Pirate may choose to pay him at the very last minute, while everyone else may be paid out tomorrow.
I find my self wondering more an more whether bitlane and pirateat40 are sock puppets of the same guy. First bitlane for no real good reason causes a supposed run on pirate's operation forcing him to shut it down. Next he provides a convenient excuse for pirate to make himself scares due to what appear to be fairly blatant threats. These two things are actually pretty useful at the end of a Ponzi. Just say'in.