@Blocktrades has been super helpful in communicating with me and others in public comments in past. Clear communicator. Delivers on promises. Offers the same services to everyone. That's a great track record.

I can't say the same for any of the current witnesses on Steem.

As soon as @blocktrades announced Steem to Hive trading pairs had to be halted because something fishy was going on with the latest Steem softfork, I started noticing posts like this. He stated the softfork details have not been fully disclosed this time, even though they were always shared in full in the past.

The steem witnesses freezed his account, among others. For all we know, they have done far more nefarious damage by making @blocktrades look like he is conducting suspicious transactions. It doesn't add up.

How can we trust the security of any transaction on steem without knowing the actual instructions the blockchain is currently operating on?