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mircea_popescu: i traded some bitcents for like... billions of eve isk
mircea_popescu: yeah i've read. i read it once in 2012 too, when brendio came up with it
mircea_popescu: he just doesn't understand wtf the world around him is
mircea_popescu: was going to say sopmethin along those lines but you;'ve probably done a better job.
mircea_popescu: you don't seriously take the forum as the venue of record do you.
mircea_popescu: dub hey, dio you have the chatlkog where pirate was "maniopulating the price"
mircea_popescu: too good stuff. i dunno why the us govt has such a bad name, it delivers.
mircea_popescu: During the relevant period, Shavers transferred $147,102 from his personal account at the online BTC currency exchange to accounts he controlled at an online payment processor and his personal checking account, which he then used for, among other things, his personal expenses, including rent, car-related expenses, utilities, retail purchases, casinos, and meals.
mircea_popescu: During the relevant period, Shavers transferred at least 150,649 BTC to his personal account at an online BTC currency exchange which, among other things, he then sold or used to day-trade (converting BTC to U.S. dollars and vice versa). As a result of this activity, Shavers suffered a net loss from his day-trading, but realized net proceeds of $164,758 from his net sales of 86,202 BTC.
mircea_popescu: whoa, so he quit way ahead of reaching the magical 4% ?!
mircea_popescu: During the relevant period, Shavers obtained at least 700,467 BTC in principal investments ; During the relevant period, Shavers returned at least 507,148 BTC to BTCST investors as withdrawals or purported interest payments.
mircea_popescu: so there you'll see, gigavps, goat, prolly theymos, prolly half the wot list of p eople who had him +d
mircea_popescu: In August 2012, as the scheme collapsed, Shavers made preferential redemptions
mircea_popescu: asciilifeform well on that score, re your earlier example : "there was no evidence that Bout would have committed the crimes for which he was convicted had it not been for the sting operation"
mircea_popescu: guy used to run guns for the us, eventually they had a falling out.
mircea_popescu: they do claim the investments were securities however, i'm curious if that will be challenged by the parties.
mircea_popescu: you know this filing actuyally shows the us govt is really trying hard not to fuck up with btc.
mircea_popescu: transactions and courses of business alleged herein occurred within the Eastern District of Texas.
mircea_popescu: found in and are inhabitants of McKinney, Texas; and because certain of the acts, practices,
mircea_popescu: Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77v(a) and 78aa] because Defendants may be
mircea_popescu: Venue is proper in this district under Section 22(a) of the Securities Act and
mircea_popescu: benkay_ mmm i was impressed so far with their drscriptions
mircea_popescu: the case is probavbly codenamed "operation optometrist" in sec circles.
mircea_popescu: [\\\] perhaps. put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket is a time honored strat.
mircea_popescu: <Neil_> And LJ's "delivery" was more than 3 mths ago << and they were all indignant when bitbet ignored it lol
mircea_popescu: Neil_ you must have missed all the butthuirt on the forum over my "ripple is a scam" post etc huh
mircea_popescu: Neil_ awww, and all the forum experts knowing bettar than mpoe-pr ? what of them ?!