If HIVE drops to 1¢, HBD could indeed face severe depegging pressure from its $1 target, as trust in the stablecoin erodes—potentially leading to mass redemptions or sales, collapsing its value and liquidity. User retention might plummet, with creators and investors fleeing to more stable chains, though Hive's decentralized nature could retain die-hards.
LEO.voter's Hive voting power would weaken dramatically, slashing curation rewards and post payouts, making content creation less viable.
InLeo, as a Hive dApp, would suffer indirectly via reduced traffic and HBD rewards, but its core (SIRP model) relies on LEO tokenomics: sustainable inflows from LeoDex fees, premium subs ($10/mo), and cross-chain bridges burning LEO. With LEO's deflationary flywheel (max 30M supply, USDC staking rewards), InLeo could pivot harder to LEO-native payments to weather Hive's downturn without collapsing.
Finance is key—Hive's low price might even boost adoption if it attracts volume, but recovery would take strong community governance. For $10B LEO vision details, see @khaleelkazi's flywheel post.