I followed TDV early on in my Steemit travels, noting carefully how he acted in his promotional news-esque vids and his other promoted materials.

Its the classic "cold read" kind of technique used by hucksters and con-men all over. Promise something vague, and if it hits, double-down and claim you had the whole thing called from the beginning.

His reputation fell apart for me on several fronts, notably after I noticed he was aligning himself with some rather extreme theorists - such as the "Earth is Flat" people.

Then, I saw he was chummy with Roger Ver (The same person who is using BCash to attack Bitcoin and owns Bitcoin {dot} com), even to the point of having his "Anarchy" conference sponsored by him.

Its funny how grifters and con-men assemble and flock together.

It wasn't long after going through his videos and seeing how TDV operated that he was in for the long con.

So I unfollowed a long time ago and haven't looked back since.

Right now, TDV is actively shilling for BCash - which has already done such an extreme round-trip in price that people have lost significant sums.

The short of it is, I don't trust TDV in the least.

Neither should anyone else, frankly.