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Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Community Curators for February. SteemX, the new Steem interface from @bountyking5, is now live. Today's Steem News also includes news about SBD Market Making, the Steem Retro Cup, PUSS Coins, SteemFest Korea 2025, WOX-Helpfund, and Contests... --- ---

1. Community Curators for February

Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Community Curators for February. Applications are invited from teams of up to three people. For February there is a minimum SP requirement of 5000 SP for each team member. There is also a new option this coming month for developers of games and apps to apply. The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm UTC, on Monday 27 January 2025... * [**Steemit Update [January 20th, 2025] : Community Curators for February - Applications Open**](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemit-update-january-20th-2025-community-curators-for-february-applications-open) There are applications from 2 teams so far... * https://steemit.com/created/curatorapplication --- ---

2. SteemX Now Live

Developer @bountyking5 has announced that his new Steem interface, SteemX, is now live... * [**Exciting Announcement - STEEMX is Live Now**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@bountyking5/exciting-announcement-steemx-is-live-now) SteemX is available at... * https://steemx.org/ --- --- ### _Pennsif the Witness_

_After almost 2000 days on Steem I decided it was time to take my contribution to the platform to the next level._ _I have therefore set up as a Steem witness... **@pennsif.witness**_ _**If anyone would like to support what I already do, and what I am planning to do, by giving one of their 30 witness votes to @pennsif.witness I would be hugely grateful.**_ _You can read my full witness announcement here..._ * [_**pennsif.witness Witness Campaign Post**_](https://steemit.com/witness/@pennsif.witness/pennsif-witness-witness-campaign-post) **@pennsif.witness is now at #17. Thank you to everyone who has voted to help get to this position.** --- ---

3. SBD Market Making

Following on from the recent issue with the Upbit exchange withdrawing support for SBDs, the @roadofrich witness team have continued developing their proposal for SBD Liquidity Provision and Market Making Bot Development. If the proposal gets a favourable reaction they plan to submit the proposal to the Steem DAO for funding support... * [**Proposal for STEEM Ecosystem: Developing a STEEM/SBD Liquidity Supply and Market Making (MM) Bot (Part 2)**](https://steemit.com/proposal/@roadofrich/proposal-for-steem-ecosystem-developing-a-steem-sbd-liquidity-supply-and-market-making-mm-bot-part-2) --- @happycapital has also been discussing the need for SBD liquidity pools... * [**What if STEEM & SBD have both internal and external LP pools?**](https://steemit.com/hive-103599/@happycapital/what-if-steem-and-sbd-have-both-internal-and-external-lp-pools) * [**For the sake of scalability for STEEM token economy, STEEM needs LP pools on SunSwap based on Tron blockchain**](https://steemit.com/hive-103599/@happycapital/for-the-sake-of-scalability-for-steem-token-economy-steem-needs-lp-pools-on-sunswap-based-on-tron-blockchain) * [**STEEM needs SBD LP pools now! Please, read this post**](https://steemit.com/hive-103599/@happycapital/steem-needs-sbd-lp-pools-now-please-read-this-post) --- ---

4. Steem Retro Cup

The @Italygame and @Time.foundation witness teams have launched the Steem Retro Cup to encourage usage of their new Steem Retrogames site. There are daily, weekly and monthly prizes to be won... * [**NEW CONTEST: STEEM RETRO CUP WEEK 1 - SETTIMANA 1**](https://steemit.com/hive-184714/@italygame/new-contest-steem-retro-cup-week-1-settimana-1) --- ---

5. PUSS Coins

PUSS, the first meme coin of ABB (Amar Bangla Blog), continues to grow. It is now listed on a wide range of exchanges including Poloniex, Mexc, Bitmart, Pol and SunSwap... * [**Your Ultimate Guide to the PUSS Market: All Links in One Place!**](https://steemit.com/hive-150122/@puss.coin/your-ultimate-guide-to-the-puss-market-all-links-in-one-place) * [**PussFi ($PUSS) on the Rise!**](https://steemit.com/hive-165987/@puss.coin/3mmpy3-pussfi-usdpuss-on-the-rise) --- ---

6. SteemFest Korea 2025

The @steemfestkorea team have posted further details of SteemFest Korea 2025 that will be held on 6 & 7 June on Jeju Island in South Korea... * [**(사전등록 연장: ~1/31) SteemFest Korea 2025 in Jeju (June 6~7, 2025)**](https://steemit.com/kr/@steemfestkorea/1-31-steemfest-korea-2025-in-jeju-june-6-7-2025) --- ---

7. WOX-Helpfund Donates 350 STEEM

@wox-helpfund, the charity account of the World of Xpilar community, has donated 350 STEEM to long time Philippine Steemian @bien to help cover his aunt's medical expenses... * [**WOX-HELPFUND donates 350 STEEM to bien to help him cover his aunt's medical expenses**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@wox-helpfund/wox-helpfund-donates-350-steem-to-bien-to-help-him-cover-his-aunt-s-medical-expenses) --- ---

8. Contest Corner

@disconnect continues to publish his comprehensive daily list of current contests on Steem. There are 97 contests in the latest list with over 500 STEEM in prizes... * [**Contest Alerts : Active Contest List on 20th January 2025**](https://steemit.com/contestalerts/@disconnect/contest-alerts-active-contest-list-on-20th-january-2025) --- The Steemit Quiz 2025 run by @the-gorilla is now in its third week... * [**Steemit Quiz 2025 - Week 3**](https://steemit.com/hive-128129/@the-gorilla/steemit-quiz-2025-week-3) --- ---

KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.22	16 Jan '25 11.42pm UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#428	16 Jan '25 11.42pm UTC
SBD price	US$ 4.95	16 Jan '25 11.42pm UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	89,421 / day	16 Jan '25 11.42pm UTC
Page views (steemit.com)	153,265 / day	16 Jan '25 11.42pm UTC

--- --- This is #553 (20 Jan '25) of this news service. --- --- [ graphics by @pennsif ]