As a matter of fact, most of the newly minted coins on the Steem blockchain, namely 75%, are rewarded to active Steemians – just like you – who either blog, comment, or upvote (curate) content on Steemit.

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If you are an active Steemian, it is legitimate to consider yourself a "Content Miner", which is kinda cool. And the best thing is, even by just consuming and upvoting popular content you can earn new Steem.

If you wonder where all the new money comes from, this is quite simple. First, all the rewards on Steemit are newly minted coins. This process is also known as money creation or inflation, which is currently about 9% per year, but decreasing by 0.5% each year until it reaches 0.95%.

You do not actually earn US dollars on Steemit but are rewarded by Steem and Steem Dollars. So the actual value stems from the underlying cryptocurrencies, which are one of the most efficient cryptos right now, and they are also actively traded on many exchanges.

Another stream of money comes from Steemians who are investing (buying) into Steem to hold Steem Power, and also Advertisers who buy Steem Dollars to promote their own posts on Steemit.

So to recap Steem has value because of the following 3 streams of money:

1. Steem and SBD as Cryptocurrencies
2. Stakeholders investing into Steem (Power)
3. Advertisers buying SBD or Steem to pay bots on Steemit

The future success of Steemit depends on the adoption and growth of the platform and cryptocurrency and how the advertising model on Steemit develops. Remember that Facebook can make billions of dollars each year just by selling ads.

*Live your Secrets and Steem Prosper* 🔥

xx Viktor @vikisecrets