Something very revolutionary is happening with the blockchain world of Planet Steem. What’s Planet Steem? It is the combined websites that all run on top of the Steem blockchain: steemit.com, busy.org, DTube, DSound, Zappl, DMania, ChainBB, etc. Steem is a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, except Steem has zero transaction fees and achieves nearly instant confirmation times. The market cap of Steem is currently $1.5 billion and the price of one Steem is $6.33.

Within Planet Steem, organizations and communities are forming rapidly, and they are economically rewarding contributors who add value to their missions. There are so many different kinds of communities that it’s hard to keep track of them all. Here are three:

Open source software development: @utopian-io. The Steem blockchain has been fully operational since March of 2016. People can choose which Open Source project they want to contribute to, then they upload their article to Utopian. Utopian recently announced that over 10,000 contributions have been made through their site.

STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Math: @steemstem. If you’re a STEM professional, enthusiast, writer or student, then consider contributing to this community. Like Utopian, SteemStem rewards contributions with Steem. When you write an article that relates to STEM, use the tag, ‘steemstem’ so that the moderators can find it.

Creative Commons Crypto Art: @slothicorn. If you’re an artist, consider making some crypto art for the commons and get rewarded in Steem. Slothicorn supports artists who create art that relates to different cryptocurrencies, decentralization, crypto games (like Crypto Kitties), blockchain, and other experimental art that combines money, tech and creativity.

Read the full article about the Steem blockchain and crypto philanthropy by Leah Stella Stephens, founder of Slothicorn, at medium.com.