I don't have enough details on how this instamine went because I was not attached to this coin at that moment. So it wouldn't be fair for me to call it a blatant scam.
But I wonder what stopped him from relaunching the coin fairly to make things right - and this was a very big reason to relaunch.
So i'm voting for 3rd option:
It was an accident, but it worked out well for him. No regrets.
The funny thing is that, instead of crying all bitcointalk, anyone can relaunch the coin NOW and do it better than Dash! The code is open source!
For some people is easier crying, fudding and trolling instead of doing some work for themselves.
The bottom line is that nobody knows if it was a scam launch or not.
IMO, knowing many of the people around at launch and seeing the volume of coins changing hands for pennies in the early days I personally do not believe that it was a scam launch. It could have been a beneficial situation for lots of people, not just Evan whether the instamine was accidental or not.
It happened. Its not going to go away. The glimpses of evidence that I do have indicate that it was a poor launch that could have benefitted anybody who was around at the time imo.
I stand to be corrected but didn't the person who mined the most coins in the first few days get dropped by the team and dump his coins on an exchange for a few satoshis (relatively)? I forget his name...
@AdamWhite: I have never said you were a Monero supporter.