https://bittrex.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115002106667-Markets-Removed-01-27-17...
These markets were removed on 01/27/17 due to lack of interest.
... (Sterlingcoin not in this list) ...
The following are still being evaluated for delisting (final decision coming on 01/28/17):
... BTC-SLG ...
So it would seem Sterlingcoin's fate at Bittrex is still undecided.
Bill did email me Friday in response to my initial email this go-around and stated that we were close to the minimum, but questioned if we would be able to keep above the cut off in the future. Leaving him and I to repeat this, and I quote, "dance again weekly". Which, it is not weekly but, his message was clear.
My initial email was a very solid argument, the best of these I have had to compose for Bittrex and with hard facts this time. Citing the seednodes being restored, block explorer returning, slack, and telegram. All of which were new since I last needed to plead our case and I have got leniency with much less.
Yesterday in the Bittrex slack he did speak to all coin devs and did point out all the considerations they take into account. Social media activity, development activity, community involvement, and of course volume. One thing he did note is that he does monitor volume and is aware of projects only having volume when a warning is active. Which, I don't find necessarily applicable to Sterlingcoin as our recent spike occurred at a time when there was no warning. Though, we do of course react to the warning when it is enabled. I do feel volume was the only mark missed as I do keep the social media non-stagnant, community involvement is here, and while development may not be at a blistering rate, it is progressing. Progression being what he does look for, his words. But I will not deny all these measures could be better. For them not, I do apoligize.
One thing in particular in the slack discussion did 'strike a nerve' with me. Bill explained, quoting loosely, "coins come and go. Adding and removing them is the nature of the business." While I certainly can see his point from an exchange's perspective, I feel statements like that leave little room for long-term projects. In this past initial email I did explain briefly the hardships long-term projects must endure that 'wham bam thank you mam' projects need not. Of course, my wording was more professional and I am not alleging Bittrex lists pump and dump coins. That said, I do feel there is middle ground between 'pump and dump' and 'long-term'. I did also explain in my initial email, ok it was a letter, it is harder for long-term projects to maintain consistently 'par' volume levels for many reasons. The industry is geared for projects to come and go and his own later statement proves that applies to his exchange as well.
At any rate, Bill did go on to explain in slack that projects can be added back if they are delisted. He said they evaluate coins for return "about once a quarter" and he offered that maybe delisting during long development phases might be better for both the coin and the exchange. We all know the events that have lead us to this point. We all know Bittrex is a business. That said, I will not deny Bittrex has been very tolerant and understanding in the past. Regardless of Bittrex's final decision, nothing will stop Sterlingcoin from going forward. I for one do hold the title of "The cryptocurrency of and from the UK & British Isles for the world" very prestigiously and have no intention of Sterlingcoin putting, nor letting, that crown down.
