I don't usually get drawn into commenting on forums. People have their own agendas, and I'm not concerned about stopping or starting "FUD". In the end you either have innovation, or not.
Dan has much more information about the coin, and about the collaboration. He has the best information to decide whether it would be beneficial or not. I'm invested in his development. I would like him to make the best decisions possible with the information he has. If you trust he will, then buy some of the coin, if you don't, then don't buy or sell what you have.
As far as, "They could have handled the announcement better". So could have many people on this forum.
In the end, you have innovation or not. The price will eventually only reflect the innovation, not the announcements, fud, or the rumors. As I am not contributing to the innovation, I let it run it's course as I certainly can't change it. I only write this to remind people, you are betting on Dan, and Dan making the best decisions possible.
I'd like to second this.
I took the news positively, but pretty much any news on XC development rings positive to me... As long as we are not stagnating it is all good. I believe in the team and the project, so I just hold. I am also sure there are plenty more like me and theoriginal, we are just not as vocal as some...
All the ego's need to be set aside a bit. The only person who is essential to this project is ATC, and you don't see him ranting and raving about what XC owes him. We should all just chill and wait for our speculation to bear returns (that's right, it's a speculation and not an investment, nobody here helps pay for ATC's rent, electricity, coffee, etc.). As original said, it is the product, and the man developing that product, that we are all betting on.
Lastly, grow up and start treating women with a bit of respect. It didn't help anyone/thing to start being typical male pigs when a woman showed up in our thread. You do all realize that the world of people buying and spending money is at least 50% women right...? Why help exclude that market?