Now that crypto is being taken seriously by mainstream attention, I can see where other crypto platforms can be exploited. Take Bitcoin for example. Financial institutions and governments have the ability to buy up supply off the markets. They can make mining farms that shut out your home mining rig running Nicehash. If it benefits them they can make Bitcoin too expensive to invest and too difficult to mine.

Hive is designed in a way to benefit those who are interested in it and actively use it. The power up/power down system helps deter people looking to jump in to make a quick buck. Which in turn helps a slow and steady rise instead of the roller coaster that bitcoin investors deal with.