Wouldn't be surprised if it's just a ploy by bittrex to try and get some more trading fees. The BC owned exchange sounds better.
Yeah this idea should should not be abandoned. But a BC based market on a popular exchange would add value to the coin, so it is good as well.
And it wont be... Creator wrote that they had been testing DRK and some other markets...
and now they will polish front end i don't think that there is something to worry about.
It should come sooner than later.
Good is that people creating business around BC.