Why, in the bloodiest hell of all hells, was bitcoins.com created ALL THE WAY back in 2000? This is crazy. Somebody has been working on this project with a lot more resources and for a lot longer than some neckbeards in a basement could ever dream.
There's a good explanation for that and the former owner of that domain has even given it here on these forums.Unfortunately, he's given his report on the donator's sub-forum, which is why you can't read it.
I guess he'd rather not have his name and full story dragged out into the public, so we'll just leave it there.
Short story: he registered the domain for an entirely unrelated project where he just coincidentally chose the name "Bitcoins", he never finished that project, but held onto the domain name for a couple of years, always hoping to get back to it.
Once Bitcoin had become our beloved successful crypto-currency project, he was contacted by Mark Karpeles, owner of MtGox and sold the domain to him for an unknown amount of dollars.
If you're a donator, VIP or staff member, you may read the whole story over at The other Bitcoin Proyect (Year 1998).
Edit: I just noticed that part of the story is public over at https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/14-good-reasons-for-bidding-bitcoinscom-30786
Thanks a lot for ruining a good conspiracy theory.
How much does one need to donate to become a member of this exclusive donators sub forum?
