Make your identity public, don't give chance to anyone dox you lol.

This just happened to be in the news feed I have heard this complaint many times before.   Topic: Coinbase cancel "high risk" buy - now seeking agent in Los Angeles  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=261239.0

Anybody has created a spreadsheet with different scenarios?

There are five more towns like Detroit in Michigan alone. There are many more municipalities across the country in similar positions.

At the root of the problem is the incentive system that elected officials used to face. For decades, across the US, local leaders ran up tabs for future taxpayers; they promised pensions and other benefits for public employees that have strong legal protection. That has been a great source of patronage for elected officials: they can promise all sorts of future perks to loyal supporters (state and local workers) with very little accountability on the delivery of those promises.

That is cheap but dont you have to wait 4 days to get coins? and dont they cancel orders when the market conditions change?

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Stupid is pre paying 6 months of hosting for a device which may or may not exist 2 months from now.
I'm still optimistic about KNC, but am trying to be realistic.  Sorry about the comparison with BFL but what other providers offer hosting services?

You know what? That's a valid point! Maybe not a ponzi, per se, but a business. I believe that Trendon Shavers was the VC that funded BF Labs Inc. I think the SEC should look into Butterfly Labs to make sure that wasn't the case. It sure would explain why BFL never stated who the VC was, in spite of many request.

I think they are pretty good, actually.  From the attendant Investor Alert:

"the fraud may also involve an unregistered offering or trading platform"

and, here's the real kicker:

"Any investment in securities in the United states remains subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC regardless of whether the investment is made in U.S. dollars or a virtual currency. In particular, individuals selling investments are typically subject to federal or state licensing requirements."

I have, of course, counseled my clients on this point for some time.  Looks like I was right.

Attention Unregistered Exchanges, Perpetual Mining Bonds (PMBs), REITs, and other members of the Bitcoin investment space: The SEC has explicitly indicated its intention to apply the already-existing laws to your security.  You are selling securities in violation of the Securities Laws.  Come into compliance, and do it quickly.