1. "essentially inactive developer" - right there that showed me you don't know what you are talking about. Check RAT4's github account you will see over 3000 commits for bc, most coins get 20-50.
2. If you have been in crypto that long you should know how possible (and likely) it is that someone may show just one of their wallets.
3. "I'm not giving anything to him" Of course not. But You bought vericoin, and IF he has a lot of control over the coin, you are technically, inadvertently, giving him your btc. note that I said IF
I have the utmost respect for Rat4. I meant inactive as in on the forums/no twitter/etc. Please don't confuse my statement with disrespect. I even sent him 5000 of my own VeriCoin.
You called him an inactive dev man, that speaks for itsself. I am glad rat4 doesn't waste time on the forums and twitter...if he did, he would probably have less time to spend on developing the coin. Do you want your dev making improvements to the code of your coin, or hyping it on twitter and forums?