Steemit unveils new design on eve of SteemFest 2

Blockchain-based social network Steemit has revealed a new rebrand and redesign of its website and mobile app ahead of the second annual SteemFest, which begins today.

Taking place in Lisbon, the two-day SteemFest 2 includes conference sessions, multiple social events, a hackathon and more. The Steemit Team will discuss new open source software that is being released to improve the value and utility of the Steem Blockchain including AppBase, which will make the Steem blockchain the first modular blockchain, Jussi, a caching layer that will sit between web interfaces and the Steem blockchain to simplify the process a large volume of API requests, and a new mobile wallet.

CEO Ned Scott

“We’ve experienced such incredible growth since our launch last year and the Steem Blockchain is now one of the most scalable and efficient blockchains in the industry,” Steemit founder and CEO Ned Scott said. “We are no longer the ‘new kid on the blockchain’ and the Steemit team has matured into an increasingly large, scalable and continuously hyperproductive organization. The new look and feel of our app and website are better for users and demonstrable signs of Steemit’s development since our inception.”

Steemit.com is getting its own logo and colour scheme to set it apart from the logo and colour scheme of the Steem blockchain. The user interface will also experience a modern overhaul to provide users with the level of fit and finish they’ve come to expect from serious web applications.