<strong>Steemit.com has been updated, and its a big one!</strong>
Because it's open source we can see the details of <a href="https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/460">pull request #460</a> on github :

<center><a href="https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/460"><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/changelogf1256.png" alt="changelogf1256.png" border="0"></a></center>

Here's a tour of some of the changes that I found most interesting in this update.

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<center><h3>304 phone verfication and sign up flow refactoring</h3></center>
This should massively cut down on the amount of people farming accounts for sale.
You can see more info about <a href="https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/commit/9fcfe802ed91f6c5b49c84652e1d948109b582c0"> this change on github</a> .

This is desperately needed to stop the mass abuse of the "free" facebook and reddit account registrations, <em>just last week I saw someone offering up to 30k accounts for a dollar each</em>..

These changes only apply to <em>new registrations</em> - if you want an anonymous/pseudonymous account you can always purchase an account fairly with btc or ltc from witness @someguy123 's <a href="http://anon.steem.network/">anonsteem</a> .
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<center>Enter your email<br /><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/registration16a3a5.png" alt="registration16a3a5.png" border="0"><br />Email verification<br /><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/registration2a0857.png" alt="registration2a0857.png" border="0"></center></div>
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<center>Bot check<br /><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/registration33cfcb.png" alt="registration33cfcb.png" border="0"><br />Phone verification<br /><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/registration4bf6cc.png" alt="registration4bf6cc.png" border="0"></center>
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<center><h3>223 Transfer to savings</h3></center>
Now you can feel even more secure holding funds on steemit by using savings accounts!

Both your liquid steem and steem backed dollars can choose to enable a 3 day delay on withdrawals - so you can recover your account before anything gets stolen.

See more info about <a href="https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/460/commits/58c7762aacbb71a1a5cee2128ebc7f0c1bd963fb">this change on github</a>

- Access via your wallet page:
<center><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/steemitsavings19beb6.png" alt="steemitsavings19beb6.png" border="0"></center>

- Select either steem or steem dollars, and select "Transfer to Savings"  .

<center><em>This dialog needs some work - it should say "Type" next to SBD/STEEM and "Amount" should be lower next to the number. </em></center>
<center><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/steemitsavings2a8c63.png" alt="steemitsavings2a8c63.png" border="0"></center>

- Done! Your savings balance will immediately appear. 
<center><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/steemitsavings3f6642.png" alt="steemitsavings3f6642.png" border="0"></center>

- Withdrawals are simple , and you can cancel them on the same page
<center><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/steemitsavings4154d2.png" alt="steemitsavings4154d2.png" border="0"></center>

I will do <a href="https://steemit.com/steemviz/@ausbitbank/steemviz-update-more-curators-less-bugs-and-a-new-image-proxy-toggle-feature">more updates to steemviz</a> in the coming days to display these nicely (<em>piggy banks icon ?</em>)

<em>For now you can see savings deposits/withdrawals (or any other unrecognised transaction) via your browsers developer console whilst using <a href="https://v2.steemivz.com">steemviz</a></em>.

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<center><h3>262 Update payout options</h3></center>

This update allows you to choose 3 payout options when creating  a post

<center><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/10/11/steemitpayoutoptions141343.png" alt="steemitpayoutoptions141343.png" border="0"></center>

- <strong>Power up 100%</strong> - *Get paid completely in Steem Power*
- <strong>Default (50%/50%)</strong> - *Get paid half liquid steem/sdb , half Steem Power*
- <strong>Decline payout</strong> - *Refuse author rewards completely*

I plan to alternate between Power up 100% and the default - this post is 50%/50% .
I'm grateful for the option to decline payout, and would like to see some of our largest users and official accounts use it where appropriate.
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<strong>These are just some of the latest changes</strong>, be sure to check <a href="https://github.com/steemit/steemit.com/pull/460">github for more information</a> or to get involved in helping develop the site.

<center><em>Thanks to the development team for all your hard work !</em></center>
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