Apparently those funds are also being held in escrow meaning that for each and every blacklisted user there is their HIVE allotment set aside in escrow. This is to ensure that there exists an opportunity for any blacklisted user to appeal their exclusion from the HIVE airdrop.

Sounds good in theory but my following query is what is happening to all the APR interest that these escrowed amounts are assumedly earning? Steem held on the steemit.com wallet earns a current APR interest rate of 1.88%