Why is [ Sunlot's plan ] better than giving clients the full 20%, so that they can invest those same 10% into Apple stock instead? The clients will surely recover their 90% back much faster this way.
no.
apple isnt about to grow 5x
apple pays out about 1% a year in dividends
so it would probably take like 50-90years.
Well, how much dividend will the MtGOX 2.0 shares pay per year, as percentage of investment?
There is no way of estimating how much trade they would get. Why would people trade there rather than at Bitstamp or other exchanges? Why would people trust their dollars and bitcoins to people who have an even more, er, peculiar past than Mark?
The motivations of the Sunlot team could be all or any of (1) get their hands on those 200'000 BTC with no legally binding commitment to returning them to clients; (2) let Mr. Gay-Bouchery and Mr. Karpelès get away, free and rich; (3) make sure that the assets are distributed according to the (bogus?) balances in Mark's database rather than actual deposits minus withdrawals; (5) pre-empt a police investigation that could find the real culprits for the theft; (5) earn points for the afterlife and a boy-scout medal by helping poor MtGOX clients to recoup a little more of their loss than they would through liquidation. Have a guess...
I agree they should just get the 20% and be done with it.
buy hey, if they do pull off this deal i'll buy some shares from the victims who just want out.
its not everyday a bitcoin exchange offers shares... i'd take advantage