Let us check the category of "new posts" to really know if those 4k account have really made a post.
Nonetheless, it is a good sign that many new accounts have been approved and this new people with their eagerness, will boost the number of transactions in the weeks to come.
thanks @penguinpablo for the regular data you are sharing to us.
Not really.
There is a spike of new accounts about once a month. And that spike is getting smaller each round. There is also one spike missing and yet the following spike isn't at all larger.
Steem is shrinking.