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TBF has yet to show proof that KnC did indeed paid for their Platinum Membership.
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This is the matter that needs to be addressed by TBF.
The reputation of TBF is already shot to hell; if they show some integrity around these concerns it might go some way to repairing it.
Kudos to Phinn for his artful exposé.
This is not an issue that needs addressing, imho. And bitcoiners of all people should understand that. Disclosing the address(es) used for payment could lead to significant breaches of privacy.
Anyone care to post their largest transaction for hordes of people to scrutinize and track?
Privacy? For this particular instance? We're all aware of the all the players involved, hence privacy is a moot issue.
Besides, we're only talking about $100K here. Recall, last year there was an infamous $1M USD transaction by HashTrade to BFL via BitPay, and the official press release depicted the transaction, whereupon the tx/bitcoin wallet address was easily obtained and showcased, albeit I paid a bounty for said research at the time, later proved to be not needed because of the full disclosure.
At any rate, here's the original press release for that million dollar transaction:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/10/prweb11283333.htmHere's the image on said PR depicting its validity:
http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2013/10/29/11283333/gI_81188_1mm-BTC-Transfer.jpg (link included for somewhat larger pic)
BTW, the above transaction turned out to be fake because the bitcoin wallet address that HashTrade supposedly used turned out to belong to Butterfly Labs thanks to my invesitgation:
https://blockchain.info/address/1QAHVyRzkmD4j1pU5W89htZ3c6D6E7iWDsSadly, nary a single Bitcoin-theme periodical has reported either of my findings, as if the subject is taboo or infected with ebola, thus not wanting to touch it with a ten-foot pole.
~Bruno Kucinskas
