This isn't the first time I've heard this announcement lately. I ran into several roadblocks trying to deal with it in the UK, only to find out the websites I spent hours trying to set up and become verified for, no longer serviced the UK. Great.
Starting to wonder if, no matter how much Hive I got, it's ultimately just unable to be spent in the future and functionally worthless
Give folks time. Non-custodial exchanges and black market alternatives will emerge.