I want to clarify, that although without some sort of tangible proof-of-concept I believe this is purely a vehicle for market manipulation, I also fully support this project and will be following it closely.

Personally I'd love some proof-of-concept code to be released prior to the ITO.
Part of the XBridge code is actually completed so this might be possible.
Regardless of that, the XBridge protocol is based on the Xnode protocol that XC uses. If anyone is worried about development talent or the ability to deliver, take a look at
XC's timeline.
Now pool all the developer talent from all the participating coins.
This code will get nailed down good and proper.