Been around since the BitShares genesis block, never seen this much active development going on.

Workers paid directly by the blockchain: http://cryptofresh.com/workers
BitShares Munich/Agorise, developing stealth and decentralized features: https://steemit.com/@agorise
Non stop conversations on Steem: https://steemit.com/trending/bitshares
Stan's constant interviews working on mainstream audiences: https://steemit.com/@stan
Blockchain usage continues to rise: https://www.blocktivity.info/

Not to mention companies building their business around the BTS blockchain including OpenLedger, BitSpark, etc...  Exciting times ahead for BitShares.