Well okay. The reality is that I never paid any real attention at all to Dash until it did the whole rename/takeover thing with dashcoin. That is a fact. I was aware of its existence, aware that it used a masternode concept that I don't like at a technical level, but that's all. Only after drk->dash/dashcoin did I even start looking into it and find out about the instamine, etc. It had zero to do with marketcap. I don't even know what its market cap was then compared to now (or before).
Of course

How one can try not to laugh reading this.
You even trolled (I think I can use this word taking into account your hobby) a guy, few pages ago, because he mentioned his project. It was TPTB I believe.
You look through $$ glasses all the time...dude.
From researching it, you only 'pay real attention' when their value goes up or your value goes down. Why else?
Case in point on Dash, the rebrand caused a big price surge, you and the 'gang' then headed straight for the Dash threads.
I explained to you how, when, and why I became interested. You can ignore what I said and make up your own reasons if you like. I can't help you.
And mostly you are ignored.
At the end, you will end up somewhere in the corner with your toys unless you make something usefull...if you are capable of