I'm not sure if we'll get much more than the little bounce that we already had. As there's no real date/time frame for a rollout, there's not much for investors to go on.
Add to that the recent crackdowns and increased government interest in ICOs and exchanges and I'm not sure if we'll get much clarity on sentiment and price action in the short- to mid-term.
On the other hand...there's a chance that there will be some steady gains from the hype alone, but that might not happen until an official release date is confirmed in the 2018 road map, which won't be released until after the new year, most likely.
Yeah, I hear you man. I'm watching the chart and hoping for the best, but we do need a real catalyst whether it's HF20 or roadmap release, something.
A real catalyst would be a massively improved UI, but that's apparently too much to ask from a "social media company."
The token-creation thing has been done a few times already in crypto. Bitshares even has it...and their prices aren't doing very well compared to the others. Not sure what Steem can add regarding investor value without other large improvements elsewhere in the ecosystem.
I wish that Steemit, Inc. would work on improving their own flagship product (Steemit.com) instead of copying things that already exist. This just seems like a move out of desperation while they continue to ignore user feedback on vital social media functions/features. And we shouldn't assume that other investors don't see this happening as well. Confidence in development seems to be pretty low overall.
There's a reason we're not seeing many useful projects/businesses being developed around here. Token-creation won't magically change that, in my opinion. I really do hope that I'm wrong though. I would love it if that were the case.
At this point, I'd be happy if just the on boarding process was improved/fixed. Guess all we can do is wait and see. shrugs
A-freaking-men, you sing the song of my people.