Serious and honest question.
Lately Bitstamp became ultra-regulated. All centralized exchanges will follow the same path. The value proposition of decentralized exchange will become obvious to a lots of people interested in wealth preservation.
I don't have time to allocate to follow the ever changing development plans of Bitshares. But the more time goes on, the more I understand that a well functionning DEx is paramount to the crypto-ecosystem and will be the cornestone of the political revolution triggered by technology.
So, is the Bitshares DEx usable? user-friendy? How is the liquidity? Is it still a central part of Bitshares development plan?
It never stopped working.
Some markets are more liquid than others of course
It's coming along rather nicely, but still some way to go, check it out: https://bitshares.openledger.info/
This thing is definitely working. Go, check yourself. A lot of space for improvements though.