If it were that easy, everyone would do it.
Which means, its not that simple.
yes it is. check ripple in the early days. for some reason coinmarketcap listed the market cap when the developers were hoarding most of the numbered coins. it was the number two crypto for a long time. i don't know why coinmarketcap allowed that or listed ripple at all in the first place.
auroracoin was the same as well. no doubt many others are too.