This coin was released to minecraft communities long before it has been announced here. We want the people the coin was really intended for to build up a strong network before we released it to the piranha tank that is btctalk. Yes, there has been premine, that will be going towards funding servers that adopt the currency.
Unfortunately, since jackjack announced his intent to create a coin of the same name, we've been forced to announce here earlier than planned. Hopefully thinks work out well.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-craftcoin-the-coin-of-workers-249779
Yes, the official announcement on the bitcoin forum was unplanned. The announcement went out to the minecraft community long before it came up in the bitcoin forums. The coins are in the hands of the players so they can be used as intended as an in-game currency.
Feel free to play minecraft and use craftcoin and/or start a server with the craftcoin plugin to support the project.