So what is the latest? Is there any hope for this coin?
Recompiling the source with a new Seed is not a problem. Like Monero the crypto Aeon is a clone of it needs that guy with the money, I keep checking back to see if there is more interest. I have the hardware and the abilty to run it but not the marketing. So in a nut shell, more people need to step up, the price is low, its on an exchange, with two Market Makers can easily make itself onto HitBtc. I don't want to find myself in the same boat as the current/previous devs, on my other cryptos I keep it simple.
All things considered, it can be a very successful investment at current price