Now I don't mean when a coin hits mintpal, but before.
So how do you buy coins before they hit exchanges?
He meant before it's on Mintpal - i.e. when it's on Bittrex only
^^This. Exchanges are now quick to add. I forgot this. It used to be, you'd trade off a spreadsheet or field open offers in here. Wasn't too long ago, but somethings do change quickly.
Speaking of exchanges - I think Cloak being on an exchange that accepts USD/EU/Pound would make it easier for investors looking to step into the market without having to buy BTC first. A completely anonymous decentralized currency might be what a lot of people are waiting for to step into the crypto scene if they haven't already.
Cloak is currently up for vote on
https://hitbtc.com/ if you sign up your vote counts as 10 instead of one.