That wasn't really certain, he said to be connected to mybitcoin and them running away with half the funds but that wasn't that of a concern, at least for me.

I was the kind of back ground he came from, what a kind of person he was and such. For me he became a symbol for a certain kind of person present in our community.
People who aren't really into the technology, aren't into e-commerce or aren't into trading as such, which is all great.

These people remind me of used car salesmen, if you understand what I mean... Generating a hype as a means end, making up stuff selling cool-aid, shilling for the press, etc..