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I've been thinking about and seeing the numbers and reasoning behind all the increases lately both in Steemit, and the Crypto markets.  I would like to apply some logic and balance here, in the midst of a lot of huge numbers and bring perspective of sorts.          

I have not been able to follow everything, there is just SO MUCH happening every day right now and gathering......well - STEEM  - in the entire crypto space.  LOL.       

### *But I know the whole world is watching more now, than ever.*     

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People reading posts from outside the STEEM ecosystem who are curious, are going to want to be onboarded or join and get moving here.  We need to remember they are new, and the new crypto people like we once were are not going to stop, they are coming to the markets and Steemit and crypto in MASSIVE numbers daily.        

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# STEEM Currency Overview:    

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###### STEEM is 13th overall today at TOW this article - in Market Cap.  with $170,122,978.  It is valued at 73¢ USD ( $0.729093 )	


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There are a ton of new people coming to Steemit daily and they need help, like we all needed help when we were new.  I honestly try and remember this daily, and post useful content and repurpose content where it suits doing so, with SO many new people here and more coming daily.

It's a Gold Rush and this is the Wild Wild West in Crypto right now, and we are right in the early stages - here - together. 


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###### Also from CoinMarketCap.com: 

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###### Bittrex exchange today: 

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###### Poloniex 1 week chart for STEEM: 

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###### 1 week analytics on CoinGecko.com: 

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###### If you cannot read the numbers --  there were 1925 accounts created a few days ago, at that huge spike upwards. (May 9th) -- Info via  https://steemdata.com/charts

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The following chart and graphics here are from @gavvet who has taken a lot of time to make posts targeting new users to help them.  He has been taking some grief, and IDK the full story but I found his charts and graphs helpful, and they help make my points here tonite:   

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> ###### > The Americas is just below record levels. Europe and Asia are above record levels. There is even an increase in traffic from Africa and Australia starting to show.

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Are some people draining the rewards pool, some of the same people every day?   Yes.

Is the entire ecosystem and community earning more and doing better overall these days?    Also yes.

Are there issues here?   Yes.

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#### *Should we exercise some kindness and encouragement towards each other as much as possible?*

### Yes.

### The whole world is watching more now, than ever.  I say again.  

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###### Feline image courtesy of Pixabay where images are freeeee to use!

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#### Thanks for reading, have a nice day.

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