> Thankfully the coin seems to have collapsed completely since May 2021

That doesn't appear to be the case:

https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/chia

Currently rank #257 with a market cap of $247 million.

The whole altcoin market has been in limbo/declining since May last year.

Last update was also yesterday: https://www.chia.net/2022/01/10/understanding-the-changes-in...