Oh that's challenging indeed. The HBD interest is based on the consensus of Hive witnesses. Majority of them voted upon it. I recall reading an article that said the 20% APR on HBD is sustainable but I can't remember who the author was.
I was just reading this a while back:
https://leofinance.io/@crypto-guides/what-are-hive-backed-dollars-hbd
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