it is almost identical to the "legendary" hashlet sales (limited quantity only, except not really) that also coincided with various promotions including the infamous 911 scam. no kidding, companies use holiday's to promote, the comparison is not apropos. the point is, why do the exact same crap as the garza d-bag? not accepting ion for these promos is straight out of his playbook too, or at least similar enough to raise eyebrows. they shouldn't need any BTC (conveniently going up in price) at this point, and don't deserve anymore funding until they at least dust off the retread of "joust".

they should really save the promotions for when they have a fully functioning service to provide, doing so now during a time of missed deadlines, disorganization, legitimate controversies etc is suspicious at the very least. all they are essentially doing is further bilking money from current investors as new investors have no real proof of concept or service to entice them. short term you are giving them more BTC, and also locking your ion into stakers. if this is their idea of a "reward," then you have to be very confident in their long-term success.