"Were coin holders made fully aware that they could not sell their coins when they wanted and through these exchanges because BCR wants to protect the coin price? If not, that may be fraud."
From my understanding, All 100m Bankcoins were mined in 10 days back on the 14th of May, 2014, and the BCR coin hasn't been properly listed on any exchange (for at least the last 4 years anyway) up until December 2019 on CCX Canada. They have a telegram group (
https://t.me/bankcoinreserve) where they inform people regularly that only PURCHASED coins from the current listed exchanges can be traded and an exchange is coming where all BCR holders will be able to deposit. New buyers can purchase from the exchanges and sell at the exchanges. BCR holders prior to the new exchange listings simply have to wait.
You can imagine If everyone sold their coins right now, where would the $250+ billion come from? Measures are put in place to protect the coins value and from being dumped while the coin becomes widely accepted.
I'd highly recommend listening to this interview with Shaune Clarke who explains a lot about the coin, how getting onto an exchange works and what's currently going on with future plans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaflFYyFo20