It's now very difficult for people in the west to buy Hive.

Bittrex and Poloniex have closed their doors. Ionomy is dead. Americans and Brits can't use Binance. Even if people have heard of Tribaldex, it has issues; I've been getting Keychain errors all morning.

Without a reliable exchange, you can't onboard new users.

When the alt pump finally happens, it will be coins listed on Coinbase and Kraken that will make gains. Coins not listed there will be left out.