for all you know the next time VTR puts out a closed source release it's coming with a root kit
There are plenty of scams around this forum. But typically if the devs are going to load a virus into their clients, those devs don't tend to wait 2 years. They will pump their project for a few months, at the most, and then try something.
In most cases, devs play around with the pre-mine. Anything over 5% is a red flag. 20% smells of a rat.
If vtorrent devs were to try something now or during the next few hard forks, they would be just about the most patient crypto scammers around, which doesn't fly, IMO.
Plenty of people have looked at the Core client code which is open source and found nothing. Keeping back some unique features for a temporary period is perfectly ok.
You'll have to troll a lot harder because you haven't really got much to play with. But if you're that concerned, report the dev to the mods.
I'm not sure how I'm trolling but it's ok, I understand you like many on bitcointalk are programming illiterate and only care about reaping the fruits of roi or using the technology itself rather than the risks you put yourself at by using it. It doesn't matter if the core code has been audited because if I want to use a wallet with two factor, that means I need to run an executable that I can't personally audit myself and that spells trouble in plenty of ways.
The dev not being malicious of the bat isn't a good argument either. How does it not make sense that for example you build up a credible rep over x years simply to then sabotage it. The same thing happened on these forums when a well known escrow sold his account years back and plenty of people then suffered scam losses because of this or did you forget that?
I invested in a web site that has a 20% premine, is asking for IOC money, will be buying back coins to support the price, asks people to register on their shady website and operates a moderated thread so everyone sounds like it's all cool in the hood - and I'm cool in the hood with that because I know what I'm talking about.
I have nothing but respect for your 'investment' pics.
Thanks for sharing.
Sure let's talk pure vidz since u guys seem to want to jump on that topic even though it holds no relevance to the dangers of running closed source software intended to manage a financial asset.
How is their website shady? You don't need to download anything. I don't need to download the wallet, invest or register to use their software or product, it's all free. BUT more important, it's a fucking website not a program i'm running on my computer so there's no real risk in me using it to stream content that i'm not downloading hence I don't need to audit shit to know it's safe. There are websites you can use that archive bitcoin talk and since I have invested in pure vidz I definitely keep an eye on that thread quite often like others, an i haven't seen anything deleted. Perhaps there's something i over looked but there's been no major censorship, please if there has been bring it to the other investors attentions, make an unmoderated thread and post the screenshots of these deleted posts so we can all do our due dilligence
if pure vidz releases a wallet and says sorry guys it's closed source don't doubt for a minute i won't call them out on that shit either
but like i said though, continue ducking your head in the sand to protect your investment, just don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining