I know people have given up. but unfortunately, Hive needs a BTC bridge more than it needs uploads, and no one else seems interested to help build it or even recognize the problem, so my resources are allocated there at the moment.

Fair enough and understandable, at least at concerns to me. I'm completely satisfied with your explanation now.
I will say even more (my opinion) better focus in one project than disperse energies in multiple and leave everything at middle. All success to VSC!
We could have saved a lot of sentences if you had given you that answer right away lol

All the best!