Being dropped by pools means a lot about the future of this coin. It is still on exchange and yet zergpool has let it go.
Many same aspects of LTC but 1/4 the time for halving to occur... and yet worth pennies. Now do you see halving means squat?

The only reason you see a blip in mining is due to your post. Waking people up to the coin. Marketing is the ONLY way a coin grows in value. Nothing else.