Hi, @mallmg, and Welcome to Steemit.

Reading the technical jargon about your field left me a bit lost, but your well-written text kept me reading and interested. It seems you will definitely have something to bring to this platform.

As for trading cryptos, I have never done it. I've traded both stocks and forex. Such trading can be very risky and very futile. Fortunately, with cryptos, we have great assets that we can simply HODL. That makes life a lot easier.

Below are a few basic points of advice re posting on Steemit.
1 – Longer posts are more lucrative than short posts. If you make a post of 20–30 paragraphs, it's more likely to earn rewards.
2 – Include some photos, images or graphs, to complement the text.
3 – Make sure the text and photos are formatted properly, so that your post looks attractive and appealing.
4 – Be yourself.
5 – Be interesting and informative.
6 – Create quality content. Steemit is intended to be a platform of quality content. (You will see many insignificant posts with meager content and no quality. Most of those of posts [called “shitposts” by Steemit whale Stellabelle] will earn few rewards and soon pass into oblivion.)
7 – Get online and start curating. Read various posts, comment on those posts you find interesting, and upvote those posts. That’s the best way to attract followers.

Hope this helps for now. Good luck, and Full Steem Ahead!