But achieving that required an ever increasing influx of new victims throughout that year.
One would hope that pbminings collapse has opened enough eyes that is very unlikely to be repeated.
More so if you consider how many of these ponzi's are being launched each week, all competing for the same suckers.

FWIW I will be surprised if this ponzi is still around after February and flabbergasted if it lasts until next summer.
IOW, even the earliest investors will likely not profit.