Generalizethis is a Monero shill who comes into every XSPEC thread, and most other privacy coins, to discredit them. Just check his post history, he is bias just like everyone else. It should tell you something if hes so scared of Stealth Staking. He claims this could land XSPEC into the Top 20 of coins if its successfully implemented. My bet? I'll keep what I have in XSPEC and roll the dice. Could the developers be dishonest? Of course. You lose some money and move on. However, if Generalizethis is correct, if Stealth Staking is properly implemented XSPEC is going to explode in value. It would be the first coin with stealth staking, making it much more valuable than Monero (Monero is a great investment as well).
Regarding the FUD that he is spreading, ask yourself this: Why would a developer, who is funded by community donations alone, release how they figured out Stealth Staking before actually implementing it? That just gives the chance for more properly funded teams to use the tech and implement it before XSPEC has the chance. Why would a team completely give up their competitive advantage just to please some people spreading FUD on a forum? They wouldn't, and I wouldn't expect them to. So my view is that I'm going to invest into XSPEC believing that they are true to their word. Worse comes to worst I lose my initial investment if I don't take profits along the way. Best case scenario? XSPEC explodes and a bunch of money is to be made. All investments are gambles, and from what I've seen the developer say on XSPEC discussions I'm going to take him for his word since they've delivered so far. XSPEC is already a working coin with default stealth addresses coming soon. The team claims they will release Stealth Staking and a sort of Whitepaper for Stealth Staking targeted for Q2 of this year. Not too long to wait.
Feel free to believe the FUD, or take a gamble like you do on all other investments, and have the opportunity to get an early adopter advantage on a coin that could be easily a top coin if the developer follows the roadmap. Always do your own research.
I see you've been reading my guide:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/the-shitcoiners-guide-to-shitcoin-logic-1430839The trade secret argument doesn't fly for coins in the top 20, so why should it fly for an unknown coin with an unknown dev? Seriously, you need a better excuse, people aren't that dumb (at least not the ones with money to invest). I get the greater fool strategy, but come on--to me it looks like you want the investor money that goes with the claim, but not to have to supply any explanation how it's supposed to work--that's called having your cake and eating it too. Either drop the claim or supply an explanation, not difficult (attacking the attacker is a lame way to deal with a problem you created).