{
  "trx_id": "ff10ab029e6c61d9fb4e710d5b35c1e4fdd2ddbd",
  "block": 106139851,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-05-17T21:14:36",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "5374.953469 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "4dac24f0c1f9587a2b94c0e19f4c0143fd978609",
  "block": 105963154,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-05-11T17:20:48",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "2662.743064 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "6391b72561132091a4e7916471bc775d3a5c5c01",
  "block": 105507591,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-25T20:40:15",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "5387.469225 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "dc2f48d8d2789f37105b63c880f83e3e30e47f74",
  "block": 102842213,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2026-01-22T23:47:09",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "2704.289883 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "b3d9f49e02bea94164bc556a00c5b5c1778b807f",
  "block": 91288653,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2024-12-16T19:07:54",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "2868.509080 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "9e2834f827fd71f6a5b9a3e89246e89e89f565fc",
  "block": 79842936,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-11-13T10:54:03",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "3037.642612 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "d29c3edc149a4b3a53e801b628b6275f1946078d",
  "block": 78343611,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2023-09-21T18:17:57",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "5974.921398 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "5e4f10fab301a6454a7a6573e3d03b4a505cd9dd",
  "block": 69109444,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-11-03T08:30:30",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6196.602836 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "96bdbd0d8fc508809b56ce085c4ebf2819511654",
  "block": 60805956,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2022-01-17T08:03:24",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6417.136067 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "43a04a1f65488cdf59996bf66b11c88a94c73487",
  "block": 54604490,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2021-06-13T22:05:51",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6600.904725 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "49fe7eadfadff079fcdc8a7ae9d314ea30434905",
  "block": 49352058,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-12-11T08:28:39",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6788.326699 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "800dcfda70bdc424928c49b586f18c6c6ac1e9f6",
  "block": 49203629,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-12-06T02:06:09",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "1912.543513 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "5b1ef4a827d5b78d807047b23420dbaa238215b7",
  "block": 48907152,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-11-25T15:20:36",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6805.453316 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "dac18b88fe1bea9f0e367ff5b45829f618ae4ab0",
  "block": 43213839,
  "trx_in_block": 13,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-05-09T03:00:48",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "6997.339912 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "8fac618d8e6b0056d1370732de9cae13daa41f46",
  "block": 43189450,
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-05-08T06:12:03",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "1953.311140 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "f4b716fff53af549005eab75c720ca3c555ced24",
  "block": 42557865,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2020-04-15T17:34:09",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "7010.374929 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "c8008cb5770a30c8386c86e9014ef259686b1188",
  "block": 34218846,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2019-06-29T08:42:45",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-altlife-20190629t084244000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @alt.life! You received a personal award!\n\n<table><tr><td>https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@alt.life/birthday2.png</td><td>Happy Birthday! - You are on the Steem blockchain for 2 years!</td></tr></table>\n\n<sub>_You can view [your badges on your Steem Board](https://steemitboard.com/@alt.life) and compare to others on the [Steem Ranking](https://steemitboard.com/ranking/index.php?name=alt.life)_</sub>\n\n\n###### [Vote for @Steemitboard as a witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1) to get one more award and increased upvotes!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0bb620e86a0864056ca76138db118ad3e097a010",
  "block": 32840943,
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2019-05-12T11:07:00",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "7205.997396 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "838b69d888fb418a5b1312a2bd91cd434006bef6",
  "block": 24698959,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-08-01T23:15:30",
  "op": [
    "transfer_from_savings",
    {
      "from": "smitop",
      "request_id": 12301,
      "to": "alt.life",
      "amount": "0.001 SBD",
      "memo": "Hi, it looks like you're not voting for any witnesses. Witnesses help secure the Steem network. You should vote for some, at https://steemit.com/~witnesses, or by pressing 'Vote for witnesses' in the Steemit sidebar (top right corner). I'm a bot."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "7c00a320662cf1e54aadb3b0649edcbbb77f2415",
  "block": 23742424,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-06-29T09:09:54",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-altlife-20180629t090954000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @alt.life! You have received a personal award!\n\n[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x70/http://steemitboard.com/@alt.life/birthday1.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@alt.life)  1 Year on Steemit\n<sub>_Click on the badge to view your Board of Honor._</sub>\n\n\n**Do not miss the [last post](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/7mkfjh-steemitboard-world-cup-contest-results-of-day-14) from @steemitboard!**\n\n---\n**Participate in the [SteemitBoard World Cup Contest](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/steemitboard-world-cup-contest-collect-badges-and-win-free-sbd)!**\nCollect World Cup badges and win free SBD\nSupport the Gold Sponsors of the contest: [@good-karma](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=good-karma&approve=1) and [@lukestokes](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=lukestokes.mhth&approve=1)\n\n---\n\n> Do you like [SteemitBoard's project](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)? Then **[Vote for its witness](https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=steemitboard&approve=1)** and **get one more award**!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notify.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "1ce92c29e15a39c6403a12fece3a0afbfd02f8d4",
  "block": 22489605,
  "trx_in_block": 16,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-05-16T20:05:09",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "7405.492571 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "7bb871d209389453994f01c2139d107f18a16fd3",
  "block": 18819488,
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2018-01-09T06:34:24",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "27956.482955 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "3f5ee5cdff42a0a36e34d745e64a783dca827e12",
  "block": 18534860,
  "trx_in_block": 4,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-12-30T09:03:30",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "re-umelard-c60-the-wonder-molecule-20171010t064321829z",
      "author": "geenaizzy",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-re-umelard-c60-the-wonder-molecule-20171230t090327085z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Hey, if you're still interested, I'm documenting my process in taking C60 for over two months now here's the link to the beginning of my series.\nhttps://steemit.com/life/@geenaizzy/my-c60-diary-week-1",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"c60\"],\"links\":[\"https://steemit.com/life/@geenaizzy/my-c60-diary-week-1\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 16401750,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 10,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-17T06:39:48",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "sbd_payout": "0.098 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "195.422839 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "ad9c179a006d3abc5b3b2fc8af05232cc6f47985",
  "block": 16302109,
  "trx_in_block": 27,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-13T19:16:27",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-altlife-20171013t191629000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @alt.life! You have completed some achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :\n\n[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/voted.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@alt.life) Award for the number of upvotes received\n\nClick on any badge to view your own Board of Honor on SteemitBoard.\nFor more information about SteemitBoard, click [here](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)\n\nIf you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word `STOP`\n\n> By upvoting this notification, you can help all Steemit users. Learn how [here](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/http-i-cubeupload-com-7ciqeo-png)!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notifications.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "14ca28201cf6d946cb4f382e2a1e54b6d665911b",
  "block": 16296175,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-13T14:19:15",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "promoted",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 385
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "4a1a45d211c6a54849ea891b3a614a4bbe1dee95",
  "block": 16247799,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-11T21:59:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "theflu",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "85bbe66c263a42dd1644cb1fd085eb8c7d7ea8a6",
  "block": 16247796,
  "trx_in_block": 12,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-11T21:58:51",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "theflu",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "70179c4f288aa0c58690b0aec3d7f02d46067ce3",
  "block": 16232583,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-11T09:18:06",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "nuzultantawi",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "8ded4250cb1e9a34187e0e27079a372c22f8b5d2",
  "block": 16232257,
  "trx_in_block": 5,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-11T09:01:48",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "author": "gaman",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency-gaman-10112017",
      "title": " ",
      "body": "Resteemed your article.  This article was resteemed because you are part of the New Steemians project. You can learn more about it here: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@gaman/new-steemians-project-launch",
      "json_metadata": "{\"app\": \"pysteem/0.5.4\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "5daa7f862d4d79fae5688fbec8eeae6998bd993d",
  "block": 16229062,
  "trx_in_block": 21,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-11T06:21:57",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "author": "gaman",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful-gaman-10112017",
      "title": " ",
      "body": "Resteemed your article.  This article was resteemed because you are part of the New Steemians project. You can learn more about it here: https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@gaman/new-steemians-project-launch",
      "json_metadata": "{\"app\": \"pysteem/0.5.4\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "7bde2128986c34498c665cadb7f15765223b9ffa",
  "block": 16219182,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T22:07:51",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "jackandcoke",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "c077dac859f0d041caf4418779aadf52ca24005c",
  "block": 16210738,
  "trx_in_block": 0,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T15:03:42",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "hennessy",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-hennessy-re-altlife-most-underrated-cryptocurrency-20171010t142848185z",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "ae535eee0f40def0fda88f89e02b580613cc9c9b",
  "block": 16210040,
  "trx_in_block": 7,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T14:28:48",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "hennessy",
      "parent_permlink": "re-altlife-most-underrated-cryptocurrency-20171010t091411826z",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-hennessy-re-altlife-most-underrated-cryptocurrency-20171010t142848185z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "I cant wait to see it finish development!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "6e76a9946b717b5da093e4f93d0b916e312d4582",
  "block": 16207074,
  "trx_in_block": 20,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T12:00:24",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "bitcoin",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "title": "The Future of Bitcoin is up to Millennials.",
      "body": "![millennials-report-2016-circle.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcw7yVjmfxDgcqdA2DyFsnCyMwMChmUWeLU6XQkusB5Ck/millennials-report-2016-circle.png)\n\nImagine a world where the use of paper money is almost absent. Governments are no longer in control of all currencies. Sending money overseas does not take weeks to clear, and the associated fees are nonexistent. The central banks are no longer in control, and the citizens have complete control over their money, and everything is decentralized. That world is not too far away from now, but it still seems like a sci-fi movie. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, the story above is now possible. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are helping make our financial world a more efficient place. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that no government has control over. The technology behind it is called blockchain, and it keeps a transaction ledger. Since 2009, cryptocurrencies have netted growth without being in the spotlight of being considered mainstream. In 10 years, cryptocurrencies will be mainstream because of money transfer convenience, millennials acceptance, and public figures support.\n\nEvery year millions of people working abroad send their money back to their home country. Wire transfers are essential to their lives, but they come at a cost.  In “Wire Transfers: What Banks Charge” (Tiernry, 2017) the average fee per outgoing international transfer is $44 ($25 for domestic) and incoming international transfer is $10 ($9 for domestic). In this age, everything is progressing at lightning speed, besides the financial institutions. Bitcoin can help these people send their money all over the world, practically free. The interactive chart on www.bitinfocharts.com continuously tracks the average cost for Bitcoin transactions. Currently, the transaction cost to send Bitcoin is $1.88. Once these people start adopting Bitcoin to transfer their money back to their home country, they would be potentially saving over $50 per transfer. When the wire transfers are conducted not only does the transferee have to deal with high fees they also have to allow 1-2 days for the money to be cleared and assessable on the 3rd day (transferwire.com). That is a problem, having the wire transfer held in limbo is an issue and an outdated process. Bitcoin takes minutes for the transaction to complete. Replacing wire transfers with cryptocurrencies not only saves time but also saves money.\n\nMillennials remember the difficult times during the crash in 2008. Finding a job was nearly impossible; they had to be frugal with their money. Now, millennials are going against the grain with how they view traditional money, saving more and using less credit. Cryptocurrencies are seen positively by millennials, and most cryptocurrency holders are millennials. Diana Crandall recently wrote an article for Forbes Magazine that researched why millennials viewed cryptocurrencies so positive, here is what one interviewee said: “All of my net worth is in cryptocurrencies because I see them as the best way to escalate my ability to be financially secure and pay off my student loans” … “I like the idea of decentralization, the fact that there’s a lot less corruption and political ties. That idea appeals to me … Not having to go through banks. Having financial control over our lives again.” (Meet The Millennials Saving For Retirement Using Bitcoin, 2017) That was only one millennials view. However, most millennials agree with him. According to the research reported in www.coindesk.com, the study concluded that “[Millennials] could be the driving force behind mainstream adoption of the digital currency in the future” … “32% [of millennials] said that they expect to use [digital currency] by 2020.” (Report: Millennials and the Wealthy Most Likely to Use Bitcoin, 2014).   If millennials believe that cryptocurrencies have a store of value and use them more, it will become increasingly popular.\n\nThe cryptocurrency industry has grown exponentially, and billionaires like Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, and John McAfee support the movement. Year to date industry growth has nearly been 800%. Some may argue that cryptocurrencies are in a bubble like Tulip Mania of the 1600s or the Dot-com crash of the late 1990s, but it is not. Less than 1% of the world’s population is aware of cryptocurrencies and a fraction of that amount own or trade them. People are using them as a hedge against inflation that is plaguing fiat currency. Wall Street just recently celebrated its 200th birthday with a market cap of 21 trillion; Bitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday with a market cap of 132 billion.\n\nMany roadblocks will be in the way towards mainstream adoption. Cryptocurrency growth will continue to peak peoples interest over the next few years and turn naysayers into believers. Media coverage will increase, and as more celebrities enter the realm, it will make it more appealing. Most of all people will continue to lose faith in their governments. Events like what is happening in Catalonia, Spain will continue to happen all over the world. When areas seek independence, cryptocurrencies will help them break away financially.  Cryptocurrencies will become mainstream, and it is not about how, but when.\n\t\n\nTierney, S. (2017, September 08). Wire Transfers: What Banks Charge. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/wire-transfers-what-banks-charge/\n\nBitInfoCharts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-transactionfees.html#3m\n\nSupport Center. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://transferwise.com/help/article/1654253/basic-information/how-long-does-it-take\n\nCrandall, D. (2017, September 28). Meet The Millennials Saving For Retirement Using Bitcoin. Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianacrandall/2017/09/13/meet-the-millennials-saving-for-retirement-using-bitcoin/#62ffe17970fa\n\nReport: Millennials and the Wealthy Most Likely to Use Bitcoin. (2014, October 30). Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://www.coindesk.com/study-millennials-wealthy-consumers-bitcoin/\n\nPollock, D. (2017, August 28). Cryptocurrency Market Cap Up Nearly 800 Percent In 2017, Bitcoin Accounts for Half. Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-market-cap-up-nearly-800-percent-in-2017-bitcoin-accounts-for-half\n \nComplete Bitcoin Price Chart with Related Historical Events. (n.d.). Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://99bitcoins.com/price-chart-history/",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\",\"blockchain\",\"cryptocurrency\",\"money\",\"crypto-news\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmcw7yVjmfxDgcqdA2DyFsnCyMwMChmUWeLU6XQkusB5Ck/millennials-report-2016-circle.png\"],\"links\":[\"https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/wire-transfers-what-banks-charge/\",\"https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-transactionfees.html#3m\",\"https://transferwise.com/help/article/1654253/basic-information/how-long-does-it-take\",\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianacrandall/2017/09/13/meet-the-millennials-saving-for-retirement-using-bitcoin/#62ffe17970fa\",\"https://www.coindesk.com/study-millennials-wealthy-consumers-bitcoin/\",\"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-market-cap-up-nearly-800-percent-in-2017-bitcoin-accounts-for-half\",\"https://99bitcoins.com/price-chart-history/\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "477a564b6351c9c3af5ee14eda5b894ad2b6009f",
  "block": 16205737,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T10:53:30",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "methus",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "government-regulates-rainwater-research-paper",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "93e4d21f3ae83d39046d61ab3161561d51243efb",
  "block": 16204147,
  "trx_in_block": 3,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T09:34:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "crypto123",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0ea726de8b520641214da26864b1f66c9db799b6",
  "block": 16203750,
  "trx_in_block": 28,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T09:14:09",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "author": "hennessy",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-most-underrated-cryptocurrency-20171010t091411826z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "this wallet will rock the world",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "94475057cdfed517aadbe0d94b87df571e3f3dc7",
  "block": 16203744,
  "trx_in_block": 11,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T09:13:51",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "hennessy",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "957cce09f3519b505b5887f5ee20df848241f380",
  "block": 16203715,
  "trx_in_block": 25,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T09:12:24",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "alt.life",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "957cce09f3519b505b5887f5ee20df848241f380",
  "block": 16203715,
  "trx_in_block": 25,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T09:12:24",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "bitcoin",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "most-underrated-cryptocurrency",
      "title": "Most Underrated Cryptocurrency",
      "body": "![black-bg-logo-300x300.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWa5awoeMbLRYoPQfcTZBzHdSKaAnPhimQJN1bWVDifpN/black-bg-logo-300x300.jpg)\n\nThis post will be short and sweet. I've encountered a ton of people being negative towards the Pillar Project (https://pillarproject.io/). This organization has been 100% transparent so far. The people that are spreading FUD are the ones that wanted to make a quick dime, and it did not work out for them. Out of every company I have invested in I have received more updates from Pillar on weekly bases than anyone else. If you have never heard about Pillar right now is an excellent time to get in for cheap (.05). The alt market, in general, is down a reasonable amount. I wanted to post something positive about them on Steemit; they deserve it. Please research them! Personally, I believe this will be one of the crypto companies that will be around for awhile.\n\nHere is their latest wallet update video:\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrP2e36-JJw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\",\"cryptocurrency\",\"crypto-news\",\"pillar\",\"money\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmWa5awoeMbLRYoPQfcTZBzHdSKaAnPhimQJN1bWVDifpN/black-bg-logo-300x300.jpg\",\"https://img.youtube.com/vi/xrP2e36-JJw/0.jpg\"],\"links\":[\"https://pillarproject.io/\",\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/xrP2e36-JJw\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "1ca073f3966f5cd0fc0b39eaa73061d6a4a20036",
  "block": 16203039,
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T08:38:36",
  "op": [
    "account_update",
    {
      "account": "alt.life",
      "memo_key": "STM5WhaWHwaJxt7TZh4wM58DFFr35EUBtcJxEbByihznr6jcDCsro",
      "json_metadata": "{\"profile\":{\"cover_image\":\"http://www.goodwp.com/large/201409/31837.jpg\",\"profile_image\":\"https://networkingnerd.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/fibonaccishell.jpg\",\"name\":\"Alt. Life\",\"about\":\"Husband. Father. Inventor. Numismatics.\"}}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "942e874bd6cbad3a72ad25085b2d3851e080d40e",
  "block": 16202996,
  "trx_in_block": 21,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T08:36:27",
  "op": [
    "account_update",
    {
      "account": "alt.life",
      "memo_key": "STM5WhaWHwaJxt7TZh4wM58DFFr35EUBtcJxEbByihznr6jcDCsro",
      "json_metadata": "{\"profile\":{\"cover_image\":\"https://www.google.co.jp/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi8pbmN0-XWAhWCgbwKHa5GCQ4QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodwp.com%2Fnature%2F31837-seascape-ocean-beach-sunshine-sea-sun-summer-wave.html&psig=AOvVaw3zcCKjTBDsugfL2p2pmZPT&ust=1507710935593414\",\"profile_image\":\"https://networkingnerd.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/fibonaccishell.jpg\",\"name\":\"Alt. Life\",\"about\":\"Husband. Father. Inventor. Numismatics.\"}}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "98882ffa1da7b4bf5be4089607a227e3b6d1cfd7",
  "block": 16202921,
  "trx_in_block": 8,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T08:32:42",
  "op": [
    "transfer",
    {
      "from": "alt.life",
      "to": "null",
      "amount": "0.770 SBD",
      "memo": "@alt.life/millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "c0439b97f35ac7484de833d5a97474305c1c821c",
  "block": 16202830,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T08:28:09",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "alt.life",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "government-regulates-rainwater-research-paper",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "40344e9a16d47f68d5cf016987f7143efe966ba3",
  "block": 16202827,
  "trx_in_block": 18,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T08:28:00",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "alt.life",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "543864375a3735daed41efe05df56d6d67c572ba",
  "block": 16202178,
  "trx_in_block": 15,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T07:55:30",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "marufhs371",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "dff37bb5b8420bff2d65c7b722a2642183c922fa",
  "block": 16201312,
  "trx_in_block": 28,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T07:12:12",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "re-umelard-c60-the-wonder-molecule-20171010t064321829z",
      "author": "umelard",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-re-umelard-c60-the-wonder-molecule-20171010t071212703z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Thanks!\nI ordered from SES Research...",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"c60\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "5737fb400c7d79179412ab472f818795cb2c17bd",
  "block": 16201058,
  "trx_in_block": 11,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:59:30",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "joytotheworld",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "c2866a00ac3cb5c45523edf6f6dcedefa48a1479",
  "block": 16200736,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:43:21",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "umelard",
      "parent_permlink": "c60-the-wonder-molecule",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-umelard-c60-the-wonder-molecule-20171010t064321829z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Nice post, where did you buy yours? I've been seriously considering trying it.\n\n-Alt.life",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"c60\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "99ff797e0febebd3e56966c39c24bbd08a14955f",
  "block": 16200707,
  "trx_in_block": 14,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:41:54",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "alt.life",
      "author": "umelard",
      "permlink": "c60-the-wonder-molecule",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "2219c1a013d0a58f865da30efcf24d3902a8efd7",
  "block": 16200699,
  "trx_in_block": 1,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:41:30",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "noemilunastorta",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "weight": 1000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "46b2de84e42b1a74a2ef892161bdff32bc8a57d6",
  "block": 16200683,
  "trx_in_block": 16,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:40:42",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "author": "steemitrobot",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful-20171010t065134110z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "http://i.imgur.com/0L71kDM.png\nThis post was resteemed by @steemitrobot!\nGood Luck!\n\n> **Resteem your post just send 0.100 SBD or Steem with your post ID on memo. We have over 2000 followers. Take our service to reach more People.**\n\n> **Pro Plan just send 1 SBD or Steem with your post ID on memo we will resteem your post and send 10 upvotes from our Associate Accounts.**\n\nThe @steemitrobot users are a small but growing community.\nCheck out the other resteemed posts in steemitrobot's feed.\nSome of them are truly great. Please upvote this comment for helping me grow.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\"],\"users\":[\"steemitrobot\"],\"image\":[\"http://i.imgur.com/0L71kDM.png\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "8781a53ffe4eb6eefc03ba708e0390491ab3d9a6",
  "block": 16200665,
  "trx_in_block": 19,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:39:48",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "bitcoin",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "millennials-are-dumb-but-they-will-make-bitcoin-successful",
      "title": "Millennials are dumb, but they will make Bitcoin successful.",
      "body": "![millennials-report-2016-circle.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcw7yVjmfxDgcqdA2DyFsnCyMwMChmUWeLU6XQkusB5Ck/millennials-report-2016-circle.png)\n\nImagine a world where the use of paper money is almost absent. Governments are no longer in control of all currencies. Sending money overseas does not take weeks to clear, and the associated fees are nonexistent. The central banks are no longer in control, and the citizens have complete control over their money, and everything is decentralized. That world is not too far away from now, but it still seems like a sci-fi movie. With the advent of cryptocurrencies, the story above is now possible. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are helping make our financial world a more efficient place. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that no government has control over. The technology behind it is called blockchain, and it keeps a transaction ledger. Since 2009, cryptocurrencies have netted growth without being in the spotlight of being considered mainstream. In 10 years, cryptocurrencies will be mainstream because of money transfer convenience, millennials acceptance, and public figures support.\n\nEvery year millions of people working abroad send their money back to their home country. Wire transfers are essential to their lives, but they come at a cost.  In “Wire Transfers: What Banks Charge” (Tiernry, 2017) the average fee per outgoing international transfer is $44 ($25 for domestic) and incoming international transfer is $10 ($9 for domestic). In this age, everything is progressing at lightning speed, besides the financial institutions. Bitcoin can help these people send their money all over the world, practically free. The interactive chart on www.bitinfocharts.com continuously tracks the average cost for Bitcoin transactions. Currently, the transaction cost to send Bitcoin is $1.88. Once these people start adopting Bitcoin to transfer their money back to their home country, they would be potentially saving over $50 per transfer. When the wire transfers are conducted not only does the transferee have to deal with high fees they also have to allow 1-2 days for the money to be cleared and assessable on the 3rd day (transferwire.com). That is a problem, having the wire transfer held in limbo is an issue and an outdated process. Bitcoin takes minutes for the transaction to complete. Replacing wire transfers with cryptocurrencies not only saves time but also saves money.\n\nMillennials remember the difficult times during the crash in 2008. Finding a job was nearly impossible; they had to be frugal with their money. Now, millennials are going against the grain with how they view traditional money, saving more and using less credit. Cryptocurrencies are seen positively by millennials, and most cryptocurrency holders are millennials. Diana Crandall recently wrote an article for Forbes Magazine that researched why millennials viewed cryptocurrencies so positive, here is what one interviewee said: “All of my net worth is in cryptocurrencies because I see them as the best way to escalate my ability to be financially secure and pay off my student loans” … “I like the idea of decentralization, the fact that there’s a lot less corruption and political ties. That idea appeals to me … Not having to go through banks. Having financial control over our lives again.” (Meet The Millennials Saving For Retirement Using Bitcoin, 2017) That was only one millennials view. However, most millennials agree with him. According to the research reported in www.coindesk.com, the study concluded that “[Millennials] could be the driving force behind mainstream adoption of the digital currency in the future” … “32% [of millennials] said that they expect to use [digital currency] by 2020.” (Report: Millennials and the Wealthy Most Likely to Use Bitcoin, 2014).   If millennials believe that cryptocurrencies have a store of value and use them more, it will become increasingly popular.\n\nThe cryptocurrency industry has grown exponentially, and billionaires like Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, and John McAfee support the movement. Year to date industry growth has nearly been 800%. Some may argue that cryptocurrencies are in a bubble like Tulip Mania of the 1600s or the Dot-com crash of the late 1990s, but it is not. Less than 1% of the world’s population is aware of cryptocurrencies and a fraction of that amount own or trade them. People are using them as a hedge against inflation that is plaguing fiat currency. Wall Street just recently celebrated its 200th birthday with a market cap of 21 trillion; Bitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday with a market cap of 132 billion.\n\nMany roadblocks will be in the way towards mainstream adoption. Cryptocurrency growth will continue to peak peoples interest over the next few years and turn naysayers into believers. Media coverage will increase, and as more celebrities enter the realm, it will make it more appealing. Most of all people will continue to lose faith in their governments. Events like what is happening in Catalonia, Spain will continue to happen all over the world. When areas seek independence, cryptocurrencies will help them break away financially.  Cryptocurrencies will become mainstream, and it is not about how, but when.\n\t\n\nTierney, S. (2017, September 08). Wire Transfers: What Banks Charge. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/wire-transfers-what-banks-charge/\n\nBitInfoCharts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-transactionfees.html#3m\n\nSupport Center. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://transferwise.com/help/article/1654253/basic-information/how-long-does-it-take\n\nCrandall, D. (2017, September 28). Meet The Millennials Saving For Retirement Using Bitcoin. Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianacrandall/2017/09/13/meet-the-millennials-saving-for-retirement-using-bitcoin/#62ffe17970fa\n\nReport: Millennials and the Wealthy Most Likely to Use Bitcoin. (2014, October 30). Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://www.coindesk.com/study-millennials-wealthy-consumers-bitcoin/\n\nPollock, D. (2017, August 28). Cryptocurrency Market Cap Up Nearly 800 Percent In 2017, Bitcoin Accounts for Half. Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-market-cap-up-nearly-800-percent-in-2017-bitcoin-accounts-for-half\n \nComplete Bitcoin Price Chart with Related Historical Events. (n.d.). Retrieved October 02, 2017, from https://99bitcoins.com/price-chart-history/",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\",\"blockchain\",\"cryptocurrency\",\"money\",\"crypto-news\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmcw7yVjmfxDgcqdA2DyFsnCyMwMChmUWeLU6XQkusB5Ck/millennials-report-2016-circle.png\"],\"links\":[\"https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/wire-transfers-what-banks-charge/\",\"https://bitinfocharts.com/comparison/bitcoin-transactionfees.html#3m\",\"https://transferwise.com/help/article/1654253/basic-information/how-long-does-it-take\",\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianacrandall/2017/09/13/meet-the-millennials-saving-for-retirement-using-bitcoin/#62ffe17970fa\",\"https://www.coindesk.com/study-millennials-wealthy-consumers-bitcoin/\",\"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-market-cap-up-nearly-800-percent-in-2017-bitcoin-accounts-for-half\",\"https://99bitcoins.com/price-chart-history/\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "68007329b64a662661bbf72a2c94e47f06b7e85a",
  "block": 16200157,
  "trx_in_block": 6,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-10-10T06:14:24",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "",
      "parent_permlink": "politics",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "government-regulates-rainwater-research-paper",
      "title": "Government Regulates Rainwater (Research Paper)",
      "body": "![flush-toilet-rainwater-harvesting.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmP1KMDs1SqxcnLpYSS6C4KWoHGxUCcvtCTsUKAHbjTn4n/flush-toilet-rainwater-harvesting.jpg)\n\nWhen I was a child, I spent most of my time outdoors enjoying nature.  My mother would always tell me to play outside and not come back in the house until the street lights came on. So naturally, I would explore all the land around. As I grew up, I started learning more ways to survive outdoors, whether it was building a shelter or making fish traps in the stream nearby. I also learned very quickly that your body needed clean water. Georgia heat in the summer could be brutal on your body. So, I started learning ways to catch rainwater so when I was down at my hut, I could have clean drinking water.\n\nSome years ago, I read a news article covering the collection of rainwater and how some state and/or local governments were putting bans on the practice. I found it crazy that it was possible to put a restriction on humans collecting rain. My mind began to reel. What does the government have to gain from this? What is the governments reasoning behind it? I do not have the answers now, but I do intend to find out “Why state and/or local governments pass regulations on the collection of rainwater.”\n\nI began my research by googling “water collection.” I figured this could help direct me in the right direction in answering my question. The article I found was from The Alternative Daily, “Rain Barrels Are Illegal in These States (Crazy Right?)”. I learned that the correct term is “water harvesting” and the reason why it is/was illegal is due to water scarcity in the American West. “Prior Appropriation” allows claimed water sources from hundreds of years ago to be passed down for generations. If you were caught water harvesting, it could land you jail time. If you diverted the natural flow of rainwater, it could be considered stealing from prior appropriated water sources. States like Texas, however, are at the forefront for making water harvesting legal for its citizens to help decrease the strain on public water works.\n\nPrior Appropriation began when “miners in Colorado experienced water shortages and developed a system to divide water based on a priority system”(Fox News, 2016). At this point, I did not know much about prior appropriation. The website www.ncsl.org was one of my most helpful internet sites I encountered during the research. It provided up to date laws on water harvesting. In 2016, Colorado passed a law that allows water collection for gardening and irrigation purposes. Rhode Island passed House Bill 7070 (2012) to provide tax credits for their citizens collecting 50 gallons or more of rainwater.\n\nAt this point, my thought process was to investigate “Prior Appropriation, ” so maybe that could lead me to the “why” in my question. In the Encyclopedia of politics of the American West, by Steinberg (2013), it provided a wealth of knowledge about prior appropriation. It began when pioneers started homesteading the American West and during the gold rush. In those times, many conflicts amongst homesteaders and miners came from water sources. The West “lack[ed] of arable land [and] compete[d] for agricultural interests” (Steinberg, 2013). The government intervened by settling the disputes by dividing the water system based on “first in, first served” (pg.547-548). \n\nThe next part of my research led me to the American South-East. I wanted to find out the differences between the West and East US regarding water harvesting.  In Resources, Conservation & Recycling, I discovered North Carolina had a drought in 2007 that changed the citizen's water usage lifestyle. The studies documented results from three sites concluded that water harvesting, in the South-East, can be used to alleviate the burden on government water supply.\n\nTexas, created the Rainwater Harvesting Evaluation Committee (HB 2430) in 2005 to build recommendations on how to implement rainwater collection systems. California, being ground zero for the gold rush, I thought would have strict laws on water harvesting, but in 2012 Governor Brown passed the Rainwater Capture Act that allowed the population to gather water to minimize commercial water use.  \n\nIn the beginning, I was disgusted with how the government could restrict one of our natural personal liberties. Being raised in Ga, we never had issues where droughts were discussed. So, the thought that someone could go to jail for collecting rainwater seemed absurd.  \n\nAfter hours of research, I started homing in on “Prior Appropriation,” which was the foundation of water harvesting laws. History, in general, is a passionate subject of mine. Absorbing everything I could about the subject turned me from being completely against government oversight on water harvesting to a neutral stance. The fact that the history dated back to when we were homesteading the West for the first time, and the California gold rush, led me to understand “why” these laws were in place. It was not a greedy government trying to keep us on a leash; it was to help alleviate territorial arguments for claimed water sources.\n\nThis research project taught me about a subject I had little knowledge about but still had a strong opinion towards. It was a real eye-opener on how much as a society we have progressed. The only question I have after completing this paper is in general, how quickly will other states follow suit to pro-water harvesting and implement policies that allow for growth in water harvesting. This issue will only be answered in time, over many years.",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"politics\",\"writing\",\"nature\",\"news\",\"life\"],\"image\":[\"https://steemitimages.com/DQmP1KMDs1SqxcnLpYSS6C4KWoHGxUCcvtCTsUKAHbjTn4n/flush-toilet-rainwater-harvesting.jpg\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\",\"format\":\"markdown\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "a71d00315a98a717203e216972a24c61197a8f00",
  "block": 14271404,
  "trx_in_block": 2,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-08-04T05:16:12",
  "op": [
    "delegate_vesting_shares",
    {
      "delegator": "steem",
      "delegatee": "alt.life",
      "vesting_shares": "28207.293663 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "c97453bcbc63d19c0325fb49afffd0840e0d6418",
  "block": 14119039,
  "trx_in_block": 9,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-29T22:12:09",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "color-challenge-happy-baby",
      "author": "chanworksubfo",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-color-challenge-happy-baby-20170729t221341708z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Good!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"colorchallenge\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "69763295850969ed8989da24521c85e36348df13",
  "block": 14118246,
  "trx_in_block": 13,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-29T21:32:27",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "red-wedding-bitcoin-is-over-already",
      "author": "nilremeguns",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-red-wedding-bitcoin-is-over-already-20170729t213401102z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Good article",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"bitcoin\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "dbf07103c668ed4bdd4c4d1587599b4a12ece245",
  "block": 14023076,
  "trx_in_block": 40,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-26T14:12:27",
  "op": [
    "claim_reward_balance",
    {
      "account": "alt.life",
      "reward_steem": "0.000 STEEM",
      "reward_sbd": "0.770 SBD",
      "reward_vests": "1694.893498 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "e3eec43f70686ce329b100a2579f4d77141674a7",
  "block": 14018014,
  "trx_in_block": 17,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-26T09:59:18",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "red-wedding-bitcoin-is-over-already",
      "author": "steemitboard",
      "permlink": "steemitboard-notify-altlife-20170726t095920000z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Congratulations @alt.life! You have completed some achievement on Steemit and have been rewarded with new badge(s) :\n\n[![](https://steemitimages.com/70x80/http://steemitboard.com/notifications/firstpayout.png)](http://steemitboard.com/@alt.life) You got your First payout\n\nClick on any badge to view your own Board of Honor on SteemitBoard.\nFor more information about SteemitBoard, click [here](https://steemit.com/@steemitboard)\n\nIf you no longer want to receive notifications, reply to this comment with the word `STOP`\n\n> By upvoting this notification, you can help all Steemit users. Learn how [here](https://steemit.com/steemitboard/@steemitboard/http-i-cubeupload-com-7ciqeo-png)!",
      "json_metadata": "{\"image\":[\"https://steemitboard.com/img/notifications.png\"]}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "6f70ec47ebe6bbb928560e92dbe8db65166340de",
  "block": 14006739,
  "trx_in_block": 24,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-26T00:35:21",
  "op": [
    "comment",
    {
      "parent_author": "alt.life",
      "parent_permlink": "10-creepy-facts-about-aokigahara-aka-suicide-forest",
      "author": "longlesssembma",
      "permlink": "re-altlife-10-creepy-facts-about-aokigahara-aka-suicide-forest-20170726t003641143z",
      "title": "",
      "body": "Super post",
      "json_metadata": "{\"tags\":[\"photography\"],\"app\":\"steemit/0.1\"}"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "a4fc0e51a70599df2fc3b7136c0a31292c605852",
  "block": 13829436,
  "trx_in_block": 10,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 0,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T20:40:51",
  "op": [
    "vote",
    {
      "voter": "lizelle",
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "vacant-memories",
      "weight": 10000
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13813244,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 7,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T07:11:12",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "6.200462 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "whiteblood",
      "comment_permlink": "cryptocurrency-bloodbath-sell-everything-we-were-totally-wrong"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13812778,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 42,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T06:47:54",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "4.133645 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "bulleth",
      "comment_permlink": "market-wrap"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13810190,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 4,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T04:38:24",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "4.133665 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "alphanick",
      "comment_permlink": "1000-gains-made-today-selling-ppt-token-on-ether-delta-see-disclaimer-at-end-of-this-artile"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13808362,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 10,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T03:07:00",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-adept-thoughts-on-ethereum-and-the-crypto-bubble-of-summer-2017-20170712t030702175z",
      "sbd_payout": "0.048 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "103.341978 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13807680,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 3,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-19T02:32:51",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-businesswri-the-crypto-markets-right-now-20170712t023251240z",
      "sbd_payout": "0.048 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "103.342109 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13790985,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 16,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-18T12:37:51",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "red-wedding-bitcoin-is-over-already",
      "sbd_payout": "0.516 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "1099.594266 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13779431,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 3,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-18T03:00:00",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "re-alphanick-the-hottest-new-alt-coin-populace-ppt-another-hit-like-veritaseum-see-disclaimer-at-bottom-of-article-20170711t030000019z",
      "sbd_payout": "0.009 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "22.736461 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13779178,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 10,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-18T02:47:21",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "4.133904 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "alphanick",
      "comment_permlink": "the-hottest-new-alt-coin-populace-ppt-another-hit-like-veritaseum-see-disclaimer-at-bottom-of-article"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13749729,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 4,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-17T02:14:33",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "color-challenge-happy-baby",
      "sbd_payout": "0.012 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "26.871851 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13749235,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 5,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-17T01:49:51",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "bitcoin-the-new-gold-yes-says-one-wall-street-strategist-who-sees-a-21-fold-surge-marketwatch",
      "sbd_payout": "0.031 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "64.079089 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13736242,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 5,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-16T14:59:57",
  "op": [
    "author_reward",
    {
      "author": "alt.life",
      "permlink": "10-creepy-facts-about-aokigahara-aka-suicide-forest",
      "sbd_payout": "0.049 SBD",
      "steem_payout": "0.000 STEEM",
      "vesting_payout": "99.221640 VESTS"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13735568,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 44,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-16T14:26:12",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "6.201360 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "andrianna",
      "comment_permlink": "sunflower-a-small-sun"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "trx_id": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
  "block": 13735486,
  "trx_in_block": 4294967295,
  "op_in_trx": 0,
  "virtual_op": 8,
  "timestamp": "2017-07-16T14:22:06",
  "op": [
    "curation_reward",
    {
      "curator": "alt.life",
      "reward": "8.268481 VESTS",
      "comment_author": "surftrader",
      "comment_permlink": "the-beauty-of-mother-nature"
    }
  ]
}