yeh but i realise some thing about steemit when i joint it before one month then it prise was almost 4$ but after new year it magically rise to 8$ for two week and again fall fastly to 4$ again i think so some one was increasing its price artificially in new year day.and sitill now steem $ is not so popular comparitive to othere cryptocurrency.but i agree with your this statememnt
''We are starting to see real applications apart from semi-private financial transactions. Steemit is a prime example that I hope will gain in prominence and show it's not all about drugs and extortion.''