This is juicy.
When they hardfork to PD and sell quickly, a lot of normal stake will be locked in 13 weeks PD. Cannot allow that.
The price of Steem is rising because more are involved in witnessing. This should have always been the case.
We also need to remember they had something like 200,000MV when they first retaliated, but now have a few more potential allies. We are literally running out of Steem.
I think a lockdown for everyone may be a decent temporary idea until issues are resolved. Inflation can continue but no PD.
This thought crossed my mind as well. At least it offers a universal solution, if only a temporary one.
Lots of exchanges are holding on Steem withdrawals and transactions. So maybe there won't be a choice soon.