The thing I am struggling with is these accusations that the algo was "abused". How is it being abused if someone has a large amount of hash power that NO ONE has absolutely any proof was not paid for?
Well, there was no proof that monero v6 algo was "abused"...
The term "Abused" may not be the right term. Most people are simply referring to the massive drop in hash rate caused by the switch to V7.
Logic dictates that the V6 ASICs dropped off the network.
Pretty easy to see.