Another stellar article GGG...and probably one of the most important at this exact time in this industry..i wrote about Ripple a few months ago, coming from the Retail/Finance sector, and my call was a good one, but as far as the concept of crypto and what it represents, decentralized exchanges and barter with swaps is so crucial right now...the biggest concern i had was that a lot of Banks are closing people's accounts when the deposits are coming from a crypto exchange...this to me was the Achilles heal of this revolution...all the government has to do is cut off the Fiat side and it will put a stick in the spokes of the wheel and make it crash..now with the Arise collaboration, this circumvents the need to tie into the major banks and now people can feel safe going into fiat for specific expenses or other personal reasons...this is such a massive shift and makes Bitshares one of the most undervalued coins in the marketplace-IMO..thanks for being such a great supporter and ambassador for Steemit and Bitshares friend..always look forward to your articles..cheers