Hi mate, yes i am still around, but not active at the moment , too much to do everywhere else. To answer your questions, i did not transfer my STEEM to BTC because this would realise a loss in my accounts, which is not healthy. Yes, i would have doubled my money if i had bought BTC at the right time, but this is still only a paper gain until i sell them. Better to sit on STEEM until the rise to the price i bought for, about 3 times what they are now. As far as delegating STEEM or loaning them, i would have to declare this as income in my tax return, which is a pain in the butt with the paperwork involved, the accountants fees for working out my income from it, and the extra tax i would have to pay for doing it . Maybe your tax laws are less complicated where you are, so maybe its an option for you. Hope you are keeping well anyway.