On active users, I think the market cap could influence this number. Do you think that with a higher market cap it will attract more active users? Assuming the cost of maintaining an active blogger is $500 per post, at 1 post per day on average?
If a blogger is willing to post 1 high quality post per day, they can earn $182,500 per year even with your cap. But how many active bloggers can Steemit support with this market cap? Not many in the developed world.
RE: "So I wake to read this blog post by @dantheman" - STEEM report by Craig Grant - September 1, 2016