Who knows pirateat40 in real life?

[ripper234]

... yet another pirate thread.

This is not meant to debate anything, but to answer a simple question. Who here has direct knowledge to the identity of pirateat40?

If you looked him up on Google, it doesn't count.
If he sent you a photo ID and a passport, it doesn't count.

It only counts if you have met him in person. I know some members of the forum have. Who are they?

[adamstgBit]

you wana be ready when he tries to take all the bitcoins and run?

[ripper234]

you wana be ready when he tries to take all the bitcoins and run?

I am not exposed to / invested in pirate.

[Meni Rosenfeld]

I assume you are familiar with Look at a pirate, eye to eye if you dare. where some people report having met him?

[ripper234]

I assume you are familiar with Look at a pirate, eye to eye if you dare. where some people report having met him?

Thanks.

I've seen the thread, don't remember exactly who said what, and I thought it would be a good idea to concentrate the (short?) list of people here. If nobody answers then I'll go & review that thread again, if needed.

[AndrewBUD]

I have a thought



Dread Pirate Roberts is SR's admin dude...



Pirateat40 is the same guy   SR brings in tons of profit, enough to pay the interest he's offering.....

[adamas]

 I met him downtown recently:

 

[ribuck]

From the left:

1.
2. OneFixt
3.
4. gigavps
5.
6.
7. reeses
8. pirate
9. goat
10.

Bernanke and Satoshi at the little table in the background.

Does anyone want to fill in the rest?

[tgsrge]

From the left:

1.
2.
3.
4. gigavps
5.
6.
7.
8. pirate
9. goat
10.

Bernanke and Satoshi at the little table in the background.

Does anyone want to fill in the rest?

quoting.

[Spekulatius]

I have a thought



Dread Pirate Roberts is SR's admin dude...



Pirateat40 is the same guy   SR brings in tons of profit, enough to pay the interest he's offering.....

I had the exact same idea. It would explain the odd correlation of this address to both entities (pointed out by taint analysis):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=94675.100

Also the fact, that pirate claimed on IRC to have moved the market on the 17th of July "for the first time" in which 70k BTC were sold, just before that (some minutes/hours before) 70k were withdrawn from that address, for the first time.

Now the similar names of both heads of the operation.

Things add up, he can now effectively mix bitcoins used for buying drugs with those invested into his BS&T or his Gigamining operation.

--> I have to post this in some dedicated thread, sorry to pollute yours ripper234!

[World]

From the left:

1.
2.OneFixt
3.
4. gigavps
5.
6.
7.
8. pirate
9. goat
10.

Bernanke and Satoshi at the little table in the background.

Does anyone want to fill in the rest?

[Bitcoin Oz]

I have a thought



Dread Pirate Roberts is SR's admin dude...



Pirateat40 is the same guy   SR brings in tons of profit, enough to pay the interest he's offering.....

I had the exact same idea. It would explain the odd correlation of this address to both entities (pointed out by taint analysis):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=94675.100

Also the fact, that pirate claimed on IRC to have moved the market on the 17th of July "for the first time" in which 70k BTC were sold, just before that (some minutes/hours before) 70k were withdrawn from that address, for the first time.

Now the similar names of both heads of the operation.

Things add up, he can now effectively mix bitcoins used for buying drugs with those invested into his BS&T or his Gigamining operation.

--> I have to post this in some dedicated thread, sorry to pollute yours ripper234!

If he is not the one running SR he could simply be running its mixer.

[AndrewBUD]

I think he is Dread Pirate Roberts......... Same dude..... most people in their early 30's think money and drugs are great

[556j]

pirateat40 is not from silk road. That's for sure.

Also if that's him in the nike hat I'm now totally convinced he is running a ponzi. No man that is making 6 figures a month (based off interest paid out and his past claims of profitability) would ever dress that awful.

He was claiming to do large sales of 100K ++ USD/BTC. No one is going to hand over that much money to some unshaven slob wearing a polo 3 sizes too big tucked into his dad jeans and a hat straight out of junior high. If that guy try to conduct any real business he would get laughed out of most buildings if he somehow managed to get by security.

[AndrewBUD]

Well, if you can't see him and everything is done over the internet... How would you make such a decision ?

[556j]

No one is doing those type of trades online only with someone they never met.

[Drifter]

No one is doing those type of trades online only with someone they never met.

You must be new here. Welcome to bitcoin.

[AndrewBUD]

LOL

[AndrewBUD]

People are dumb... Even compared to me, It amazes me

[Clipse]

LOL @ dresscode = $$ , this mentality went out of the window decades ago ever since more 20something turned to millionaires than the ancient vanguards who used to turn millionaires at 50+

The door to door beggers and nigerian scammers all wear full suits, I bet you would invest in their businesses eagerly.