As for me, I only learnt about it when
VladimirAmfodent posted here, above, and by
then it had already come down a lot.

I'm not sure if this occurrence will convert to anything
useful. No new nodes are appearing, and no traffic
in this thread. Just some confusion on the poloniex
trollbox (although one or two comments I've read there
indicate an understanding of what we're aiming to
accomplish here)

To tell the truth, that kind of crazy hike is a
symptom of an unstable currency, and I did not
anticipate such a thing happening before the
next release. At the same time I'm happy for those
holders who have had faith for so long and I hope
that some of them benefited amply.

A status update - I'm still working on the vendor/buyer
communication with regard to split transactions. After
that another test round to see that the retrieval works
as it should on splits. At the same time I'm looking for
a new employment, which can again be a slowing factor.