I am appauled by this community and I'm sure this will be removed soon. I met Edward thru ANN on the sub1x thread in October 2017. I had secured 2 mn of sub1x that I later lost In my computer stupidly and by my own hand. I had sent him money upfront to help me make some erc20 coins for a project. I had no idea how to make them new it was easy but wanted help and help with postings, website, ect. Edward made and delivered them as agreed and started my ann, bitcoin forum, and was working on site. Before we started I told him my idea for project and he agreed it was a new idea that blockchain needed and would bring guarantees in crypto. I told him of my 2nd project, one with even bigger potential, and the ability to bring key players in big companies in. I asked him not to share this idea, and he hasn't else it would been done by now. This idea was shared with him 6 months ago. I did invest into 1 up too. Only 300$ to get one node. About the amount i had original spent to get the sub1x I had.
Edward had become a friend and had shared his idea for a system of trading badges and his dream of backpacking Europe. He spoke of the success that he was having with 1up and that he had made some money and was going to be able to so much with 1up. Edward was depressed around the holidays and was having relationship problems and then seemed much better with the success of 1up in january. It was around the 12th of january he delivered me The erc20 coins that he made. They have sat in a wallet with another coin he made me and approx $500 worth of ether since then. He wanted me to make them as he gave me the stuff to copy paste and complete them myself so I would have keys, passwords. So I tried for 9 days to upload the ETH blockchain on 3 diff computer, this mechanic couldnt do it ran out of memory and threw out programs trying, lost my sub1x at time $2500 trying, deleting wallet. Edward made them thru mew and I gave him wallet info and said I would just move them to a different one since he wanted me to feel safe as I would have the only access, I said I sent you money when I met you, your still here I'm not worried. Not one time has that wallet been touched.
Edward had told me that someone from sub1x was working with him to make the 1up blockchain. When I first talked to him I wanted my own blockchain but we decided my project would be fine to start as an erc20 coin, partly due to time, cost and Edward wasn't confident he could program it quickly without problems and we would have to hire help. He went on a quick vacation. P.s. I couldn't reach him for a week, had wondered if he abandoned me. But he returned and was happy to have success with 1up and had great ideas moving forward, even ideas for my 2nd project that he said we would do together, not for hire.
Edward told me there was a problem with 1up and the wallets comprimized. He said he lost most of the coins he had, he suspected the programmer, told me the programmer cant find the blocks, and he suspected him. The blocks should show the proof, but he said theyre mutating? He told me he still had moved some money but had 10% net worth now. He said he was hiring another programmer to make another blockchain and would be transfering peoples balances in new coin. He told me he was going to refund me the 300$ i spent in ETH, I said no put me down for next project.
When I couldnt reach him I was wondering thats strange we spoke yesterday, supposed to pick up in AM, He was excited about my new idea and confident he could make things right for the community that lost on 1up. As the weeks went by with no return contact, I was worried, was he ok? was he just too busy on 1up new coin, was he ok he had some deppression hell we all do.
As i live in the US I cant do an ICO for my project. So I kinda gave up at least till I can afford to do it a legal way.
I dont know what happend to your money but I dont think Edward had it. The proof lies in those blocks so who programed it? Edward commited suicide, was it the weight of the community on him, according to everyone here its guilt. As far as Edward he might be here today if it werent for the community bullying. I had to say something, Edward Doane rest in peace.