The network difficulties were resolved in a few hours. Hashrate is up. BBR is still available on 3 exchanges and the price has doubled in the last 10 days.
What the recent price spike showed was the market sentiment around the coin is still the same despite CZ’s hiatus. BBR is still considered the one of the most innovative Cryptonote coins with one of the most skilled devs in the space.
If there is a market/ real world use case for a cryptocurrency that provide anonymous transactions, then BBR is still one of a handful of leading contenders.
But hey, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. For those that do believe BBR is dead, move on to another coin or venture and don’t lurk on this thread like a necrophilia troll. Life is too short.
I think nobody will claim that BBR does not have very good and genuine tech.
What many people are worried about is consistency of the dev or dev team.
Who exactly is the dev team? Is the tech done by CZ alone? How dedicated is he to the project?
Going MIA and then nonchalantly reappearing occasionally is not exactly trust inspiring...
I think CZ has shown his consistency in terms of troubleshooting any issues with the coin.
As for consistency in innovation... let's see what features of the Lui coin (if/ when it materialises) are leveraged by BBR.
I agree that there is a distinct lack of consistency in communication. Marketing, PR and communication are certainly areas in which the coin needs to grow.
On the flip side, the Project is open source and CZ has shown his willingness to collaborate with others with the willingness and know how to work with him to move the coin forward. There is nothing stopping others from helping to fill the void.
However I think I've been around crypto long enough to know that what BBR truly lacks at present is liquidity and marketcap. For all the innovation and marketing in the world, people tend to become more energised when you throw money at the market or artificially pump the price...