Looks like the CEO of Steemit inc. @ned has gone missing. Have you seen him lateley? He is powering down his Steem Power and it looks like he is going to dump a huge amount of Steem. With no official news, we are yet again left to speculate what the future holds.
In one if his last comments you can sence where things are heading at.
2019 is going to be critical for the Steem network and its commities. Hodl on to you Steem! Better days are coming.