Is Via still alive? This had so much promise back in the day

dev took the 900 btc ico. never was alive.
How was a coin that supposedly "never was alive" able to be the first to deploy CLTV?
VIA and XCH are a solid platform. We've built it, and just have to wait for the world to catch up. Same story as Bitcoin in 2010.
I'd love to have 30 minutes and a beer to explain to Pat Byrne (the Overstock and T0 guy) what VIA has accomplished and why it matters.