So, after several hours, we can already draw some conclusions regarding
experiment #1 (fork launch)Fork launch generates a massive pump on the mother coin (+500% in the case of TRK).
Probably some
script kiddiesopportunistsscammers devs will replicate the fork launch method to scam people (I did not sell a single TRK but you are free to not believe me).
Since we did not announce anything before our launch and before TRK is flying well under the radar, I believe the pump mostly benefitted legit users, so I find it acceptable. But a pump announced well in advance could have lead to much worse market manipulations.
Conclusion #1: fork launch should go ninja AND be initiated by dev you trust are not scammers.
Let's see how it goes after the fork. I predict a large dump but it won't be bad for buyers. Sure, TRK will be overpriced but since HYP is the one that matters, losing money on TRK won't be detrimental. It could be even less the "unfair" aspect of "doubling your money".
Tentative conclusion #2 : That being said, I consider a fork launch can kill the mother coin (here, TRK). TRK was already severely hampered (almost no dev support, poor coding....) so, once again, this is not much of an issue, but on a more deserving coin, this would be bad. One may argue than a better coin would be better able to withstand such a fork ("better coin" meaning "higher volume"). I can't say, just an intuition.
Anyway, whatever happens to TRK or HYP, this is already an experiment with some interesting conclusions.