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MtGox? GLBSE? BitFunder? Btct.co? Neo&Bee? / Matej Nemček @yangwao
Who I'mCo-Founder of Hackerspace ProgressbarSenior Editor at Bitcoiner.skMaintainer of Slovak Bitcoin Forum Coinunity.skFrequent irc troll
What's Scam?US carnival slang. Possibly from scamp (“swindler,cheater”)The word "scam" became common use among the US"drug culture" in early 1980 after Operation ABSCAM,an FBI sting operation directed at public officials,became public.
What's Scam?To trick or cheat someone out of their
posession(s). A ripoff.The Internet is littered with scams such as pop-
up ads or email spam ads with "Get RichQuick/High-Paying Job/You Are A Winner"
messages.
MtGox(Magic: The Gathering Online
Exchange)launched in July 2010founded by Jed McCaleb6/3/2011 Transfered to Mark Karpeles70% of the world's bitcoin trades by April 2013
MtGoxcontrolled implosion since 2012frequently delayed/refused/stoped withdrawals19/7/2011 Mt.Gox auditor's computer compromised(~$8,5M)7/2/2014 withdrawals halted due to transactionmalleability
MtGox28/2/2014 filled for bankcruptcy protection ($64M)7/3/2014 Block 289321 200k BTC split up in muchsmaller chunks (50B)20/3/2014 reported 'lost' of 850,000 Bitcoins (~$473M)
WeExchangeclosed, with no formal announcementoperator Jon Montroll aka Ukyoowner Graeme Teeowner dissaprearedlot of technical issues
VircurexROR vulnerability10/5/2013 lost 1454 BTC/ 225263 TRC / 2340 LTC (vpshack)24/3/2014 freezes withdrawals, claims lack of reserves
Bitcoinicacontract-for-difference (CFD) market
against the Bitcoin to USD(BTC/USD) exchange rate
owner Zhou Tong (17yr)launched 8/9/20113/2012 hackers stole 43554 BTC (~87M)10 days after, hackers stole 18547 BTC (~90M)
BTC-TC(Btct.co)
great concentration of scam assestsDMS.{MINING, SELLING,PURCHASE}, LABGARDENowner Ethan Burnside
Bitfunder8/10/2013 banned people in the US
“All current BitFunder users who are located inthe United States or are determined to be UnitedStates persons or entities will not be able to enterinto any new positions on the BitFunder website,and, as of November 1, 2013, such users will alsonot be allowed to sell positions on the BitFunder
website.”
HavelockInvestments
bad personal experience (IPO)previous owner Topace1/11/2013 acquired by The Panama FundNEOBEEQ, previously NEOBEE
Neo & Bee (LMB)28/3/2014
HLI has been formally informed by the Pass-Through Fund Manager of NEOBEE thatthe compliance officer of Neo and Bee Ltd
has stated that due to an increase ofabnormal activity on the LMB share
platform, there may be a high possibility ofquestionable trading activity. While Neoand Bee Ltd investigate the issue furtherthey have strongly recommended that wehalt trading and transfers. HLI has haltedthe NEOBEE fund and is awaiting further
instructions from the issuer.
Neo & Bee(LMB)
Danny Brewster steps down as CEODanny Brewster (ex-CEO?) - claims lost of coins(1420BTC) in BitFunder/WeExchange
Neo & Bee (LMB)4/4/2014
The Fund will now be designated as NEOBEEQto reflect the uncertainty of the future of LMB
Holdings – NEO BEE Ltd.
Common Red Flags of FraudHigh investment returns with little or no riskOverly consistent returnsUnregistered investmentsUnlicensed sellersSecretive and/or complex strategies and fee structuresIt comes through someone with a shared affinity
Mastercoinprotocol layer: Bitcoinuser-defined currenciesdecentralized exchangesmart propertysavings wallets/addresses
EthereumSub-currenciesFinancial derivativesIdentity and Reputation SystemsDecentralized File StorageDecentralized Autonomus OrganizationsSavings walletsSmart multisignature escrowP2P gamblingOn-chain stock marketsOn-chain decentralized marketplaces
Bitcointalk.org warningquote
Moderators do not remove likely scams. Youmust use your own brain: caveat emptor. Watchout for Ponzi schemes. Do not invest more than
you can afford to lose.