I am a bit skeptical of Dash, but I've been wrong before and I could be wrong about Dash. So, I have a question.
IIUC when Darkcoin/Dash was first released Evan Duffield told people that mining would start at a certain time. However (and again this is my understanding and I could be wrong), Evan then went and issued it early with the result that miners who had believed it would be released as he had said missed the early mining stage when many (?) coins were released/mined.
Is this correct, or have I been misled?
If it is correct , did Evan Duffield ever explain why, the release time was moved?
IIUC when Darkcoin/Dash was first released Evan Duffield told people that mining would start at a certain time. However (and again this is my understanding and I could be wrong), Evan then went and issued it early with the result that miners who had believed it would be released as he had said missed the early mining stage when many (?) coins were released/mined.
Is this correct, or have I been misled?
If it is correct , did Evan Duffield ever explain why, the release time was moved?
You have been misled, if you are interested in knowing more about the launch issues be sure to read this article:
https://dashdot.io/alpha/?page_id=118
About all this discussion of the specific parameters that are required to be "crypto kosher" like if a crypto curreny project needs to follow a certain dogma, all I can say is reality trumps any preexisting ideas of what some people think a coin should be or how it should be managed. Dash is intentionally disruptive and innovative. The goal is to produce a sustainable model for managing and growing a crypto currency and producing added value features for end users with a model that scales.
Historical snapshots from coinmarketcap are actually a great way to see reality. People were criticizing Dash just the same a year ago, but lets see what were the results of 2015.
This is a coinmarketcap.com snapshot of January 4th 2015
This is a coinmarketcap.com snapshot December 30th 2015
That is the reality of things, Dash is the result of the effort of many volunteers and as a movement it will continue to grow and bring a new perspective to crypto.
Happy new year and the best for the coming year to everyone.