The question is really sensetive and needs to be carefully weighted. On the one hand ATOM is already targeted to be claimed as a security, but there was a really poor research behind as well as for the other suffered coins so there is a room for appeal. On the other side, Neutron has made a clear statement that they have excluded US residents from airdrops to avoid potential legal issues with the US government.
However, the issue of NTRN rewards for ATOM stakers does raise concerns about possible manipulation and the worsening of Hub’s position. Therefore, before launching new chains, conducting a thorough risk audit would be the optimal solution. If the audit identifies significant risks for the Hub and ATOM stakeholders, temporarily suspending NTRN and postponing the launch of new chains until the reward models are fixed and potential risks are addressed would be a reasonable option.
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