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Many of you must have come across the term ''Vested STEEM'' and it seems like many don't actually know what it stands for. The best way to describe it to you is that it's basically Steem Power!

**Steem power is essentially STEEM converted to VESTs.** Your Vested STEEM can be converted back into STEEM
VESTED STEEM (also called Steem Power) can only be withdrawn over a period of 3 Months, this can be changed in the foreseeable future through Updates 
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*STEEM POWER is VESTED STEEM, locked up in smart contract which grants you more voting power. The more STEEM POWER you have the greater the Reward for Curating , Posting & Commenting , your vote carries more value meaning that you'll be rewarding user more when you upvote them and yourself when you contribute*
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You can exchange your STEEM or Bitcoin to be converted to Steem Power, which can be converted back to STEEM, however doing so it will decrease the number of VESTS. VESTS represent a claim to redeem STEEM from the vested pool upon powering down 

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# So How Exactly is STEEM minted as a Cryptocurrency?

Some call it **"Social Mining"**. By either submitting valuable content , voting for valuable content, Contributing to discussions or answering questions, you'll earn STEEM as a reward, there are no barriers to entry or restriction so any individual can earn themselves in through social contribution. The account is free to setup and costs nothing to post/vote/comment however value is found through content established within Steemit Community

New STEEM tokens are created every 3 seconds when a new block is created on it’s blockchain, distributed to pay for our blogging rewards and also the miners & Witnesses who validate to secure the STEEM blockchain.
More Interested in what a Steem Witness is? You should be, they hold great responsibility over the Steemit. 
Read this post [What exactly is a STEEM Witness](https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitguide/steemitguide-what-is-a-exactly-is-a-steem-witness-and-why-every-user-should-vote)

**Some Basic Maths Behind STEEM/VEST'S Ratio**
The ratio at which you can do so is called "steem_per_mvest" which you can find on [steemd](www.steemd.com) 
It's calculated by taking total_vesting_fund_steem / (total_vesting_shares / 1,000,000). 

# What Exactly is Steemit?

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Steemit is a social media platform where everyone gets paid for creating and curating content, it is build on top of STEEM's and is the user-friendly method of interacting with the Blockchain. Since It leverages a robust digital points system, called STEEM, that supports real value for digital rewards through market price discovery and liquidity.

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# What does Vested STEEM have to with Steemit?

 Steem power is essentially STEEM converted to VESTs. Your VESTED STEEM can be converted back into STEEM within a 3 Month Period. STEEM is the cryptocurrency, while STEEM POWER is STEEM that's been set aside for the purposes of the community. Powering up STEEM moves it to be used for the community, and powering down STEEM POWER moves it out of the community to just Cryptocurrency Form. In order for you sell VESTED STEEM for STEEM, Steem Power it has to be converted to STEEM which decreases the number of VESTS

If you notice that you seem to get more Steem power over time, it's because the conversion rate changes over time which is why an account balance appears to be growing. It's showing you how much STEEM your VESTs are worth. The change in number that you see is a reflection of the change in the conversion rate between VESTs and STEEM.
In order to sell, Steem Power it has to be converted to STEEM which decreases the number of VESTS

The STEEM POWER in your wallet is called VESTs behind the scenes. That number doesn't change unless you receive rewards from posting, commenting, voting, or powering up/down. 

STEEM applies the exact same idea through subjective Proof of Work: Instead of allocating stake to miners, STEEM allocates stake to those who post captivating content, as measured by upvotes.


Check out this site [www.steemdollar.com](http://www.steemdollar.com/vests.php)
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*If you wanna check how much your Vested Steem is worth! Remember the Measurement for Vested Steem is different!*

There is an easy way to find out how much Vested Steem you have! All you have to do is visit www.steemd.com/**@steemitguide** (You can replace my username with your Steemit Account)

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I seem to have 2.38 M worth of Vested Steem ! It would be worth about 1,057.926 STEEM based on 17th November 2016!

Now if you wanna check how much 1 MV is worth in Steem with a price reading of current USD Value
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Many don't seem to understand the idea behind Steem Power, don't blame yourself because it doesn't really exist like real money in the world. The amount of VESTs that are represented by the Steem Power figure stays constant aside from increases due to participation and interaction within the community. 

*This is the reason why it takes more STEEM over time for there to be Vested. It's not interest, it's dilution prevention*

Compare this with 5 months ago! &#128526;
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This means **A VEST is a small fraction of a STEEM**
1 MV = 1M ( M stands for a Million) VESTS = 448.195 STEEM = $47.834
see https://steemd.com/distribution

That's around an estimated 250+ STEEM increase for VESTED STEEM within a 5 month period. *Maybe the right time to Power Up* 	&#128521;

# Vested STEEM Explained 

The value of steem power is measured in VESTS. Everyday the amount of STEEM it cost to get 1MV of steem power goes up, this increases the amount of money it costs to go higher in the vested rankings. Waiting for the price of steem to go down even more before upgrading steem power might not be a good idea if the rate of how much STEEM it costs for 1MV keeps rising. The rate of STEEM for 1MV is another reason why the value of my steemit account is now going up even tho the price of STEEM is going down.

# Check Out the Difference by comparing How we Mint and Distribute our beloved Cryptocurrency!

### Fiat Currency
Traditional Money Minting; so called Fiat Currency is physical Money
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### Bitcoin 
Bitcoin Minting; Using Computing power to solve complex algorithm to secure the Network. Miners receive Minted Bitcoin through the Block Reward
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### STEEM 
Steemit is a unique social platform which mints STEEM and distributes it within the community. Once you convert the STEEM to STEEM POWER, the cryptocurrency is locked up in smart contract which gives you voting power, depending on the stake you have and you assert certain influence especially when it comes to allocation of newly minted STEEM tokens! 

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The reward mechanism is considered a form of 'mining', and as with other crytpocurrency mining, it creates new coins to incentivize the useful work performed by participants who post, comment, and vote.

There is also computational mining in Steem as with Bitcoin, etc. along with rewards paid to elected witnesses. VESTED STEEM or STEEM POWER have a unique measurement. STEEM that is locked up in a smart contract which grants you certain a stake in Steemit, a social network build to distribute STEEM's Wealth 

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# Check Out more Interesting Steemit Post

[How to Calculate the Market Capitalization of Steem](https://steemit.com/steem/@dantheman/how-to-calculate-the-market-capitalization-of-steem) 

[SteemitGuide: The Principle of Steem Power compounding Growth](https://steemit.com/steem/@steemitguide/steemit-guide-the-principle-of-steem-power-compounding-growth)

[Vest in the Nonstope Bullet Train powered by Steem](https://steemit.com/steempower/@craig-grant/vest-in-the-nonstop-bullet-train-powered-by-steem)

[Morelibertynow.com](http://morelibertynow.com/steem/)

[Tutorial on how to use Unicode Characters on Steemit; Includes Cheatsheet on Smileys icons and Symbols](https://steemit.com/steemitguide/@steemitguide/steemitguide-tutorial-on-how-to-use-unicode-characters-on-steemit-includes-cheatsheet-on-smileys-icons-and-symbols-which-are)

[HowTo Make Use of a Steemit Feature that allow's you to display content floating left & right and learn how to paragraph](https://steemit.com/steemit/@steemitguide/steemitguide-howto-make-use-of-a-steemit-feature-that-allows-you-to-display-content-floating-left-right-and-learn-to-paragraph)

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Doesn't this go well with the SteemVerify Logo? Anyways, if you spot an error in any of my Guides please feel free to correct me and also if there is anything you would like to see a Guide on, let me know! Dedicated young Steemian interested in getting Vested. Follow me for more!
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Also i support @steemboost a dedicated Steemit Project which aims to get people to Power Up.
I personally invested money into Steemit and earned it all back with extra's!
After doing this Article i realised that it's the best time to Power up! I will contiune to make Post and Power 100 STEEM each time! 

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