Quote from: Wind_FURY on December 09, 2016, 02:53:41 AM

Quote from: QuestionAuthority on December 08, 2016, 06:11:36 PM

Quote from: Carlsen on December 08, 2016, 06:00:06 PM

I really could not feel disappointed if he would not be successful with... whatever he is developing.
Although I have no idea of what he tries to create, just the name KimDotcom already has that touch of bad carma.
And this guy making his next business about bitcoin, that is something I would rather not want to read in the newspaper tomorrow.

Exactly right, he's poison. His involvement in Bitcoin to the general public would just be another example of a criminal element like Silk Road loving the new crime money. Every time someone like him preaches for Bitcoin it's just another nail in the coffin of public perception. About half of my friends already think I'm nuts for having any of my money tied up in "crime dollars" as one friend put it. Another one of my friends asked how much I have invested in the Medellín Cartel (because I support Bitcoin).

And you are affected greatly by this? You know your friends' comments are retarded and that they know nothing about Bitcoin. Medellin Cartel in Bitcoin? I surely HOPE they discover and do use Bitcoin this will make their criminal enterprise move value much easier than dealing with cash. The underground was one of the markets Bitcoin was meant to be used into.

Of course they're wrong but, like most people, all they know about Bitcoin they learned from mainstream media.

I don't think anyone here understands Kim Schmitz will be extradited to the USA next year to face racketeering charges. Here's what he has to look forward to:

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Racketeering and money laundering sentencing guidelines are extremely strict. Although general racketeering statutes provide for maximum imprisonment of up to twenty years, a life sentence is possible if any of the underlying racketeering activities provide for a life sentence. For money laundering, the increases are currently based on two primary characteristics: the amount of funds laundered in excess of $1,000,000, and the derivation of the funds from the illegal activity. Above $5,000,000 qualifies for a life sentence.

https://www.wired.com/2015/12/kim-dotcom-extradition-ruling/