question from a noob on this coin to others who've been more closely following it:
could anyone summarise what's special about it?
were basic aspects ready at launch - wallet, blockexplorer, website, whitepaper and/or features, etc. - or is the [ANN] promise-heavy?
have the devs delivered on their promises?
Any hidden problems -
premines?
instamines?
well distributed? is there a rich list?
buggy code?
are these are hard core programmers, not "copy-paste" devs or middlemen? When bugs/fork challenge pop up, are they fixed quickly?
dev squabbles?
dev complacency?
missed deadlines?
Is the entirte dev team anonymous -- and even if so, does it at least have a solid reputation here on bitcointalk?
How does the coin production/distribution setup provide insulation from the risk of massive miner/whale dumps? Is there an estimate out there of the max # of daily BTC trading volume that might be needed to absorb mined coins?
Anything to worry about?
When is the next significant development update (code, screenshots and/or whitepaper/proof-of-concept or something else?) expected to come out?
I've seen you posting this on multiple threads. First of all why do you claim to be a "noob"? You have 710 posts, even higher than me. It's kind of silly to start your post with a lie. Second of all, if you're really interested in this coin you could do your own research pretty easily. That said I think this is a good list for anyone to figure out for themselves on any coin, and I think you should help out and fill it out yourself next time and help actual noobs. This time I'll do it for you, but next time please don't bother posting this if you're not going to contribute.
were basic aspects ready at launch - wallet, blockexplorer, website, whitepaper and/or features, etc. - or is the [ANN] promise-heavy?
Wallet was ready at launch, block explorer and website are coming soon. Whitepaper was delivered post launch.have the devs delivered on their promises?
Yes the dev delivered the whitepaper. Tomorrow we will see if he keeps his promise to deliver TOR/SOCKS.Any hidden problems -
No.premines?
No.instamines?
No.well distributed? is there a rich list?
No rich list yet, there is a BTC bounty for a block explorer which will likely be claimed in the next few days.buggy code?
No.are these are hard core programmers, not "copy-paste" devs or middlemen? When bugs/fork challenge pop up, are they fixed quickly?
The promised features suggest professional coders.dev squabbles?
Dev was very cooperative with the community when there was a disagreement about which fork to choose.dev complacency?
Dev has been above average in responsiveness and willingness to compromise. He chose the fork that made him lose all his mined coins when there was a fork.missed deadlines?
None yet.Is the entirte dev team anonymous -- and even if so, does it at least have a solid reputation here on bitcointalk?
The dev team account is at least not a newbie account and seems very responsive to questions.How does the coin production/distribution setup provide insulation from the risk of massive miner/whale dumps? Is there an estimate out there of the max # of daily BTC trading volume that might be needed to absorb mined coins?
Roughly 73 BTC to absorb the entire PoW at current price, which relatively low if the promised features come through.Anything to worry about?
This is so vague it is basically a useless question. There is always something to worry about, you know that.