RE: With less than 100 days to go to the End of Year I am sad to say that my Minimum Target of 650,000 Accounts set a few months ago is looking unlikely to be hit.

It's the nature of crypto that we should grow in fits and starts. I think summer is over and we're going to have to settle in for crypto winter. It means we have to be patient before we see great progress again, but I'm ok with that, a bear market is just as important for the health of crypto as the bull market that brings in money and excitement. Perpetual bull markets breed malinvestment and must be reigned in eventually. With less excitement in the crypto space, we see a natural slowdown in users joining Steemit. Growth will remain strong in the places where Steem solves the most problems.