Quote from: smooth on June 10, 2014, 08:49:52 AM

Quote from: sorryforthat on June 09, 2014, 06:05:37 PM

Quote from: Jungian on June 09, 2014, 05:24:48 PM

It was MINED by THOUSANDS of people, yet completely unknown to the crypto community. You can't believe that now can you?

Sure, why not. Could you tell me how this is not a possibility in your mind?

I can't speak for the previous poster but I can tell you that it is a near-zero possibility in my mind. It is hard to keep secrets and the cryptonote technology is incredibly interesting and important. I think gmaxwell (bitcoin core developer) described it here as one of the most significant developments since bitcoin (paraphrasing). Look at how quickly knowledge of Monero has spread throughout the bitcoin community and has become a "big thing."

If it had been out there being mined by thousands of people, word would have almost certainly gotten out, and due to the significance of the technology would have spread rapidly. Some random poster claimed on this thread to have heard about it, and that is actually credible in the sense that (hypothetically) with thousands of people involved others would have heard about it. What is not credible is word of this hugely significant technology not spreading widely.

Since I don't believe the claim of thousands of people keeping such a secret for two years, I view such claims as more evidence of deception and fraudulent intent.

The choice to stay separate from Bitcoin was evident and to be honest still is.

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The problem with a lot of your posts and what you say is bound by how you feel over what evidence even exists and the fact that you are dev on Monero adds to the idea of your refusal to really budge on this topic. You are entitled to your right to conceptualize all that has been outlined in this thread, but your thoughts have been caustic with a quick rebut to dispute any claims toward answers. You try harder to dispel than to assist for reasons unknown.

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I view such claims as more evidence of deception and fraudulent intent.

This to me makes absolutly no sense. Now you say that for two years they had fraudulent intent? For two years they did nothing to attempt to make money off this coin.