I do have one question in addition - in Slack 'snowcrawl' asked "How much of an effect do expect from the restriction of US Bittrex users from trading Incent via Bittrex?" - presumably this means a US launch for Incent is unlikely, or impossible?
'rob' responded "We're solid on BITTREX Intl but will target a second big exchange listing for Q4. In the meantime we have engineered a cool way to remit to International bank accounts using XRP of all things. We've been testing today and it's super quick.
*International bank accounts (including the US)."
It is Bittrex's view that Incent cannot be traded by US customers, presumably due to regulatory / SEC concerns, has the team therefore ruled out a US presence?
Absolutely not, and an active exchange for US customers is not required for Incent to serve the US market - even if it would be nice.
In terms of your other points, Incent has taken some time to evolve and there have been numerous successful proofs of concept (like the toolbar, Gfinity 'Ingage' tech - which is still very much active), which go into the current offering.