🐳 Whaleshares State of the Witnesses - Update #17 - @unity Spotlight
📝 What is "State of the Witnesses"?
State of the witnesses will be a regular update provided to the community on the status of the Whaleshares witnesses. The intent is to keep members informed of what is happening on the platform and what witnesses are doing. It is important that members of the community vote for witnesses that represent them and are driving the platform in the right direction. These updates are not intended to be all inclusive, but should only be a portion of the information used for your decision making.
In addition to the overall status, each update will also feature one witness in the "Witness Spotlight". This will allow the community to get a deeper look into the person/group behind the witness and how they play a part in the Whaleshares community.
📈 Status
Things continue to run smoothly on the witness front, there has been no updates needed since v0.2.6 released on 12/26/18. See previous "State of the witnesses" report for details. Witness running the latest level are identified below.
There are currently 4 witnesses disabled in the top 50, which is down from 6 last report. Most have been disabled for many weeks and I encourage everyone to review and reconsider your witness votes. We should try to keep the top 50 witnesses as enabled and block producing capable.
- @artwhale-witness (disabled 7 weeks ago)
- @blackman (disabled 11 weeks ago)
- @intelliwitness (disabled 11 weeks ago)
- @yenessa-witness (disabled 3 weeks ago)
I encourage you to remove your vote from any witness that has been disabled for a week or more. Witness voting is a responsibility of all member and not just a one time deal. Everyone should make it a habit to regularly review their votes and make adjustments. This report will highlight disabled witness artwhale-witness. If you are mentioned below, you still have an active vote for artwhale-witness that should be removed.
@beyondbitcoincas @anritco @chronocrypto @clockwork @god @welcome @waybeyondpadthai @karinxxl @joseph1956 @samstonehill @pandamama @milaoz @warpedwhale @kaliju @valtr @indigoocean @kingblack @seveaux @ivan.atman @tedtv @uwelang @laloreto @niko3d @rocky @yomikibagami @ammonite @andremit @raj808 @hypto-crippy @leribyleri @juliawilliams @funkit @fotoflash @gibber @itk4luv @barineka @alcinta @truthsfinder @julietisrael @cryptosdecrypted @jsf @yosuandoni @sandrag89 @zephalexia @nolasco @rocoduran @botefarm @oizaguirres @focus @kenistyles @lorenzopistolesi @erick777 @harmony @cathyhaack @denmarkguy @scorpinz @fieryfootprints @beta @reds-fallin @mar @vrbts @chrstnv @jimramones @mirzantorres @veta-less @schoolforsdg4 @jeffguitar @fiftysixnorth @carloscabeza @rehan12 @yungchief @ftlob @youhavewings @crisangel @intrepidphotos @phototalent @akarantain @lizelle @dstors @samueldc @zneeke @calmsoul @explore-it-all @trailblazer @daring-celt @yanes94 @rogerarte @thehoneys @coolguy123 @linco @irvanhelmi @leandrogiancola @silentzen @nelvis @megy @eto-ka @tecnosgirl @anzir86 @anonimous @saahir @carolinacardoza @suheri @nazaretprime @jpederson96 @spawnband @dee-y @prayzz @rorshah @andy90 @candi @goldendawne @droef @crystalhuman @future24 @baa @karen @helmibireuen @peraza82 @nyertun @humoalexwhale @anaman @vadbars @walterjay @birdwatcher @sara.campero @febryrmd007 @willymac @ayasha @repineda @luislopezpk @rauzaljm @naughtydiaries @bboyady @adivender @maryjane @keiko @fuentesjo3006 @malos10 @neopch @alisaroma @digitalopus @midadupan @raven @tia18 @amriadits @arbaaz @blackfacemuna @adam-aj @aoi @reinhard-schmid @yinkaknl @bbeats @roxy-cat @josnelis @opsin @broncnutz @michaelcabiles @reviewme @poetryinaction @anasz @nikkyp @potplucker @planetmarketers @oscarps @elloboylaluna @iot @freeshares @syukriandira @greg-car @wlspnc @superwhale @sleekgene @sheikhsayem @morpheus @herman @zaxan @angelcg22 @alejoclawful @chiplusworld @ironshield @tcpaikano @jaguar @jasonmunapasee @engineermabbas @hectorvarelarey @azirgraff @salim @kilianparadise @zurny @mrcheisen @alishannoor @mister-meeseeks @ufaz @badripanda @multifacet @nexiux @aellisak @ekonugraha @apiekarczyk @bahagia-arbi @laugrog @whale.life @pawanregmi28 @niwrah @cryptodali @akata @air-tiger
Top 5 active witnesses outside of top 50:
@revueh
@minnowsupport
@fiasteemproject
@kid-witness
@francuzzz
And as always, if you don't feel comfortable choosing witnesses to vote for you can always choose to proxy your votes to someone you trust who has taken the time to identify witnesses they feel are right for the platform.
Witnesses that have missed 10 or more blocks since last report are:
- @lexiwitness (303)
- @ceruleanblue (37)
✅- nodes are updated to v0.2.6
:no_entry: - unresponsive
Rank | Prev Rank | Owner | Missed Blocks | Δ Missed Blocks | Votes | Weigthed Votes | Created |
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1✅ | 1 | @krazywitness | 23 | 0 | 666 | 8355921760191 | 8/14/2018 |
2✅ | 2 | @bushkill-witness | 82 | 0 | 476 | 7511587192025 | 8/14/2018 |
3✅ | 3 | @powerpicswitness | 29 | 0 | 434 | 7255640120199 | 8/13/2018 |
4✅ | 4 | @dbread-witness | 55 | 1 | 385 | 7131984348080 | 8/21/2018 |
5✅ | 5 | @lexiwitness | 802 | 303 | 330 | 6600218674777 | 9/11/2018 |
6✅ | 6 | @beyondbitcoincas | 1585 | 0 | 453 | 6447962795952 | 8/13/2018 |
7✅ | 7 | @ijmmaiwitness | 133 | 0 | 324 | 6118875742667 | 10/26/2018 |
8:no_entry: | 9 | @nepd-witness | 33 | 0 | 324 | 6023386360215 | 8/14/2018 |
9✅ | 8 | @jepu | 62 | 0 | 403 | 5965939541810 | 8/14/2018 |
10✅ | 10 | @kennybll-witness | 1143 | 1 | 232 | 5933144836876 | 8/13/2018 |
11✅ | 14 | @unity | 15 | 1 | 202 | 5776543445855 | 1/26/2019 |
12✅ | 11 | @nsfwizard | 46 | 0 | 245 | 5397471981587 | 8/30/2018 |
13✅ | 13 | @altruistic | 213 | 0 | 350 | 5275845929930 | 9/8/2018 |
14✅ | 12 | @bangzi | 39 | 2 | 208 | 5170513187082 | 8/17/2018 |
15✅ | 25 | @moonunit | 2 | 0 | 222 | 5113658060536 | 10/29/2018 |
16✅ | 15 | @ceruleanblue | 168 | 37 | 178 | 5075525609374 | 9/24/2018 |
17✅ | 17 | @god | 304 | 0 | 236 | 4751799021472 | 8/30/2018 |
18✅ | 16 | @ienrikex | 1266 | 1 | 328 | 4747842394260 | 8/17/2018 |
19✅ | 19 | @snug | 574 | 0 | 182 | 4707429852213 | 12/19/2018 |
20✅ | 18 | @kantos | 1811 | 1 | 212 | 4581138885145 | 12/5/2018 |
21✅ | 20 | @clockwork | 35 | 0 | 157 | 4321966473535 | 8/14/2018 |
22:no_entry: | 22 | @wls-africa | 173 | 1 | 344 | 4274699780814 | 9/1/2018 |
23✅ | 23 | @met.witness | 11 | 3 | 131 | 4243468913946 | 12/22/2018 |
24✅ | 21 | @startail | 3610 | 0 | 117 | 4187916434880 | 8/13/2018 |
25✅ | 34 | @deranged-witness | 647 | 0 | 248 | 3733345922048 | 10/14/2018 |
26✅ | 24 | @contests | 17 | 0 | 159 | 3717865839886 | 8/14/2018 |
27✅ | 29 | @dsound | 9 | 2 | 131 | 3391229706368 | 11/24/2018 |
28✅ | 26 | @project-atlas | 48 | 0 | 131 | 3319997928248 | 1/6/2019 |
29✅ | 27 | @sahkan | 6 | 0 | 111 | 3169299114314 | 8/13/2018 |
30:no_entry: | 28 | @neoxian | 0 | 0 | 155 | 3070172711816 | 12/25/2018 |
31✅ | 30 | @profanereviews | 1 | 0 | 104 | 2864887365257 | 11/8/2018 |
32:no_entry: | 31 | @adsactly-witness | 6 | 3 | 140 | 2500156827813 | 11/13/2018 |
33:no_entry: | 35 | @aquacy | 94 | 0 | 135 | 2232820915880 | 9/8/2018 |
34✅ | 33 | @platformswitness | 0 | 0 | 86 | 2232574299064 | 1/24/2019 |
35✅ | 32 | @triton-witness | 77 | 0 | 174 | 2221039637653 | 9/25/2018 |
36✅ | 37 | @photochallenge | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2189836529593 | 2/20/2019 |
37✅ | 38 | @comedyopenmic | 2 | 1 | 125 | 2124291839572 | 9/18/2018 |
38✅ | 39 | @optimism-witness | 8 | 0 | 85 | 2110652898951 | 2/20/2019 |
39:no_entry: | 41 | @kwaskoff | 749 | 0 | 73 | 1797584966622 | 8/31/2018 |
40✅ | 36 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 1748178928002 | 8/16/2018 | |
41✅ | 40 | @constelacion | 84 | 0 | 152 | 1619656645854 | 11/21/2018 |
42✅ | 42 | 1510 | 0 | 210 | 1152969910461 | 8/13/2018 | |
43✅ | 43 | 217 | 0 | 275 | 1148040082719 | 8/13/2018 | |
44✅ | 44 | @trumpman | 179 | 0 | 67 | 1042609440246 | 2/4/2019 |
45:no_entry: | 49 | @finteh | 981 | 0 | 56 | 897462300821 | 8/31/2018 |
46✅ | 0 | @nuthman | 1 | 0 | 30 | 782710193240 | 12/17/2018 |
47✅ | 47 | @skylinebuds | 0 | 0 | 34 | 773075408551 | 1/5/2019 |
48✅ | 66 | @lit | 0 | 0 | 42 | 724530533658 | 3/8/2019 |
49:no_entry: | 45 | @tnam0rken | 299 | 0 | 77 | 641289991612 | 8/20/2018 |
50✅ | 46 | 93 | 0 | 122 | 568990671369 | 8/14/2018 |
⭐️ Witness Spotlight - @unity ⭐️
📌 For those who don't know much about witnesses, in layman’s terms, can you give your thoughts on what is the job of a witness?
A witness is primary job is to keep the blockchain secure by keeping up to date, keeping the witness server running and looking for errors in the chain that may be exploited.📌 What brought you to Whaleshares?
I came to whaleshares because of my belief in the founding team from interaction and engagement with them from the early days of steemit via discord. The thought that people are more important than tokens has always rang true with me and to find an entire group of users who felt the same way was refreshing.📌 What is your background and how does that make you a good witness?
I have been on different blockchains for a long time. I am a people person and view blockchain as a way to grant those in countries without a way to earn a living a method to connect with the outside world and earn a living. I have a degree in international business management and a degree in psychology with a minor in business psychology. This allows me a plan, build and execute different programs to help those in need begin projects and help them thrive as they build.📌 What excites you most about being a witness?
The best part of being a witness to me is being able to help more of the community with the funds made on an extra account. I am not a user who self-votes and having an account that can make more daily votes to grow the ecosystem of whaleshares. Being part of the line of defense is also very rewarding to me as a user who loves whaleshares but supporting the community is the best part.📌 Are you running any projects on Whaleshares?
I work with a few other witnesses on different projects like the dead witness bounty and bHive projects but have not begun any projects of my own to date.📌 Do you have or plan to have a WhaleToken?
Yes, I have started to issue Wisdom Coin which is linked to my witness. Currently over 100 users hold Wisdom. 100,000 coins are in the hand of the community. As a community witness there are also 9 regular accounts also supporting the coin with their vote. The coin funds many weekly contest, it helps support some other projects on the chain and is in complete control of the platform as a whole. I do not vote with the witness account at all.📌 What are your goals as a witness?
As a witness blockchain security comes first, user account growth is second and building a scam free environment for users to enjoy are the top three things I am focused on.📌 What do you see as the biggest challenge for Whaleshares and how do you think it should be addressed?
Making users aware is a constant struggle as many do not understand the harm some things cause. Many still fail to realize that it is people on this blockchain that are important and not the accumulation of tokens. If we could get past that flaw in our membership there is nothing that could stop us from being one of the top blockchains currently running. Awareness is the only way to educate users and help them take full advantage of the technology at their fingertips.📌 If you had to vote for only one witness (not yourself) who would it be and why?
I never like to recommend that someone else votes for any witness based on my opinion or the opinion of anyone else but if I had to pick one it would be @bushkill-witness. I see everything he does for the platform as well as all of the things behind the scenes he does without expecting any extra credit for providing tools for all.📌 Tell the community why you deserve their vote?
I don't think anyone should vote for me until they get to know me and what my beliefs are.💡 Previous Witness Spotlights
Update # | Spotlight Witness | Update # | Spotlight Witness |
---|---|---|---|
kennybll-witness | |||
beyondbitcoincas | |||
jepu | krazywitness | ||
nepd-witness | |||
lexiwitness | ceruleanblue | ||
ienrikex | nsfwizard | ||
ijmmaiwitness | altruistic | ||
god | kantos |
🚨Calling All Witnesses
📰 Witness News!
- @unity - Growing Together
- @moonunit - Witness update.
- @nuthman - Official Witness Launch Announcement
- @deranged-witness - Witness Update and Full Node Announcement
- @revueh - Witness-Update: Top 50!!! We Did It! Thank you!!!!!
🐳 Get Involved!
- Vote for Witnesses.
- Want to learn more about the Whaleshares platform? See the Whaleshares whale paper.
- Interested in becoming a witness? See the Whaleshares Witness Announcement.
- Stay tuned with official updates and announcements on the Whaleshares Discord channel.
📚 Thanks for Reading!
- If you find this information helpful, I hope you will consider supporting me (bushkill-witness) for witness.
- If you are a witness and are doing something to support the community, please use the tag #witness-update in your post and it may be selected for mention in the next witness update.
Your opinion is celebrated and welcomed, not banned or censored!