There's also the theory that constant stream of new money continues to offset leakage. When you consider global capital markets total >$65 Trillion, still an awful lot of money that can flow in. Steemit new user figs are an imdocator. Would love to see an aggregate of crypto exchange new users.
RE: Overnight Wrap: Bitcoin and Steem Higher, Ether surges as Mastercard joins the Ethereum Alliance and stricter capital requirements for Aussie lenders