Just for the record...
I was offered money to post good things about this exchange site.
Bruce,
Weren't you offered money to push TradeHill too? Seems they are a sponsor of your podcast, and you actually pushed them on a thread with your referral code. So much that people in the original thread thought that YOU were the creator of TradeHill (and I have heard and read that confusion from MULTIPLE people on here).
(see
https://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=13650.0;all especially messages 15, 19, 22, 33, and your ultra-hype intro message!)
I'm not saying you did anything wrong. People can draw their own conclusions. I just think transparency is a good thing.
Bitcoin7 offered you money. TradeHill offered you something, no? Sponsorship? A cut of everyone's trades who uses your referral code? Money?
I think this whole, "I was offered money" is being taken out of context. I was also contacted by B7 and was "informed" that their service provides a referral bonus.
On behalf of Bitcoin7.com I would like to ask you if you would be
interested to review our new BTC exchange, maybe tell us some
feedback.
Would it be possible to recommend us to your friends? (we have 20%
referral program)
Condemn them for that I guess....
I've been doing my own research on them and yes we all have security concerns but please be professional before letting emotion overtake you and lead you to false accusation. And for the love of god please respect other people's cultures as presently the US has over 800 military bases throughout the world conducting how many wars(?) pushing the US dollar down people's throats with the barrel of a gun!!!