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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam! EDIT: Ongoing investigation!!!
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astmandu
on 26/07/2017, 21:36:00 UTC
Awhile back it sounded like you were aware of investigations going on. Anything you can share? I reached out to the Irish investigator but he never responded.

Last time I checked was over a month ago, but I got no response. Now I asked again, see what happens.

Great, thanks.
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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam! EDIT: Ongoing investigation!!!
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astmandu
on 26/07/2017, 18:14:12 UTC
Why do I think CoinIdol had some part in this? Not sure if it was with another article, or it was with something else though. And how come Ismail Malik was scammed? He posted some "nice" recordings, which he later deleted and I personally contacted him on Facebook regarding this. 



Not saying he's a scammer, I'm saying he's a HYPOCRITE. It's easy to sing Shaggy's "It wasn't me", when you don't get paid, or you feel the heat on your ass...



Awhile back it sounded like you were aware of investigations going on. Anything you can share? I reached out to the Irish investigator but he never responded.
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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam! EDIT: Ongoing investigation!!!
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astmandu
on 26/04/2017, 19:55:23 UTC
You could file a case with Action Fraud as well, I suppose. They're working on this. The more people they have testimonials from, the better.

Yes.

Guys, I can guarantee you that they are reading these boards. I even have proofs (though I have nothing to do with DeOS investigation, other than I created this thread and provided some evidences).

Good to hear they are still active on the investigation. I emailed the detective to see if I'd get an update but haven't heard back, which is what I expected.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
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astmandu
on 17/03/2017, 02:05:36 UTC
Tried earlier to buy another chuck on margin this time but nothing was offered.  Good news...less supply to short.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
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astmandu
on 15/03/2017, 23:47:36 UTC
Though I've thought the DASH pump should have ended long ago, the ETH and XMR bull market seems to have begun and hopefully that will pull some volume in.  I expect the DASH cabal to keep holding the price up, but I also expect many of the retail traders to take profit and go into ETH and XMR.  Other alts will still vie for position but time is getting limited...only the strong will survive the next couple years. 
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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam!
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astmandu
on 13/02/2017, 21:13:42 UTC
I see the @Razormind Twitter account has now deleted all of its posts, starting anew today with a few about big data. His Facebook account has also been purged of pretty much everything.

The Bitcoin ATM pages have been removed from the razormind.co.uk website, too.


I wonder if it has anything to do with the new investigation I'm privy to.  Shocked Shocked Shocked

I emailed asking if there is an update from the Northern Ireland Police Service office that ActionFraud referred it to. They emailed back this morning and stated it's under review and the investigator would reach out if there are any questions. Thus, nothing concrete to update with.

Would love to hear about the new investigation you are privy to!
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Re: [ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping
by
astmandu
on 30/12/2016, 04:33:16 UTC
From Paul Snow today on the Factom Slack in response to the progress of the M2 rollout:

"We are progressing.  No timelines from me, but will be making some statements soon.  I'll post links."
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Re: [ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping
by
astmandu
on 09/12/2016, 03:22:21 UTC
Lets just stop talking till m2 gets released most likley within 2 weeks  in the mean time lets put some buy orders under 200k and just stop replying here unless some new news comeout






I agree about stop talking about m2 but 2 weeks? Dont no man could be for next year..

Please just stop talking, this topic is from now on for questions related to fct or till some news never posted before comes out.
 
Anyone who replies without  these 2 rules can and will be marked 100% troll/spammer/fudking

Lol, can I come up with some arbitrary rules for this public forum or do you just get to dictate those? 
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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam!
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astmandu
on 07/12/2016, 03:18:25 UTC

I messaged James Ferguson on LindedIn to demand a refund to unwind his and Jawad and Phil's fraud, otherwise I would look into filing complaints with state authorities as was done with the UK ActionFraud division.  

He didn't respond but instead deleted his profile.  I anticipated that could happen and so I saved a screen shot for posterity.  

How the hell do I paste the image in here though?

Put the image URL in between the img tags like below:

Code:
[img][/img]

[img]http://i.imgur.com/ExdhZfl.jpg[/img]

Good call, BTW, in notifying the authorities that James Ferguson may be part of a major terrorist ring. Rumor has that some of them 3-LA dudes toot a giant unlube anal microscope and aren't afraid to use it for exploratories, sometimes just for shits and giggles.

Thanks for the help. I suck at this stuff.

Lookin' good Jimmy-boy!  Are you using my bitcoin to help pay for med school?!

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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam!
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astmandu
on 07/12/2016, 00:59:53 UTC

I messaged James Ferguson on LindedIn to demand a refund to unwind his and Jawad and Phil's fraud, otherwise I would look into filing complaints with state authorities as was done with the UK ActionFraud division. 

He didn't respond but instead deleted his profile.  I anticipated that could happen and so I saved a screen shot for posterity. 

How the hell do I paste the image in here though?
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Re: DeOS (by Razormind) is most likely a scam!
by
astmandu
on 05/12/2016, 20:09:25 UTC
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been a victim of crime. Thank you for taking the time to report to Action Fraud.

All Action Fraud reports are passed to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and we review every crime to

identify investigative leads and opportunities to disrupt criminal activity. We have analysed your crime report

and I am pleased to inform you that it has been passed to Police Service of Northern Ireland for their

consideration. They have recorded it under reference: unfortunately we haven’t received a local reference

number for your report yet.

The NFIB has prepared a crime package and Police Service of Northern Ireland will review and determine

the most suitable response and let you know what action they will be taking as soon as practicable. If you

need to get in touch with them in the meantime, their contact details are as follows:

• Police Service of Northern Ireland by email at actionfraud@psni.pnn.police.uk or

•

By phone 028 90650222, Ext 50769.

If you would like information on what support is available to you, please visit the Victims’ Information Service

website www.victimsinformationservice.org.uk. If you would like information on how to protect yourself from

fraud, please visit www.actionfraud.police.uk/support_for_you or you can call them on 0300 123 2040.

I would recommend that you sign up to www.actionfraudalert.co.uk so you can receive warning messages

about new and emerging scams and practical prevention advice. This is a free service and allows you to

receive tips, guidance and helpful advice to prevent fraud against you.

If you have any queries regarding this letter please visit www.actionfraud.police.uk/FAQ where you will find

answers to most common questions. You may also submit questions which you feel are not addressed by

the FAQ using our online form.

Thank you for taking the time to report to Action Fraud. Every report we receive contributes to building an

accurate picture of the fraud threat. It is critical for policing to identify and disrupt suspected criminals now

and in the future and we will strive to provide practical prevention advice to protect the community and

businesses.

I got the same letter emailed to me overnight as well. 
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Re: [ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping
by
astmandu
on 05/12/2016, 00:38:56 UTC
Well crap...hope more forced liquidations don't start happening again.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
by
astmandu
on 03/12/2016, 14:33:21 UTC
I could probably enjoy a conversation with you because you like to get deep into the finer points of issues...I think that's fun and I like being challenged, and even changing my mind if I'm swayed.  Plus I like your insights in crypto when you don't get all puffy.  When you get off point your written word comes across as small and defensive.  Go ahead and have the last word on this one...I'm out.  I shouldn't care so much about this crap to devote any energy to it.

I was just having a bit of fun engaging with volyova's "38% of Americans blah blah" trolling (and adding a bit of my own to the mix).

That's what speculation threads are for, so lighten up Francis.  No need to get triggered.   Cheesy

He scurried off rather quickly.

Probably recounting some votes in Wisconsin.

 Cheesy Cheesy

Hah...that stings pretty bad...sure got me!  I did vote, but not for either of those idiots.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
by
astmandu
on 02/12/2016, 21:08:03 UTC
I could probably enjoy a conversation with you because you like to get deep into the finer points of issues...I think that's fun and I like being challenged, and even changing my mind if I'm swayed.  Plus I like your insights in crypto when you don't get all puffy.  When you get off point your written word comes across as small and defensive.  Go ahead and have the last word on this one...I'm out.  I shouldn't care so much about this crap to devote any energy to it.


Man, your arrogance is a perfect example of the stereotype many foreigners stereotype about us Americans.  Nice job, pal.  And you know what?  American's in general actually don't know jack about what's happening in the world, or even in the States.  Don't worry, we know YOU know everything...so I hope you don't take offense personally.

Oh look, a self-loathing American who expects his compatriots to likewise act as a punching bag for anti-American stereotyping (and is still cranky because Hillary lost).   Grin

Nice virtue signaling BTW.

Never mind that most people everywhere in general actually "don't know jack about what's happening in the world."

It's only Americans who are to be damned for that.

Don't let the fact many of us Americans are as astute observers of current events as anyone else stop you from holding us responsible for the other 300 million.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
by
astmandu
on 02/12/2016, 13:54:29 UTC
did you know that 38% of americans could not point to england on a global map?

LOL bruv, I'll whup yer arse in a geography (or Doctor Who) pub quiz, anytime, any place, and in any state of inebriation.

Did you know the population of the US is measured in the 100s of millions?

Did you know that "more is different?"

Did you know we Yanks (respecting our English heritage) politely refer to that low-information 38% as the "legacy of slavery?"

Would you believe I can do a passable Northern (Manchester/Scottish) brogue, Celtic (Welsh/Irish) lilt, and London Cockney?

And I've never spend more than a few hours mucking about Old Blighty, while on layover at Heathrow.   Wink

Could you match my range of American accents, which ranges from Deep Southern to (all regions of) Texan, to Californian TV English?

Naw princess, you could never.  So rest assured our top 62% is >> than your 100%.   Kiss

Great trolling though.  Keep up the good work, especially on the Dash thread!   Cool

Man, your arrogance is a perfect example of the stereotype many foreigners stereotype about us Americans.  Nice job, pal.  And you know what?  American's in general actually don't know jack about what's happening in the world, or even in the States.  Don't worry, we know YOU know everything...so I hope you don't take offense personally.
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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
by
astmandu
on 30/11/2016, 01:28:15 UTC
Monero has average 2 min blocks vs Bitcoin 10 min blocks so Monero does give a finer grains as to the number of confirmations to accept. "Settle" is in the eye of the recipient as to how many confirmations they accept. I have seen 15 for Monero so around 30 min, The issue with Bitcoin is that network is overloaded so it can take a while to get the first confirmation. My understanding is that Circle requires 4 confirmations for Bitcoin so in theory around 40 min; however since the network is overloaded it can take 2 hours to get the first confirmation ( I have heard of people waiting a day)  hence the 2.5 hour wait time.

The key technical difference here is that Monero can scale the blocksize to meet transaction demand while Bitcoin with its fixed 1 MB blocksize cannot.
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Edit: Bitcoin currently has over 110,000 unconfirmed transactions. https://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions.  It is hardly surprising that people have to wait a while for the first confirmation.

This analyses neglects the order(s) of magnitude difference in the networks' relative strength.

The Bitcoin network's PoW is backed by ASICs consuming more power than Bangladesh.

Monero's CPUs and GPUs might be using a medium sized city's worth of electricity.

So we can't do a valid minute to minute (apples to apples) comparison, because it would be tremendously easier to attack and orphan/reorder an hour's worth of Monero's blocks than Bitcoin's.

And regardless of today's Cosmic Background Spam level, Bitcoin is not "overloaded" so long as competitive fees prioritize their tx accordingly.  Such panicky Chicken Little rhetoric has been thoroughly rubbished by the socioeconomic majority, and is now relegated to being the subject of mirth and contempt.

Monero does not (nor should ever) unflinchingly accept every bit of data people wish to store on its blockchain.

It is a distinction without a difference to dwell on the fact Monero's block size cap is flexible rather than static like Bitcoin's, because both approaches ultimately exclude marginal (IE priced out) use cases.

This is due to Monero's block reward penalty for increased size, a feature that Bitcoin lacks and cannot implement without also adding a tail emission, which is practically impossible due to Bitcoin's wholly intentional eschewance of contentious hard forks.

I appreciate your and ArticMine's responses.  I'm very impressed with your technical knowledge...I could impress with legal theory...but it's irrelevant to the masses.  I count myself among the masses who just want something to work...we don't care about the technical elegance, Segwit, BU, etc.  I don't expect Bitcoin to replace Paypal.  Who knows where things will go...that's why we're speculating.  In the end, Bitcoin has first mover advantage but so did MySpace.  I hope Monero and a few other notables continue to challenge it. 

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Re: [XMR] Monero Speculation
by
astmandu
on 29/11/2016, 05:02:20 UTC
...

pretty awesome that you capitulated at the bottom of btc price by selling it all, since then bitcoin is now up 3x (moreso due to cadusd) - but that you're still probably up more than holding btc-xmr at my much more reasonable (but still very gambly) ratio of 75-25.

congrats  Grin

The value the particular  XMR / CAD position I acquired 15 months ago is actually worth more in terms of XBT than the XBT I liquidated to obtain that position. The increase of the XMR in terms of XBT more than compensated for the decline of the CAD in terms of XBT. The hedge worked even though my timing was far from optimal.

I still believe that a mix of XMR and fiat has a higher upside and lower downside than a straight XBT position. Long term I remain very bearish on Bitcoin because I do not see a a long term resolution to the blocksize scaling question. In the short to medium term it is possible for Bitcoin to appreciate in value, but that does not change my long term bearish opinion of BItcoin, Monero of course has very significant downside risks but, unlike Bitcoin, Monero also very significant upside potential.



I'm with you on being bearish on Bitcoin.  Even though it might go up in the next year or two, I can't stand using it.  I transferred some BTC from Polo to Circle pay today and it took over 2.5 hours for it to show up in my Circle account.  There is no way that will be adopted mainstream if that continues to be the case.  We want instant gratification, and results.

With that said, how quickly does XMR transactions settle?  I'm bullish on it from a trading perspective but don't have good technical comprehension of the specs. 
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Re: [PRE-ANN][EBZ] Ebitz Open Sale Nov. 28 - POS - Zero Knowledge Proof - Deep Web
by
astmandu
on 27/11/2016, 21:14:53 UTC
Like many who are suspicious on here about this ICO, I am too.  I got taken for a ride on DEOS by Razormind recently.  I did my research, listened to the dev talk for about 1.5 hours on some podcast about the tech, read through the website, and he listed a ton of existing blockchain clients.  Checked out his personal FB page with pics of his wife and daughter.  This has to be legit, I thought.  The dev was super-responsive to any question I had before the ICO all the way up to when I put my BTC in...then he went silent, and had excuses, etc.  Needless to say, we were defrauded.  There is no such thing.  And he claimed to have raised over 5000 BTC. 

Ebitz sounds great, but I'll believe it when I see it.  Putting a low cap of 500 BTC is clever I think.  Noobs will rush in with dollar signs in their eyes and I expect the limit to be reached quickly.  The devs can walk of course, they are into the darkweb, and so I don't expect a highly "ethical" group.

If it gets onto an exchange then you can still jump in if you like.  If you expect everyone to dump the 19 million coins, then wait a little for the dust to settle.  If you think you will be dumping onto me, think again.

I'll sit back and just see what happens.  I risk nothing now and in cypto you can still hop on for a ride if all the signals are clear later.

Oh, and if the dev increases the cap later, after the sale starts, you can kiss it all goodbye...that's what the DEOS dev did.  We got so screwed, and it happens so often in crypto.
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Re: [ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping
by
astmandu
on 22/11/2016, 15:50:05 UTC
Whoever is running that bot that buys or sells approximately 1100 FCT at a time...always flashing and changes bid or ask prices, I'd kinda like to throat punch you...drives me insane! Wink
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Re: [ANN] FACTOM - Introducing Honesty to Record-Keeping
by
astmandu
on 19/11/2016, 04:10:36 UTC
Its clear with the XMR exit pump in August and recent trading on margin alts that Poloniex is a rigged market operating an internal MM system engineered specifically to margin call over-leveraged traders. This is on $BTC exchanges as well which is nothing new but still disconcerting considering crypto markets are generally operated purely by retail traders and very few if any institutional funds. For the market to mature this will have to transition to an orderly market which will likely occur through regulation much like what the equity markets went through in the 1930s; hard to tell when the government will actual proceed with action though since the space is so new and generally the SEC does not move quickly.

I always said it...Poloniex is as crooked as it comes!



I will likely be contacting the SEC and considering a class action lawsuit against them at some point. This is kind of behavior went down in the 1920s and is the main reason why the SEC was created. This not a free market, its a completely rigged system that has internal MMs oriented specifically to run stops and margin call traders persistently. I've been trading in the equity markets for over a decade including the OTC pinksheets and have never seen anything this blatantly fraudulent in my life.

Really, man?  Why invite the SEC into what is meant to be a decentralized ecosystem?  If you don't like crypto in its infancy, then go back to the regulated equities markets.  I got margin called and it was my own stupidity.  Polo warned me of the margin call for weeks and I sat there hoping it would turn around, but then I got liquidated.  Thankfully with crypto you can come back quickly, and I did.  Polo had nothing to do with that, I placed that trade.

There is a lot of risk here.  Period.  Once the SEC gets involved you can kiss your hopes of 100x returns goodbye.  Can't have it both ways.