The problem is that Cryptsy is *the* premiere exchange for alt coins. Most people aren't going to open accounts on swisscex or the like because most coins worth trading are on Cryptsy. It is a matter of maximum exposure and being delisted from Cryptsy is pretty bad news. Being on swisscex really only invites trading among die hard pennies fans, which isn't sustainable. The volume thus far is a fraction of what it was on Cryptsy. I thought it was only a temporary month downtime, but it seems they are doing it permanently. I can't believe MasterCoin is still listed but Pennies is not.

I don't want to get into catman's motivations, but it seems he stuck around long enough to get it stabilized before presumably cashing out. Perhaps I should have done the same. I hate to say it, but without someone to at least add updated checkpoints, this coin is going to peter out. I guess it was fun while it lasted.