This about Hive?

Steemitinc, stinc, took 2 years to let the bid bots gather loot while doing near zero development.
This was intentional, apparently.
I call it the kneecappening, because steem definitely dropped from the #3 crypto on the planet to sub#100 following that time.

Does Hive tick any more of the boxes

Hive doesn't sell your data, but anybody with access to the full chain could be.
Everything is public.

It's not that I think hive will complete plan xanadu but that some of people 'in charge' are working towards that end.
Hive will be what the proof of stake consensus makes of it.