Good job!
I've also been trying to encourage people to actually use Steem. I've made several direct exchanges - in some cases for fiat, and in some cases I've either bought some things for Steem directly or sold one of my SILVERengines protons in exchange for Steem.
The more we use it, the more useful it becomes.
I hate the "middlemen" in most of these transactions, so I've cut them out completely... We need more middlemen who serve well, offer security, and provide their service for a reasonable fee. But ultimately, the more "direct Steem transactions" we can do, the better off the entire community will be.
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I am getting ready to cash out on some of my other cryptocurrencies. I want to buy some silver. But I also want to cash out in fiat currency when my cryptocurrencies are high and buy them back when they are low. I am starting out small and see what happens. I get excited just thinking about when to set the limit to cash out, it's feels like I am at a gambling casino.
I don't want a middle man either, but until then I will deal with the IRS and centralized exchange demons :p