Hype got this coin to $15 a piece and made the whole crypto world know it's name.
It literally had no tech backing it then.
Hype? No. A whale started buying like no tomorrow and then everyone came onboard. There was no marketing or hype.
Hype, buzz, whatever strategy, are overrated whether RC5 is ninja'ed or it's programmed. The moment it is announced that it will be launched at X date, then the market will price-in this launch after the announcement, and RC5 itself will be the "
ok, now what?" point. Or something like that. So it doesn't really make a difference.