Its indeed time for Steemit to shine in 2018 with introduction of SMTs and Steemit related applications like the recently very successful @appics presale..
In other words, money seem to be flowing out of "hype", into "function". Investors seem to become more and more educated and "just because it's on the blockchain" is not enough of a reason anymore to support a token. It has to do something real, useful, measurable.