1.53Ghash/s NETWORK divided by ~800Khash/s per R9 290 (roughly) = A measly ~1900 video cards mining Coiyne right now.
I understand the original developers sucked ass but they made this monster that is gaining ridiculous attention in the media by itself. The original devs are gone now and a new team is taking over to continue the coin.
Just take a moment to see the national attention it is getting:
https://twitter.com/search?q=coinye&src=typd&f=realtimehttp://www.tmz.com/2014/01/14/kanye-west-sues-coinye-west-currency-lawsuit/IT'S ON FUCKING TMZ.
All of this and the coiyne is being kept alive by a few hundred miners.
Doesn't that seem a little underwhelming?
If anyone was sitting on the sidelines waiting to get involved with developing a coin, this is a golden opportunity. Unless you think Kayne will sue you to oblivion. Will a celeb honestly be able to stop a coin easier than a government can?