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RE: Steem vs Tron: The rebellion against a cryptocurrency empire

in #hivelast year

But the Steem [should be Hive] community argued it was a new blockchain and they were free to give cryptocurrency out selectively. “It’s the difference between, you walk into a bank and you give out $100 bills to half the people there. That’s perfectly legal. It’s not legal to walk into a bank and take $100 from the other half of the people there,” said Andrew Hamilton, a lawyer and community member.

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Out of respect for the original content, I think it's best to leave it as it is, although I think it should be 'former Steem community' or something like that. It is implied that the 'real' Steem community = Hive community.