Witnesses on Hive are known personalities. Hive also has major businesses in the US. They will almost certainly be the target of prosecution if we ignore the rule. HBD will also be delisted from Bittrex.
Ignoring the problem is not a good solution, although it is true that prosecutors will like pursue TetherUSD et al long before they go after Hive witnesses.
HBD has a very low volume in Bittrex, HBD is more used in the internal market and sometimes in upbit.
Maybe you're right but I would wait a little longer. Hive is still known to be a small player in this global crypto game, the one who has the most to lose will react the most. But the alliances will certainly work against this. Here is huge money in this game...
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