Since I quoted in this thread above, it has been edited again:
- Total coins will most likely be near 18.9 million
Previous archived version:
Est. ~22M Max Coins
Earliest archived version
84 Million Coins Max
What happened before or in between or other versions that weren't archived I have no idea.
"I wasn't originally in favor of making a new scam-category just for Dash, but such innovation in scamminess is in a league of its own."
"It really makes Gliss, CMC, and CT look scummy when they list Dash beside legitimate coins and run endless puff-piece interviews hyping the project."
^^ confirmed.

Currently in the crypto-space, we lack the vocabulary to precisely describe what Darkcoin/DASH is doing.
To slip between the linguistic cracks, DASH is relying on that failure of jargon closure, intending on penetrating a market with defenses unprepared for such levels of snow job.
CMC/Gliss are aiding that effort with their 'we don't know WTF Dash did/is doing, but hey, at least it doesn't meet our narrow, technical definition of a pre-mine' schtick.
CMC/CT are not looking particularly reputable these days.
Red flag #1 = Bytecoin connections
Red flag #2 = Hyping DASH whenever possible
Red flag #3 = Keep claiming DASH was not insta-mined, even when the [ANN] title no longer advertises that key feature of a fair launch