If people perhaps could actually store the coins themselves we would have a different scenario.
People can actually store the coins themselves since the beginning. I am sorry, but the lack of a official core GUI is no excuse to leave most of your coins sitting in an exchange.
It's almost as if the wallet release has been kept on hold intentionally to let certain players load up easier. I truly hope this is not the case.
This issue has been raised
ad nauseam and explained more or less thoroughly every time. Please research and stop the FUD. Or don't. Whatever.