diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9f8f5193d..d3bdab7c0a 100644
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,32 +32,7 @@ each individual to inspect the code to understand the consensus rules.
 Seed Nodes
 ----------
 
-    xeldal           45.55.217.111:12150                         (USA)
-    ihashfury        104.168.154.160:40696
-    lafona           52.4.250.181:39705
-    steempty         109.74.206.93:2001       steem.clawmap.com  (UK)
-    steem-id         45.114.118.146:2001                         (Indonesia)
-    cyrano.witness   81.89.101.133:2001                          (Jena, Germany)
-    kushed           40.76.37.6:2001          steem.kushed.com   (Azure)
-    nextgencrypto    104.207.152.44:2201      steemwitness.com   (Los Angeles, USA)
-    pharesim         78.46.32.4               steemd.pharesim.me (Falkenstein, German)
-    liondani         212.117.213.186:2016                        (Switzerland)
-    someguy123       199.241.186.130:2001     steemit-seed.someguy123.com:2001
-    smooth.witness   52.74.152.79:2001
-
-    52.38.66.234:2001
-    52.37.169.52:2001
-    52.26.78.244:2001
-    192.99.4.226:2001
-    46.252.27.1:1337
-    81.89.101.133:2001
-    52.4.250.181:39705
-    steemd.pharesim.me:2001
-    seed.steemed.net:2001
-    steem.clawmap.com:2001
-    seed.steemwitness.com:2001
-    steem-seed1.abit-more.com:2001
-
+You'll need to connect to seed nodes in order to download the blockchain and participate in STEEM's decentralized network.  [Here](https://status.steemnodes.com/)'s a listing of seed nodes that are currently online:
 
 How to Mine
 -----------
@@ -134,4 +109,4 @@ mkdir -p lcov
 genhtml interesting.info --output-directory lcov --prefix `pwd`
 ```
 
-Now open `lcov/index.html` in a browser
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+Now open `lcov/index.html` in a browser