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Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Community Curators for November. There has been further clarification about the TRX wallet. Today's Steem News also includes news about @the-gorilla's steemit modernisation, Steem Lighting Africa, Art & Artists community, SteemFit & StayFit community, Wox-Helpfund, Meetups, and Contests... --- ---

1. Community Curators for November

Steemit Inc is inviting applications for Community Curators for November. Applications are invited from teams of two or three people. For November there is a minimum SP requirement of 2500SP for each team member. The closing date for applications is 11:59 pm UTC, on Monday 28 October 2024... * [**Steemit Update [October 21st, 2024] : Community Curators for November - Applications Open**](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitblog/steemit-update-october-21st-2024-community-curators-for-november-applications-open) There are applications from 7 teams so far... * https://steemit.com/created/curatorapplication --- ---

2. TRX Wallet Update

After the removal of the TRX rewards and wallet from the SteemitWallet users have been concerned about how they will access the TRX they had accumulated. Top 20 witness @ety001 suggests that the [TronLink wallet](https://www.tronlink.org/) can be used instead... * [**[Notice] The TRX Distribution Code has been removed**](https://steemit.com/steemit/@ety001/notice-the-trx-distribution-code-has-been-removed-in-wallet) --- --- ### _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 #21. Thank you to everyone who has voted to help get to this position.** --- ---

3. DAO Watch : The-Gorilla

@the-gorilla continues to post updates on his DAO funded protect to modernise steemit.com. He has recently been looking at community translations... * [**Proposal-86: Change Log - Community Translations**](https://steemit.com/hive-151113/@the-gorilla/proposal-86-change-log-community-translations) --- ---

4. Steem Lighting Africa

Solar specialist @ubongudofot is making good progress with the fundraising for his next project [to install a solar PV system to provide electricity for a school in Uyo, Nigeria](https://steemit.com/solarsteem/@steemelectricals/steem-lighting-africa-a-propose-budget-to-install-3-5kva-solar-pv-in-uyo-high-school-uyo-nigeria-14th-may-2024). Around 60% of the required budget has been raised so far, and the PV panels and the MPPT charge controller have now been purchased... * [**Steem Lighting Africa: Official/financial update #15 [October 5th, 2024]**](https://steemit.com/steemelectric/@steemelectricals/steem-lighting-africa-official-financial-update-15-october-5th-2024) --- ---

5. New Communities

Admins @wakeupkitty and @joslud have founded the Art & Artists community. They are supported by @grebmot, @mikitaly, @stef1 and @tezzmax as Moderators... * [**Seeking - Art & Artists**](https://steemit.com/hive-120695/@wakeupkitty/seeking-art-and-artists) --- Following on from their successful Teaching Team, fitness instructor @ngoenyi and athlete @genomil have established the SteemFit & StayFit community. They are supported by @alli001 as an additional Moderator... * [**SteemFit-StayFit Community is here!**](https://steemit.com/hive-150122/@stayfit-club/steemfit-stayfit-community-is-here) * [**Behold! SteemFit-StayFit Community is here**](https://steemit.com/hive-150419/@stayfit-club/behold-steemfit-stayfit-community-is-here) --- ---

6. Wox-Helpfund

The World of Xpilar's charity Wox-Helpfund has donated 400 STEEM to @mile16 to help with the treatment of a tumour in her left ovary... * [**WOX-HELPFUND donates 400 STEEM to mile16 to help her in the fight against COMPLICATED TUMOR IN THE LEFT OVARY**](https://steemit.com/hive-185836/@wox-helpfund/wox-helpfund-donates-400-steem-to-mile16-to-help-her-in-the-fight-against-complicated-tumor-in-the-left-ovary) @mile16 has posted more about her medical condition... * [**Diagnóstico inesperado en mi vida : La vida puede cambiar de un momento a otro**](https://steemit.com/hive-188619/@mile16/diagnostico-inesperado-en-mi-vida-la-vida-puede-cambiar-de-un-momento-a-otro) --- ---

7. Meetup Calendar

Two more meetups are planned before the end of the year... ---

02 November - Venezuela

* [**Avances en los Preparativos para el Meet Up Aragua 2024**](https://steemit.com/hive-188619/@adriancabrera/avances-en-los-preparativos-para-el-meet-up-aragua-2024) * [**Cuenta regresiva para el meet up Centro-norte Venezuela en la Ciudad jardín (Maracay)**](https://steemit.com/hive-188619/@mile16/cuenta-regresiva-para-el-meet-up-centro-norte-venezuela-en-la-ciudad-jardin-maracay)

30 November - Nigeria

* [**The Financial Update For The Upcoming National Meetup**](https://steemit.com/hive-147599/@goodybest/the-financial-update-for-the-upcoming-national-meetup) * [**T-shirt update in view of the upcoming National meetup for Nigerian steemians**](https://steemit.com/hive-147599/@ngoenyi/mhgiz-t-shirt-update-in-view-of-the-upcoming-national-meetup-for-nigerian-steemians) --- _If anyone knows of any other Meetups being planned anywhere in the world please post in the Comments._ --- ---

8. Contest Corner

@disconnect continues to publish his comprehensive daily list of current contests on Steem. There are 107 contests in the latest list with over 900 STEEM in prizes... * [**Contest Alerts : Active Contest List on 23rd October 2024**](https://steemit.com/contestalerts/@disconnect/contest-alerts-active-contest-list-on-23rd-october-2024) --- The new SteemFit & StayFit Community is running a Dance contest to help people stay fit. There is a prize pool of 25 STEEM, and the closing date for entries is Sunday 27 October... * [**Contest Alert : Dance your way to fitness (WK 1)**](https://steemit.com/hive-150419/@stayfit-club/contest-alert-dance-your-way-to-fitness-wk-1) --- ---

KEY DATA [ from CoinMarketCap ]

STEEM price	US$ 0.17	23 Oct '24 11.07am UTC
CoinMarketCap Ranking	#418	23 Oct '24 11.07am UTC
SBD price	US$ 2.62	23 Oct '24 11.07am UTC
Unique visitors (steemit.com)	136,625 / day	23 Oct '24 11.07am UTC
Page views (steemit.com)	217,577 / day	23 Oct '24 11.07am UTC

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