Bitcoin conferences and meetups also lost their visitors.
Exactly. But we dont want to follow the movement of market capitalization like every other crypto is doing when it comes to user numbers..
We want our users not being dependent on it. That is what we should be focusing on since price does not affect the true Hive solutions. That is the same no matter the price of Hive.
The adoption of crypto-currencies comes in cycles. And sure, downward trends are painful. But the overall growth is staggering. Why would we want to disconnect from this cycle?
Today, the number of crypto-currency users is similar to the number of Internet users in 1997. There is a long way up ahead of us and it is very important to take advantage of this wave.
Of course, there will be market fluctuations in both directions, but the long-term outlook is excellent. The technology is proven and the adoption of crypto-currencies is imminent.
Now is our time to shine, be bold and get over that adoption chasm!
We dont want to disconnect token price from this movement. We want to disconnect user numbers from it. Once we do that, that will lead to upward price pressure and emphasize solutions over leeching value from upvotes.