I think all of the 'fud' was just the community's way of having something to amusingly speculate about...considering the centralized banks are a huge factor affecting the crypto economy. I've been reading recently that the goal of banks is to invest in crypto, in order to destroy crypto.

It's good that @ned took the time to reply to the comments generated by his most recent post...lol...It was fun while it lasted....

I wouldn't ever have known he was powering down had someone not mentioned it...And, truth is, while I'd miss the Steemit platform if it shut down, newbies should know that there are other platforms, and the STEEM in your account would still exist on the blockchain.

So, now if we all, (self included), will just go back to minding our own business...lol...staying in our own lane...we'd do well.

Peace.