At least they "want" to communicate and have some bounty open...

Mmm hmm. I'll believe that when I start hearing some actual communication from them, which I don't believe has yet happened.
One thing I've learned by observing all sorts of scammers on this forum through the years is that they love stringing their victims along, giving them false hope and watching that hope dashed. I can't say with 100% certainty that that's what's going on in this case, but Livecoin is starting to grow feathers, a beak, and is swimming like a duck if you know what I mean. Shortly I think we can conclusively call them a duck unless they start trying to make things right with their customers.