evoked22, it never ended with "6~10 btc". The early stage was 175 btc, and it was before the whitepaper release.
You are not right.
The end of the first stage was extended by a week.
Look at page 3 of this thread.
At this time there was only a handful of investors.
It exploded after Anon offered his escrow service.
Yes, sorry I should reword:
The early stage was extended a week, and ended with 175btc, and it was before the whitepaper release.