Thanks. This is the kind of update we need at this time when most steemians are panicking due to the falling value of steem.

Though we have had some great news with the proposal to launch Smart Media Tokens SMTs, there is still a concern that the number of new users registering is still showing signs of slowing down.

However concerning the above lines, i'm sure great efforts are still being made across diffeent countries to create a wider awareness of steemit among the populace.

Besides, there are many diffeent online initiatives which major aim is the promotion of steemit thro diferent ways - for example curation of posts for new users to improve their payouts and thus boost their confidence in the platform. One such initiative is @airhawk-project, which aside doing this, also ventures into direct exchange of sbd for real currency to redress new users' niggling concerns of withdrawal since blockchain technology is an entire novelty to some and which seeming complexities often have some kind of repulsive reaction from them.

Now the thing is most of these online initiatives are in dire need of sponsorships. So assuming efforts are made to identify them and reasonable assistance granted them according to their needs at a point in time?

Of course i needn't say this would go a long way in helping these initatives accomplish their set goals which would ultimately impact on the larger steemit community as would manifest in steady influx into the platform as users would then afford to partake with ease of mind...