It sure is. When anything innovative comes out people want it. Prices will go up, it's just a matter of how much and when (or if) artos will release it.
If artos says the programming is going slower because it's vacation, i wonder how fast is it going generally. Weekly updates will keep the fan base hanging on. but recent news is not revolving around the development of the coin, rather its about promotion of the coin. Development report, even if very small, will keep heads looking stablecoin's way.