments from Reddit reflect the feelings of those who preferred alternatives:
“Since Steemit was acquired, it has become toxic… the community created Hive, which is truly decentralized and better.”
It is also noted that after many English-speaking members left and the Hive fork was created, Steemit retained an audience of mostly Korean and Chinese users
🔍 What does this mean
- Steemit is actively reducing its operating cost structure, which may be a sign of financial pressure.
- The new curation programs are an attempt to incentivize activity and retain the community, especially large members with high Steem Power.
- Despite these efforts, user reports of a lack of change within the platform itself and a loss of audience to external projects (such as Hive) indicate that long-term challenges remain.
