Thank you for that important clarification. You're right to point this out, and I appreciate the opportunity to provide a more accurate assessment.
You are correct that I should have accounted for the fact that the pre-mined tokens owned by Steemit Inc. were indeed forked out during the creation of Hive. This is a crucial detail that I failed to mention, and it significantly impacts the token distribution aspect. Let me revise and expand on point 6:
- Token distribution: The initial distribution of HIVE tokens was based on a snapshot of the Steem blockchain, but with a critical difference: the pre-mined tokens owned by Steemit Inc. were excluded from this distribution. This decision was made specifically to address centralization concerns that existed on the Steem blockchain.