i regret to say i have sold my minerals after the live betting on the 15th. I believed in Minerals at the start, but was very disappointed with the live betting test - just having 2 min address for a win or lose was not good enough, it needed more functionality - i was hoping it would be more like a betting exchange that matched the bets, there was 1000min on one side of the book and a few hundred min on the other side of the book. So the book was completely unbalanced - and as there was no information given regarding Crayons opponents it made skilled, judged betting using odds to determine your level of risk completely impossible. So my opinion changed from it being a well developed betting platform. The devs may have great experience in SC2 but they have inadequate experience in designing and implementing a professional betting site. i do not believe the current downtrend is manipulation in any part, just early adopters losing faith and moving onto coins with better growth potential.
i will honestly say tho' that MIN has one of the best communities around, and you should be proud of yourselves for having a FUD free thread. good luck to you all, i hope i am proved wrong and the live betting is taken to the next level of implementation..only time will tell.