Hi Chris and Welcome!
I am a noob to steem too and havent done an intro yet so ur post has motivated me to do it! I am also wrapped up in the world of cryptocurrency at the moment. I have several alt coins that i have in my portfolio and ome that helped me gain a few btc.
Anyway pls follow and check out and upvote if you see anything you like. I just followed and upvoted for you. :)
Drew