I agree with that. They wouldn't come out completely and say they want HIVE to not succeed but I think they would rather it just be this under the radar thing that they are able to print money from. I would say at this point there are maybe 50 people or so that this is somewhat of a money printer for them and like the US governments insane spending habits it doesn't affect a lot of the people who escaped the matrix with extreme wealth. The citizens take the hit and decide to continue on or give up.
Do I blame some of them? Not really. The cryptos that have made big waves have suddenly been attacked. Look at HEX or SafeMoon and then all the stuff they say is an alleged security. It's a lot to fight against.