IMHO Dash had a sketchy start (as Darkcoin) and didn't really fix up the unequal premine issues.
However, the community is quite innovative and worthy of praise.
Perhaps down the road there will be a Dash fork altcoin?
I was actually there the second that XCoin(Darkcoin/Dash) was launched (the thread with 0 reads popped up before my eyes) and never even once had the impression it was being launched in a fraudulent manner. The Dash folks have developed a lot of interesting stuff since then and seem to continue to do so
instacash has no problems with instamine
I was there on the first seconds of dash/xcoin and it was certainly a dishonest and deceptive scam.
There are dash clones. Some will eventually branch off and create things that dash does not have.
The only person worth anything from the dash team is evans. He will eventually realise his scheme will be seen as a scam. He will either leave and start a new project that is not based upon a scam else he will leave to spend some time in prison.
The few people here pumping/protecting it are the same few that have always been pro captive instamine scams.
The 2 biggest pro dash protectors and pumpers....much much more enthusiastic about the dash scam than these guys have gone silent.
One totally turned against dash and said it was a scam after all after arguing for months it was not a scam and that dash was totally above board. The other has gone more quiet since he was proven to be the first person to call out the xcoin captive instamine on the xcoin thread. So he now looks crazy to be saying there was no instamine. After that point how can he justify slashing the minting?
ANYONE believing the crazy arguments that dash is not a scam is beyond help. Let them stay with dash until it finally get crushed.
There is simply no upside for dash from this point.
1. it gets larger and the authorities will take note of all the scam evidence there in black and white. It's shocking evans and co are not already facing charges.
2. it shrinks and is over taken by other projects with no obvious dishonest and deceptive start.
ANYONE investing in Dash at this point is crazy.
If you love the idea of masternodes and all their other gimmicks then find a clone for 100th of the price and get behind that. The profits there are huge compared to what you will ever get from dash at this point.
Evans should retire from dash, take his "team" and start a new project.