Hi.  I'm not an expert on crypto nor  the recent developments in the Steem blockchain so half of what's being said here sounds French to me.  However, I am familiar with stocks and the stock market (at least here in my country) and I have been tracking the price of Steem for quite some time.  I have noticed that if I traded Steem as I would stocks, I can earn anywhere from 5 to 10% every week depending on my entry point. Steem price usually drops down to $0.11 but sure as hell it gets back up again within the week to the $0.13 to $0.14 range.  If I buy at $0.12 and sell at $0.132 that's a cool 10% return less whatever the charges are for buying and selling, which again I am not familiar with. The point of all this is I suspect Steem is popular because people who trade Steem (buy and sell only) can earn a hefty return on their investment just following the age old strategy buying low and selling high.  Plus the fact that it's cheap anyone trading does need a big amount of capital. This is just my observation and I just want to share it with you for whatever it's worth.  Thanks for your post and the opportunity to share my opinion.