This is next in my series of posts reviewing the amount and value of powered up STEEM on the Steem blockchain. For previous posts, see the end of this entry. Noteworthy this week, the number of powered-up STEEM tokens has reached new highs (since April 10) for the last 30 consecutive days. The number, percent, and modeled value have all moved up a bit since last week's post, and the modeled USD value of powered-up STEEM is currently at a value that had not been logged since May 27. --- In [the comments](/@sagor5828/qxgsjn) last week, @sagor5828 predicted:

Probable Steem Total Value Powered Up - $72 million - will August 13, 2021😊

Not too far off! When the automatic download happened this afternoon, the value was $72,247,635.93. And here are the numbers as of a few minutes ago. Total value locked in powered-up STEEM (USD): $74,060,237.77 STEEM market cap $217,621,453.903 Locked value in terms of other tokens: token | price | locked_value equivalent --- | --- | --- tron | 0.09 |829,750,804 steem-dollars | 7.81 |9,482,744 bitcoin | 47,607.00 |1,555 ethereum | 3,306.60 |22,397 litecoin | 183.44 |403,730 steem | 0.56 |131,875,051 And here are the charts, based on data collected daily since April 10.
### VESTED STEEM ##### After July 14, 30 consecutive new highs since tracking began in April.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbrbpPGa6HHCa9g4cu4QGc9WjSr9YGoduS4hDWnGmEsvj/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of USD ##### Up by somewhere around 10% since last week in terms of modeled USD value. This continues an up-trend since lows in late June.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmb6YS2B8fsvm8n1LcesWCkvw6AZdzdjohQjyb1PXw6yuV/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of tron (TRX) ##### In terms of TRX, the value of powered-up STEEM is down from last week, but still in the familiar 800 million to 1 billion channel.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaa7WmSgpbSgojhrXxCWwWJudmPDJnPuwZsMXMtA8jCr6/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of Steem Dollars ##### In relation to SBD, the modeled value of powered-up STEEM is continuing a general up-trend that began in late June.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNz17HwRfBDtrC7DpSKtpkBUkvLqK6W4EMvvafAkfwUXj/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM as a percentage of Steem's market cap ##### As a percentage of market capitalization, the modeled value of powered-up STEEM has been above ¹/₃ for 20 consecutive days. It broke above 34% two days ago, then dropped into the high 33s. When I collected the numbers for this post, it was back above 34% again (34.03).

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbfY6ZEBHSEfw8RJN3k8fTMN57GENpiCsrJYDsEjL5xCC/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of bitcoin (BTC) ##### Basically flat in relation to BTC.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU6jaMKVNgYA19pPAK5MQkZU4edLJ7NaeCNnRK5oHDRav/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of ethereum ##### Down slightly in relation to ETH.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYk8WYhELH2GZ4Pr6DrDf9oXJuvFCGY1fC2rYxEJ9kTkd/image.png) ### Value of powered-up STEEM in terms of litecoin ##### Down by about 10% in terms of LTC.

![image.png](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYScKFrfgRvyBKSidnaxw813nZn3uqo4ZLQxsp8YofkWu/image.png) ### Why does it matter?

Here's [a comment](/@famigliacurione/qxqrvq) on last week's post from @famigliacurione:

I have been noticing that these posts generate a lot of attention and comments lately, and so I'm finally stopping by to see what all the excitement is about. Yes, I know it's important as an individual to Power Up because it allows for better voting value, and you gain interest on staked token, but I never thought about what value all of this Powering Up has globally. Is there a benefit, beyond the individual one?

And here is how [I answered](/@remlaps-lite/qxr09z):

My opinion is that it's a mix of benefits and drawbacks, depending on whether you're a voter or an author. I think the main reason people promote powering up is that when more STEEM is powered up, that means the supply of liquid STEEM is lower, which should drive up the price of STEEM on the exchanges. I don't know if that has been empirically demonstrated, though, and it's a little like playing "musical chairs", because you don't benefit from the higher prices until you power down. Additionally, I think a couple less favorable side-effects are that when more STEEM is powered up, the interest rate goes down and there is more competition for curation rewards. On the other hand, for authors, I guess if more people power up more STEEM (and use it for voting), it's probably easier for your content to get found and rewarded. Personally, I like to keep an eye on it because I think it reflects the confidence that people have in the blockchain.

What are your thoughts on the above question from @famigliacurione? ##### Notes - Reference prices for STEEM and other tokens are downloaded from coingecko.com ##### Previous posts - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $102 million](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd102-million) (Apr 30) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $158 million](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd158-million) (May 7) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $108 million - May 14, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd108-million-may-14-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $77 million - May 21, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd77-million-may-21-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $64 million - May 28, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd64-million-may-28-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $64 million - June 4, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd64-million-june-4-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $55 million - June 11, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd55-million-june-11-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $47 million - July 16, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd47-million-july-16-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $48 million - July 23, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd48-million-july-23-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $62 million - July 30, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd62-million-july-30-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $67 million - August 6, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd67-million-august-6-2021) - [Steem Total Value Powered Up - $74 million - August 13, 2021](/@remlaps-lite/steem-total-value-powered-up-usd74-million-august-13-2021)