If you want my opinion, it is likely to me you are Dean, but let's say you are not.

Dean ran a successful site years ago and the truth is just because he was honest then, does not mean he is now. He maybe became desperate after losing millions and desperation turned him into a scammer.

In regards to the ICO: I don't know how bitter you can be justifiably about the ICO not working out I suppose it is possible a business just does not succeed. At minimum there is an assumption with an investment like that the money COULD be lost. BUT, where the hell did the money go? you're telling me it takes literally MILLIONS of dollars to keep the domain up and shit? No, I dont think so. Even if he used it to live a great life 200k euros a year, he would still theoretically have MILLIONS left. God knows where it went. Oh wait I know... in his pocket?

I am not sure you completely understand that when Betking went down there were 50 btc on the site in the bankroll plus a lot of other currency. But 50 BTC is 400k. That money had ZERO indication it would be lost. In fact, the site stated we were up 22BTC! You cant find losses in the betting log nor were they updated to show in the bankroll +/-. Then the site domain expires and Dean says "whoops, the money is gone we were hacked". Believable? Not to me either.

I am sorry you may not get your investment back, but the truth is us trashing him here likely does not hurt you. Why? Because Dean is a liar. He is trying to say to me "oh dont you want your investment back? youre hurting your chances by flaming me". This is just a mechanism of fear he is trying to instill. Typical scammer. He tries to scare me by trying to say I wont get my investment back by posting here, but that goes off the assumption that he's honest. He is not honest. It would be better to ensure this guy never touches others money again because then people won't get scammed. Im sorry but your investment...likely gone my friend. The greater good is that Dean's projects never hurt another.

Overall you step back and say... what is more likely? Is it more likely Dean is extremely unlucky or is he just untruthful? At this point, I have concluded untruthful. But that is your call.


Edit: this was meant to be a reply to badanplunkett