Quote from: bobboooiie on July 25, 2013, 03:27:42 PM

Quote from: deltanine on July 25, 2013, 03:19:54 PM

Quote from: creativex on July 25, 2013, 01:58:53 PM

I think...

1) Many here overestimate the effect of news announcements. This IMO is largely because they see large movements in the share price of companies that have very little actual results to proclaim. This does not include us and our daily dividend payouts are showing up everyday on the same screen that many are getting their news from...no spam needed. One needn't be adept at math to compare our yield to our competitors. Despite the fact that btct.co software is slow to show increases in yield it's still obvious to anyone where the payouts are even at a casual glance. I updated the front page days ago and I update the spreadsheet daily to reflect our current status. Btct.co links directly to both. All this said, I will work on a detailed news post to explain clearly where we stand. As many have already received their batch 3 Avalons, I've been hoping to include that in my next update...particularly as it would push our hash rate over 1Th/s.

2 - 3) I spoke with a corporate attorney yesterday about my personal risk profile. While I'm not at liberty to discuss the specifics of that conversation at this time, I will say simply that I'm seeking additional informed legal opinions before I make a decision. Managing this virtual company is not now nor has it ever been intended to be the job that puts bread on my table. I'm a family man with a career. I'll not be relocating to another country to protect a virtual company from a government that's plainly out of control. Compliance is difficult and expensive by design.

Am I missing something here?

Three days ago everything is going along swimmingly, then suddenly the SEC comes down on pirateat40 for scamming people out of millions of USD using Bitcoins. Now we have all of this doom and gloom, sky is falling, gov't out of control stuff going on. Pirateat40 knowingly and willfully ran a Ponzi from the jump. His express purpose was to rip people off. Any time you scam millions of dollars through some sort of investment the SEC will come after you.

I can respect that creativex is covering his ass and all, but wow. I don't see any evidence the gov't is out there guns ablazin' to take down these small time exchanges or mining contract operators. By all means, make sure you have your ducks in a row, but the impending doom talk is an overreaction.

Iam shocked and stunned that member registered in October 26, 2011 is surprised by bitcoin community overreaction about something Grin

LOL!

Bitcoin overreaction does tend to keep things exciting around here.