this news only to soften the situation and try to get BCC to a higher price, so they can sell more on exchange. After all that happened last night, ask yourself, do you still believe to all their words ? I do not ! 123
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You say you were working at bitconnect since the first day in 2017 but they started in March 2016 lol although it's true they were mainly a news site and didn't have a coin until the end of the year.