You sound as certain & use the same logic as the intrepid NeoBee investors did when I questioned the integrity of Mr. Danny Brewster (see pic).
I am not sufficiently familiar with this and don't see how it pertains to the matter discussed.
You don't see how it's relevant because you're not familiar with it. I even took the time to post his pic, here:
Google is your friend tho, educate yourself.
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2. Registering a company in Cyprus is trivial, registering an exchange is not.
Registering a financial (stocks, bonds, currencies) exchange most likely isn't but Bitcoin is new. I can't easily check its legal status in Cyprus but...
Find out, instead of guessing. Knowledge is power
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2(a). If BTC-e is registered, and has not provided the registration to its clients, why?
I don't know. And I don't care.
But ...you will make lengthy posts about it. Why not play some vidya instead?
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It seems that you are trying to imply that BTC-e is a shady business. I am not inclined to argue with you on this - mostly because I don't care what kind of business it is; I have no financial stake in it. I simply reported what I knew about it since the subject arose.
Right. See above.
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3. Regardless, not registering a company is easier still, especially when one wishes to obscure the names of the key players.
It is simply not possible when you have to deal with large amounts of money in various currencies going through the fiat banking system. They could, however, refrain from revealing the fact that their company was registered in Cyprus. Yet they didn't do so.
You don't understand the rudiments of lying. "We're a legit business" sounds much less trustworthy than "Legend Machine is a tool & die manufacturer based in Lincoln, Nebraska."
So now you know.
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4. Registering a shell requires a name. Even when said name belongs to some carder degenerate willing to lend it for a nominal sum. Such people are easy to flip when shit gets real.
You have to provide the name and identification to the company registrar, however - not necessarily to the whole world.
What is it about not giving investigators more leads/greater attack surface don't you get?
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5. Assuming that an anonymous Bitcoin financial institution will hang around when things go wrong, or when it becomes more profitable to walk with the money, is the stuff bitcointalk legends are made of.
I don't see how this is related to the subject of what kind of operation (Bulgarian, Russian or whatever) BTC-e is and where it is registered. As I wrote above, if what you are harping at is that it is a shady business and shouldn't be trusted, I am simply not interested in debating this issue with you and would readily accept your opinion on it.
No. You are, once again, mistaken.
I'm saying that dealing with any anonymous financial institution is a recipe for disaster, a notion which is self-evident to every child, everywhere but here on bitcointalk. I hope this makes things bit clearer.