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.