Hi everyone,
Regarding Zapto and IceCube: We came into this hoping for the best and trusting those that come on board until given a reason to otherwise. After the first problem with the pool I was happy to take him for his word and cover any losses (for our miners and community members moreso than for IceCube himself). The second problem obviously changed that so we welcomed him no longer offering a pool and removed him from the list. We were still comfortable to take him for his word, as he seemed like a decent guy
(edited) and had already jumped on board to set up explorer service hosting, a reddit and IRC tipbot, etc. without being asked. Obviously we knew at one point we were going to get burnt by trusting anonymous peeps over the internet but we wanted to keep it positive initially. The majority so far have been great.
I have edited this somewhat for now as we still need a stronger case to prove for or against. IceCube is aggressively defending himself and is sticking around in an attempt to make his case - which at least says something.
Covering both sides at the moment to get it sorted.
At this point I would just like to point out that the address accused of belonging to IceCube actually belongs to one of our active day-traders who I have spoken with and is a very reasonable guy.
Hearnomore from Validation Error has again been invaluable in providing a list or database details of the miners and remaining coins. Anyone who hasn't gotten in touch with us already can be compensated (again). More interested right now in covering the community, resolving this properly and keeping everyone happy.
Because of this whole mess in terms of anonymity, money/coins and the current environment of the alt-coin scene I'll be publishing personal details (so you at least have a name, face and personal background to hold accountable) on our site underneath the rest of the ambassadors once it gets ironed out over the next 12 hours. A more formal release of the development team will be released progressively as their projects kick into high-gear.
On the positive side,
expect a release over the coming days of the first wave of charities and merchants who have replied positively to our movement so far. Thanks for sticking with us.
Regards, Rofo