I know enough about mining to know I can go to miningrigrentals, get some hash, point it at a pool, and get rewarded for it

Was the initial launch good? No, not at all, it was a bit of a fail, but there was plenty of buy walls on ccex that readily bought my sells.
You didn't mine Banx and then have it "readily" bought at C-Cex, you liar.
Mining ended before October 6, and Banx wasn't listed at C-Cex until October 13.