Americans remember the Capital One commercial asking "What's in your wallet?" Even with a 50 percent more bonus, I rather have STEEM in my wallet.
3 minute Capital One commercial compilation
Value of the U.S. Dollar
If you have U.S. dollars in your wallet then you are losing purchasing power.
Snapshot from TradingView
The high in the U.S. dollar index in 2017 was 103.82 on 3 January 2017. The U.S. dollar is clearly a currency in decline. It was at 88.65 at the time of this snapshot. That is a 14.6% drop in its world-wide purchasing power since the begining of 2017.
The U.S. dollar is a debt-based, centralized currency controlled by the U.S. Federal Reserve which should not be confused as part of the U.S. government. There is no limit to the number of U.S. dollars that can be digitized and printed.
Let's say as an American you use your Capital One credit card to get a 50% bonus cash back. Even then you are losing purchasing power. You just perpetuate a debt-based system that fractionalizes your debt into more debt-based currency.
Value of Crypto-Currencies
Bitcoin is the most talked about crypto-currency world-wide. Yes, it is very volatile, but there is no denying its spectacular rise against the U.S. dollar.
Snapshot from TradingView
Bitcoin is a decentralized, debt-free currency. The number of Bitcoins that can be created is capped at 21 million.
It started 2017 at $966.30 and at the time of this snapshot was at $11,104. That is a 1,049% increase in purchasing power.
Value of STEEM: Blog, Vote, Earn STEEM on SteemIt
The STEEM block chain is another crypto-currency. It is a decentralized, debt-free currency. It is easy to earn STEEM on the SteemIt platform by blogging and voting.
Snapshot from TradingView
STEEM has also had a dramatic rise in purchasing power against the U.S. dollar. The amount of STEEM circulating is currently 247,827,800 compared to the multiple tens of trillions of U.S. dollars of which approximately $2.1 trillion is circulating in the form of physical bills.
It started 2017 at $0.17 and at the time of this snapshot was at $6.498. That is a 3,722% increase in purchasing power.
Signing up at SteemIt is free and as soon as your account is created you get a STEEM wallet and can start earning STEEM.
What's In Your Wallet?
Past performance is not indictive of certain future performance. The fact is that in terms of purchasing power against the U.S. dollar STEEM even out-performed Bitcoin in 2017. The SteemIt platform continues to grow and so do the applications on top of the STEEM block chain.
I know what's in my wallet, STEEM and a portfolio of other crypto-currencies. I joined SteemIt in August 2016 and never looked back to other social media platforms. The STEEM crypto-currency is a cornstone of my crypto-currency portfolio. And through 
I encourage every American, North, Central, and South, to join SteemIt and start earning STEEM. It is likely you will preserve and even increase your purchasing power with STEEM in your wallet versus having U.S. dollars in you wallet.
Create your SteemIt account at https://steemit.com
Do Your Own Due Diligence
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Coinbase
I buy my Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin through Coinbase. For me, buying them through Coinbase is fast and convenient. Plus, you will get $10 in Bitcoin when you signup at Coinbase using this link and you buy $100 or more of crypto-currency.
The reason I like Coinbase is that they stand up to an over-reaching government: Coinbase Obtains Partial Victory Over IRS, 29 November 2017
Ledger Nano S
For safe keeping I store my cryptocurrencies and tokens on a Ledge Nano S, I bought mine on Amazon.com.
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