Definitely agree with you that blockchains will eventually become nation states.
The issue that worries me about Hive is that I don't hear it being mentioned anywhere, on the other hand, I read and hear news and articles from yahoo mentioning about Solana, Mana, BTC, ETH and a bunch of other useless coins all the time. But Hive ? Never any mention of Hive nor Hive Engine at all.
Maybe this is a coordinated attack of the cryptos against the fiats where Hive will be "THE" real blockchain, whereas these other other currencies without any use at all are only for distraction and diversion targeted at the countries that are trying to keep fiats alive.
Moreover, the SWIFT system is the first I would like to see taken down for good.