| Asset | ActiveMining | Labcoin |
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| Exchanges | BitFunder, BTC-TC, Cryptostocks, Crypto-Trade | BTC-TC, Cryptostocks |
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| Identities | Known from the start; American alcoholic fatso and his family. Past get-rich-quick businesses disappeared (HFT trading, Million Dollar Web Hosting) | Known from the start; Italian guys, some of which already associated to scams (zenpad, bitdaytrade, bitscalper) |
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| Technical competence of the team | None, yet claimed. Offloaded the work. | None. Offloaded the work for cheap. |
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| Paid dividends | Yes | Yes |
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| Faked mining | Yes (admits to using Cex.io without telling shareholders). Surely at a loss. | Yes (tried to resell the hardware on Italian eBay). Probably at a loss. |
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| Mined with/produced own hardware | Never | Never |
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| Posted pictures | Yes (mostly through third-parties), but nothing to see | Yes, with many users defending how legit they were despite apparent flaws |
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| Posted detailed chip specs | Yes | Yes |
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| Admitted failure to create chips and immediately talked about better chips | Yes | Yes |
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| Contradictory statements | Many, some admitted. | Many, never admitted. |
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| Official documents | Business registration, eASIC NDA | Business registration, fab order |
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| Had "easy money" spreadsheet | Yes, made by user Vbs, officially part of the Advisory Board | Yes, on the first page |
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| Officially relied on random forum users for PR | (Streets 2.0), (ffssixtynine, lolstate, Vbs, lewicki), (Bargraphics) | TheSwede75 |
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| Sockpuppets | Mac65, Bit-Vestor, Babefoot? | ? |
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| Traded on exchanges with verification before listing | Yes | Yes |
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| Crowd opinion | Majority of Bitcointalk users say it's not a scam. | Majority of Bitcointalk users said it's not a scam, until final disappearance. Most of the evidence was already out there; only the final disappearance changed things. |
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| Complaints about "FUD", "trolls", calls for ignores, etc. | Overwhelming. | Overwhelming. |
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| Released financial reports | Flawed, and nothing released for months. No details on eASIC and UMC costs. Said "excellent financial position". Considers unpaid preorders as real sales. Salary? | Never. Said they had half left. |
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| Traded own stock | Admitted multiple times | Likely |
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| Exchange migration | Unnecessarily cumbersome, or even gouging, unnecessary delays | Flawless |
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| Still operating | Yes, but dividends not paid | No |
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| Switched from unmoderated to moderated thread | Yes. Many posts deleted totaling a high number of man-hours. | Yes. Many posts deleted totaling a high number of man-hours. |
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| Cheap shares! | These are a bargain and should go very quick | take advantage of the current cheap prices |
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| Lawsuit | No | Yes |