Historically, dCity assets have been an interesting hedge against HIVE volatility. With HIVEUSD going up, people would sell off their dCity stuff to lock in USD profits. With HIVEUSD going down, they would buy up the stuff that became more attractive in USD terms (which would drive SIMHIVE and even HIVE-denominated card pricing up). Given the recent crypto crash, no wonder the interest in the game has been picking up recently.