This thing is definitely working. Go, check yourself. A lot of space for improvements though.

It's coming along rather nicely, but still some way to go, check it out: https://bitshares.openledger.info/

It never stopped working.

Some markets are more liquid than others of course

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?