There is a BEAR MARKET ... no matter what we do relative to that interest rate, until Bitcoin halves, a whole bunch of people are not going to be finding the crypto space. Hive has some exceptional things happening, but is not going to form an exception to the rule in 2023 unless it really takes off in Venezuela, no matter we do with HBD. 20 percent interest will look good NEXT YEAR to investors, but not now.

I have not voted on witnesses based on their stance on interest, but I will consider that now. I don't consider HBD at 20 percent interest "free candy" -- that's part of what you do to take care of ALL of the 11,000 people here who stay here and keep this thing alive, regardless of their HP size, through the devastation of the bear market. Hive gives all its users a fair shot at 20 percent interest, which has vastly outcompeted the drop of the bear. NEXT YEAR, when people are looking, that's the story. Mess with the interest, mess with the story that 11,000 of us have to tell.