Effect? 0!!!
There was an intersting thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=576337.0Unfortunately it's no longer properly updated.
But reading through it it's clear that no ponzi, scam, theft, hack or whatever you call them can stop
BTC.
Probably only if there is a major hack involving ALL exchanges,wallets,payment gateways with ALL the bitcoins and alt lost and everything at the same time.
I dont trust any lending platform this is obvious a ponzi scheme must better to stay away from that kind of project or else you will cry in the end like.what happen to bitconnect in only 24hourse the price are fall down but I see theres a lot of people still buying this shitcoin the pricd increase after dump happen.
I saw once a bumped thread, 3 months after nobody posted, probably 6 or so months after the scam was clear and the ponzi exit, and there was a guy asking if he should "invest"......
There will always be people either too stupid or too greedy, just the perfect "investor" for such schemes.