I've been questioning WDC a lot lately too. It seems the entire future of WDC is based on Scharmbeck and a few other qualities that virtually all alt coins have now (fast transaction times, large supply, etc. Soon, I don't know if even Scharmbeck will be much of an advantage, as cryptsy should be accepting USD at any time.
Personally, WDC is not about Scharmbeck. WDC is about focusing a coin in a direction and the team behind WDC is focused.
Scharmbeck gives WDC an edge towards other alt coins.
It shows they are focused on what other coins are not, they are not looking to 'join' an exchange with fiat, they are creating one.
This is a different show!
thanks
RB