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Luceo: Mine
too, my real name is Sonic
TheHedgehog and I live in Pyongyang KP
BTC-Mining: whois doesn't always display
the actual owner of
the domain.
BTC-Mining: Assuming someone is registering for him so he has private whois...
that would be quite acceptable...
mircea_popescu: <mircea_popescu> you can prolly safely ban
that entire C class for carding.
mircea_popescu: <lonely_> can i get some btc with my mastercard? i can provide documents
that im
the cardholder, but i need btc very quick
dub: I
though romania existed
to scam
the internet?
smickles: ciuciu: didn't he go bankrupt a few
times
too?
mircea_popescu: lol woulda been crazy for nav if you managed
to pick up some 1/3 price s.mpoe
smickles: mircea_popescu: yeah, i meant
to have a buy in
there
to catch
those sort of
things :/
smickles: mircea_popescu: didn't it drop
to 0.00010000 before
this recent spurt?
smickles: some,
to have buy orders placed
to catch dips
smickles: mircea_popescu: we have about 21 in btc
too
smickles: 4`073`981, I unfortunately missed
that excellent buy opportunity earlier
smickles: mircea_popescu: sec, i'll get
the exact #
smickles: probably just
too few people selling
smickles: yeah, i
think
the etf got in on only one round
mircea_popescu: (wherein a specified block was put up and anyone could deposit btc for a set
time, after which shares were distributed proportionally)
mircea_popescu: to be perfectly fair
tho,
that was capital raised
to participate in
the risky stock allocation at
the
time
mircea_popescu: was just discussing with BTC-Mining
the original etf value, it went out at .1 didnt it ?
smickles: ah,
too bad i missed it, but my logs are iffy about
that
time... i've had diablo on ignore
mircea_popescu: ok,
this is seriously conspiracy
to defraud,
this may yet result in jail
time.
mircea_popescu: We'd hoped
that our offer would both push Bitcoinica
to resolve
the claims faster, and give
them more room for error. If
they resolved all
the claims within 6 months and paid us an equal pro rata share,
they'd have immunity from us. Coincidentally,
the amount of funds stolen only 2 days after
this offer was made was nearly 100% of what we were owed at
the
time.
mircea_popescu: wait, WHAT ? were
there many complaints of stuck funds ?!
mircea_popescu: Yea i suppose so, but since
there seem
to be a lot of people complaining about funds being stuck in intersango i have
the feeling
they will never get it back now
that
this is going on.
mircea_popescu: now if its
the same cartmell im not so sure, but if it is guy's a pitbulldogorca.
BTC-Mining: Can I get any reputable sources
telling me
that story again or should I just
trust his own personal websites...
mircea_popescu: something
tells me
this is
the end of intersango and
the named individuals.
mircea_popescu: Cartmell was invited
to
testify before
the United States senate in regards
to Internet Governance by ICANN, is
the inventor of five issued U.S. patents, led
the successful battle against Hormel for
the right
to include
the word "Spam" in
trademarks
that relate
to email services, and is a major shareholder and board member of companies ranging from digital payment services
to all-natural zero calorie sodas.
mircea_popescu: then again, if i manage
to get deliverable options already on something
that will change.
mircea_popescu: well ya 2x, but
they also have
to pay servers and whatnot. im just saying a coupla mn usd yearly revenue isn't HUGE. it's a small business.
mircea_popescu: that's
the main difference, i fully financed both mpoe and its morphing into mpex, not having investors aboard helps
tons your position later
BTC-Mining: 2 million a month with
thoses fees x 2
mircea_popescu: and i
tihnk
they're closer
to 20 and also, have investment.
mircea_popescu: let's do some math
tho, at 2mn a month with a .5% fee
they clear 10k btc which is 120k usd a month
BTC-Mining: Lots of cost,
they might have less costs from now on on
that part and more profit from
the higher volume at high prices
mircea_popescu: course i
think
trade volume is sticky in usd more
than in btc.
BTC-Mining: and
they had
to deal with security issue, remade
the whole website
to look and feel much better, etc.
BTC-Mining: since in
the beggining
the USD price of bitcoins were peanuts and volume was lower
BTC-Mining: They haven't been around with high bitcoins price for a long
time
mircea_popescu: mtgox !?
they were around since day one lol, remember
the first hack in btcworld ?
BTC-Mining: The cost
to get a secured platform developed and improved upon are high.
BTC-Mining: But
they weren't around for long and bitcoin prices went up just last year
mircea_popescu: but iirc
their last statement put
them at -100k usd for
the year.
mircea_popescu: and it kinda figures,
tbh.
the entire filing of paperwork
thing is expensive.
mircea_popescu: the sr guy supposedly clears 10-20 k a month, so
that could be another.
mircea_popescu: mtgox from what i understand is losing money, but even so
they prolly have more in cash.
☟︎ mircea_popescu: zhou was prolly one at his zenith, unfortunately
that didn't go over so well for him.
mircea_popescu: but i don't
think
that many more out
there. maybe, who knows
mircea_popescu: if it's
true what
they say of pirate being over 1mn by now
then
that guy prolly beats me
mircea_popescu: and
there's my own money... it comes
to a decent chunk.
mircea_popescu: then
there's all
the btc people on mpex put in, and all
the respective shares
mircea_popescu: if you look at
the exhange address
there's anything from 20
to 50k in
there.
mircea_popescu: mm, well
the bonds report lists something like 6k or so ?
mircea_popescu: but
that aside, i probably do manage more btc assets
than most anyone.
mircea_popescu: i also run romania's most widely read blog, an aggregator service
that dominates
that market
Ignatius-otc: I made an account at bitcoinica but read of others experiencing faked market moves. I am familiar with
them from chinese based forex bucket shops like cmsfx. I didn't get a coin deposited before
they shut down.
Ignatius-otc: Has managing btc assets become a full
time job for your mircea_popescu?
Ignatius-otc: btc is also an unregulated market, afaik...but I personally wouldnt
take on
the risk of being a bitcoinica,unelss I based in
tor maybe:P
Ignatius-otc: mircea_popescu:
the illegal aprt applies
to regulated markets. For example,
there is
the retail foreign exchange amrket, unregulated, and bukcet shops are all voer
the place.
mircea_popescu: i don't understand what someone based in
the us must have been
thinking
to get involved however.
mircea_popescu: back when it was owned by some chinese kid somewhere in
taiwan or somesuch it was somewhat safe
mircea_popescu: well bitcoinica was something
that's illegal since
the 1930s
Ignatius-otc: I didn't
think bitcoinica was based udner sec regs? If so, huge derp on
their part.
mircea_popescu: AS
TO DEFENDANT BITCOINICA LP, ALSO KNOWN AS BITCOINICA BITCOINICA CONSULTANCY LTD INTERSANGO LTD. NORMAN, DONALD STRATEMAN, PATRICK
TAAKI, AMIR DOES 1
THRU 100, INCL. SUMMONS ISSUED
Ignatius-otc: Many ebay sellers manipulate
their fb as if
they drop below a certain %
they could have
their accounts
temporarily denied selling rights. By having multiple accounts sellers can control
their fb %.
mircea_popescu: Customer satisfaction on Silk Road is mostly positive, with a 97.8% positive feedback rate, although less
than
that on white market sites like Ebay, which boasts a positive feedback rate of 99%.
BTC-Mining: I'm a bit
too sleepy on
this Sunday evening
to read about anything.
mircea_popescu: actually
the girl did some nice write-ups back in
the day, lemme find.
BTC-Mining: I'm just unfamilar with options
to start with eh
mircea_popescu: i just want
to do
things smoothly so as not
to shock
the market.