I think the Bitshares price bump has something to do with them nearly having their decentralized exchange ready to roll out. Good project check it out if you have the time.
Can you hit me up with a few links? I do not have so much time on my hands to be looking around for them.
Are they going to open source it? If it's good then it can be implemented in a lot of places.
There was always a need for a decentralized exchange even for Bitcoin and Darkcoin obviously.