Being cynical is lazy..
The reality is that there is always going to be a mix of interests in play.
All development worthwhile takes time and hard work.
The progress this year speaks for itself and promises a very interesting 2020.
You have to be realistic to see a return of any kind, be it profit in the value of tokens or utility.
It is kind of hypocritical to support a project geared towards privacy and decentralization, but at the same time supporting a centralized exchange
It is not hypocritical, it is practical!.. obviously.
The option to use real safecoin on the SAFE network does not exist just yet and the engagement from Chainrift has already noted that its short term and they will assist with the bridge moving coins from Omni to SAFE.
wtf is BISQ.. if there's a good option that you're keen on, then promote it to those who might make use of it.. but tools are just that, they need users.
As above, there will be many different interests in play.. like it or not, a lot about BTC is those looking to make profit by trading coins.
The reality behind the markets is that projects need funding and that is the key reason MAID exists. That it's maintained its position reflects the wide support from those who understand the importance and value of privacy; security; and freedom - Honi soit qui mal y pense..
We need tools that support individuals realising their own privacy; security; and freedom and no other project I've seen, is doing that in any meaningful way that has such real potential. All projects have their detractors but be fair and note the real intent.
ChainRift can be a place where people can dump the balance of their Maid tokens..
and it can be a place that those who understand the value of such a project as Maidsafe requires support and provides opportunity for a growth in value too.
Again consider that speed at which they received support when they ask for it.. within a day they had twice as much as needed. Yes, tokens are conceptually worthless until they are on SAFE.. you can't eat them.. but if you're going to argue against MAID, then argue against all coins ..
think differently and "be real"
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Anyhow, I was just passing to note by very positive experience using Chainrift
.. was as good as Poloniex
used to be.
https://www.chainrift.com/trading?coinpair=MAID/BTCHaving been here since Nov2010.. Maidsafe working to develop the SAFE Network is the single best project I've seen.
See
https://safenetwork.tech/ and the forum at
https://safenetforum.org/ for more.