I've answered your question, Pirate.
Now you answer mine please.
Is there any hard evidence of any value producing economic activity of your operation except taking deposits, paying "dividends" and converting BTC into USD?
i.e. marketing, PR and damage control do not count.
I think it is a simple and fair question that any legitimate business, even anonymous one, should be able to answer quickly and easily.
If I pulled all my influence on the market things would be much different. Everyone assumes I'm always applying the brakes (ask walls) in the market but the door swings both ways. I've been present in the market since day one. Not a shred of hard evidence, just some cheap rhetoric, unfortunately. I've been absent in the market since day two, so what? You want evidence? LOL, if you knew what I know, I'd be hounding you. ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif) fixed the quotes for ya. np. How mysterious. Still only cheap rhetoric, though. let's be objective. - plenty of evidence of taking "deposits" - plenty of evidence of paying "dividends" - no evidence whatsoever of any economic activity and no any viable hypothetical biz models even. - ALL the signs of a ponzi scheme in abundance. In any case, we will know everything soon, right, was it 27th of July? It could fold quicker, though, some unexpected newsflow and change of market conditions could force the matter before that perhaps. The tide will go out eventually. Right it's a ponzi you WIN. Take out all the money you have in my operation. RUN FOR THE HILLS!! You don't have a shred of evidence or even an idea of what I do. I truly don't think I could think as slow as you if I tried. Keep up your good will!!!! TEACH FEAR!
This was... Ahh, five weeks and change before closing day. ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
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They will never sue you or anyone for anything.
They will try as hard as they can to stay out of court.
Hopefully, they will fail.
They have defrauded their customers of incredible amounts of money.
Hopefully, they will (in due time) end up in the next room over from Mr. Trendon Shavers.
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Well, well, well. About damn time. Read the whole complaint (the actual indictment) here. I hope they keelhaul him and flog his co-operators.
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In case you don’t know by now, many lawyers — maybe even you — enjoy writing cease and desist letters in a foreign language called legalese. This exotic tongue often contains Latin phrases, SAT vocabulary words, and various here-and-there words (e.g., herein, heretofore, hereinafter, hereunder, thereof, thereto, therewith, thereunder, therefor, thereon, and therefrom). A person unfamiliar with legalese may become frightened and run to another attorney for help in deciphering this mystical language of lawyerly legend. The lawyer who has been tasked with translating legalese to English may then become annoyed, and issue a scathingly funny letter in return. For an example of how to write a great response to a cease and desist letter, keep reading… http://abovethelaw.com/2013/06/how-to-write-a-great-response-to-a-cease-and-desist-letter/
![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westorange.info%2Fimages%2Fcease-and-desist-letter%2FResponse%2520letter%2520page%25201.png&t=663&c=DMnUrDMg0z6BMQ) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westorange.info%2Fimages%2Fcease-and-desist-letter%2FResponse%2520letter%2520page%25202.png&t=663&c=OyL7ifGEexvNBA) ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.westorange.info%2Fimages%2Fcease-and-desist-letter%2FResponse%2520letter%2520page%25203.png&t=663&c=Kbgm4gOqfnoPdg)
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Dear Mt. Gox Customers and Bitcoiners,
7) The new trading engine is finished, is smokin’ fast, and is currently undergoing bench tests. We’re looking forward to deploying it very soon.
![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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From http://www.cnbc.com/id/100774151: But Peter Vessenes, chairman and executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, was unfazed by the Liberty Reserve crackdown.
"The U.S. put out guidance recently through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and we've been following up on that guidance and crushing bad actors," he said in an interview with CNBC Asia. "We're seeing a bit of a sweep right now," he said. This topic is based on a typing error by CNBC. If you watch the video and listen carefully, you can hear him say "... they've been following up on that guidance" - referring to FinCEN. Yep. This thread is founded on a false premise. OP should edit his post to reflect that. Vessenes should: 1: Contact Matt Twomey at CNBC. 2: Point out the mistranscription. 3: Demand to have it corrected. Lest he wants this error re-reported and echo-chambered far and wide.
I believe there is going to be an election very soon, and that Peter will be stepping down.
This is excellent news. Any further info about the date would be appreciated so that we know when we can resume donating to the Bitcoin Foundation. During his opening speech at Bitcoin 2013, Vessenes stated that he is stepping down. I believe his words were "will be replaced, fairly soon", or something to that effect. The video is on youtube. Someone may want to find the exact quote.
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Opinions on Krugman aside, a Pulitzer winner he is not. Krugman was a Pulitzer nominee in 2009. He never won it. Krugman was awarded the 2004 Príncipe de Asturias award. Which is "understood to be the European Pulitzer Prize". (Well, according to paulkrugman.com) The distinction must have escaped the journalist.
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Consider the Sennheiser RS Digital Wireless series. (170/180/220) I have gotten thousands of hours of wireless, encrypted, digital enjoyment out of these so far. Haven't been able to kill them yet, but if I ever do, I'll be getting another pair.
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Did The Good Wife mention bitcoin by name or was it just about a cryptographic currency?
Bitcoin was mentioned a good many times. Sort of like the word "fuck" in Goodfellas, but with Bitcoins instead. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuU958D6kw
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Bullish signal.
Like I said, if you haven't bought your bitcoins yet, not would be the time.
I disagree. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif) Anyhow, I had hoped this accumulation window would last a bit longer.
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131...
Three minutes later: 131.999...
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we are now over 130, i am no longer going to wait to get my under $70 coins.
chooo chooo mother fucker
What's it gonna be? Lambo or coins? ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
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All gone, and we have 130.5... ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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