On this sad note, I stop investing in the LBRY until there is clarity about this trade. I said yesterday & today that I intend to sell my $lbc while I have a profit. Thanks to the latest course jumps that allowed me to smoothly exit in the 21-25k interval.
Perhaps I will not be able to make a profit now as a result of some growth, but at least I will be distant from possible fraudulent manipulation.
This coins is going to go into high double figures in $$ - if not this year, then next year or year after that. And at that time your smooth exit of 21000 satoshis will look like pocket change. There github is being updated regularly, Beta is on it's way in July, and public testing is ongoing as planned. There was a chance given to people to buy at 21k yesterday and they missed it. LBC may never see that price range again, mark my words.