# Steemit's Weekly Scoop https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmTtFiHtjnFmyZc8HYeqfuGiq9Nuq9Wprpisyb8MVZRCgy Did the hard fork happen yet? Hopefully last Monday's chaos is not a sign of things to come. But there's 2 more days before September 25 for the *real* HF20, aka Velocity. **** **** # STEEM is Up Then Down Then Up [![](https://steemitimages.com/500x400/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXxDDhXubVbozU6Cfmy9Cz7U5AzR3z5kxepUXTGGZXJWf/Steem%20Operational.jpg/)](https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitblog/steem-status-100-operational) _{Click on image to visit the post.} **No, we're not talking about what STEEM charts are doing at CoinMarketCap.** Witnesses had a rough day Monday, so did Steemit Inc devs. Discord servers were in uproar then got quiet after waiting for a long time for the blockchain to be back up. There's been talks of *secret* Slack channel for the elite witnesses during the outage and so much more drama happened. Well, **your wallet is safe** so we're all good. Here's the list of top 20 witnesses running version 20. Just 3 are on version 19. I'd say it's a go for HF20. [![](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmVJ1N8Zc4VC8iRAzwHSJGBJXBP34UmB5W51bQryzcy48D)](https://steemian.info/witnesses) ![steemitweeklydivider](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPmq7WpsXVBdkZzH18npfbMRTsZX6fRB6WAL2WkCMiLjx) # Scam ALERT - The Key To Your Wallet [![](https://steemitimages.com/500x400/http://i.cubeupload.com/d1Dr28.png)](https://steemit.com/steemit/@arcange/phishing-attempts-are-running-and-use-fake-comments-with-images) _{Click on image to visit the post.} @arcange has a dandy script warning you of phishing links comments. After the outage, Steemit was unstable while witnesses were getting their nodes up and running. Please keep your **owner key** stashed, don't use it to login except to change your password. Keep your wallet away from phishers. Use a password manager and for that, here's a [sound advise](https://steemit.com/utopian-io/@themarkymark/how-a-good-password-manager-can-protect-you-against-phishing-attacks) from @themarkymark. ***And if you're looking for community-minded witnesses, check out what these two witnesses are contributing. Do your own research!** ![steemitweeklydivider](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPmq7WpsXVBdkZzH18npfbMRTsZX6fRB6WAL2WkCMiLjx) # Quick Account Recovery Is Possible [![](https://steemitimages.com/500x400/https://img.esteem.ws/rdv716jvcw.png)](https://steemit.com/teamwork/@surfermarly/i-have-my-account-back-needing-to-thank-a-lot-of-people-in-here-proof-of-identity-included) It was shock to the blockchain when a *phisher* got a [hold of surfermarly's account](https://steemit.com/steem/@surfermarly/steem-price-will-reach-easly-10usd-in-the-end-of-2018#@grey580/re-surfermarly-steem-price-will-reach-easly-10usd-in-the-end-of-2018-20180918t124316405z). Three hours after the incident, the real @surfermarly is back in control of her Steemit account. Phishing incidents are disheartening but it doesn't excuse your post from getting some drama on the comments. ![steemitweeklydivider](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPmq7WpsXVBdkZzH18npfbMRTsZX6fRB6WAL2WkCMiLjx) # Livestream With Vimm.TV [![](https://steemitimages.com/500x400/https://files.steempeak.com/file/steempeak/vimm/YcUwlObZ-image.png)](https://steemit.com/vimm/@vimm/ann-vimm-status-update-live-q-and-a-recap) _{Click on image to visit the post.} @Vimm is in it's early stages but Steemians are now moving to a new livestreaming service. @Chibera is supporting VimmTV so it's worth checking them out. If you don't know it yet, DLive is [moving to another blockchain](https://steemit.com/dlive/@wa7/dlive-is-joining-the-lino-blockchain-moving-away-from-steem). Post is zero'ed out but worth looking into the comments. ![steemitweeklydivider](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPmq7WpsXVBdkZzH18npfbMRTsZX6fRB6WAL2WkCMiLjx) # Witness Corner: How Will The Witnesses Handle Account Creation? [![](https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWfFrJVN8sWEUfEiY7qJZF1ixJvoaqwuBTs1pSsPgVKUP/powerupleague.gif)](https://steemit.com/steem/@paulag/exploratory-analysis-account-creation-and-hf20-changes-1537128103339) _{Click on image to visit the post.} Look at some amazing numbers of accounts transacting (*or not transacting*) since 2017. Thanks to @paulag (of @steemcommunity witness) for putting the data together and the analysis that went with it. How is this going to affect the discounted account creation after HF20? And with this in mind, @guiltyparties' released a version of their [account creation service](https://steemit.com/account/@guiltyparties/gp-accounts-service-changes-feedback-version). ![steemitweeklydivider](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/QmPmq7WpsXVBdkZzH18npfbMRTsZX6fRB6WAL2WkCMiLjx) # CONTEST: Chibera MMORPG $200+ Prize [![](https://steemitimages.com/500x400/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWPGqUuSsfHYrnLzQ2hB1VuMdMrKmp5T8D8XJTr7mfff5/chibera5.png)](https://steemit.com/chibera/@chibera/chibera-combat-music-design-contest) _{Click on image to visit the post.} ***It's not a singing contest so put that microphone down.*** Here's a quick summary of what you need to do to join and win the contest. > Just try to create a piece of music that you think would be fitting when you enter combat in MMORPG. Ready for combat? Get your gears going and win the music battle. Thanks @sircork for dropping this at our SteemitWeekly server. Good luck on your entry! ![EHU7q5Iz.gif](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/Qmctx6bW4SnL8PBWJDkPdStZRNkGr7nfFxj5DQavNBv6kN) ![EHU7q5Iz.gif](https://ipfs.busy.org/ipfs/Qmctx6bW4SnL8PBWJDkPdStZRNkGr7nfFxj5DQavNBv6kN) That's all for the forked week of September 16 to 22! Got scoop? Kindly drop them at our [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/7gKd9GA). **We don't write the news. We just report the news.** Weekly LIE editors: @lovenfreedom @iamstan @enforcer48