Invalid, the initial price is represented by the `_initial_price` inputed by the deployed recorded in the `last_prices`, which represents the starting price. `raw_price` of 1 is simply the placeholder for price replication from the scrvUSD vault, which will subsequently be updated via the verifier contracts. The raw price and last price will than be compared and smoothed within `_smoothed_price` to limit suddent price growth as noted [here](https://github.com/CodeHawks-Contests/2025-03-curve?tab=readme-ov-file#parameters)