I'll openly admitted I don't know a lot about the blockchain, but when I signed up last October I was approved immediately and even given 5 Steem as a reward for signing up.
I also got assigned a password and didn't have to make my own. It seems like it would be impossible to hack the password they gave me as it was huge.
Also, I was told specifically to never lose my password or I would not be able to get back into my account.
I'm wondering now if I should change it...