If u take all the info out there on the web ( and this is my personal assessment )
something DARK is gowning on

First what u said the day 1 ( problems whit the difficulty and block reword being to high ) this could have been a bug or planned

Then if u look @ the drk dev ( spreading fud about an other coin that was drawing volume away from there coin )
A dev like that could also lie about the day 1 bug being a bug ( wile it was a way to premine the shit out of it )

also if a small group holds a lot of the total coin cap ( that would also explain the huge price increase )
b4 the actual anonymity feature was implemented ( and its still not working fully )

they just starved the market forcing the price up whit a low supply


THIS IS ALL MY PERSONAL ASSESSMENT AND SHOUT BE RESEARCHED BY YOURSELF ( THIS IS NOT TO SPREAD FUD JUST A DISCUSSION )