Here's a thought guys:
There's really no point in trying to argue with the investors/supporters of BlockNET or any associated coins about the shady nature of this whole thing. No matter how much proof or logic is used, they will either refuse to believe it or come up with something to disprove it because they are financially invested. It's a very strong bias. No investor will admit (at least publicly) that what they are invested in is scam/shady. It just doesn't happen.
The real goal should be to better inform the people who have not yet invested or people who are deciding whether to invest or not (i.e. the newbies or the unaware). That's really how these guys profit from their pumps anyways. At the moment, I do not have an answer of how to best achieve that. Maybe someone here has ideas.
Honestly, if the admins and mods of this forum were truly decent, they would sticky warnings about this type of stuff. Like a "must read" thread before investing and perhaps keep a running list of known/confirmed scams and/or coins and projects under questioning. But I suspect that will never happen around here.
how convenient it is of you are a SuperNET investor. If BlockNET is considered a scam, than so is the very foundations of SuperNET. I can easily dig up just as much fud about jl777 as you with the current BlockNET fiasco. XC has always remained on point with their tech and timeline, investors do expect BlockNET to release. I know you will try to discredit this by backing up your statment with FUD but that is the game of cryptos. You can call this and that a scam, but in the end of the day, SuperNET will have a competitor in BlockNET, and its quite obvious that SuperNET folks will take a stab at XC whenever they can without knowing any legitimate information.
You just proved my point. I never said BlockNET was a scam. All I'm saying is the people behind it are quite shady. And it's something that newcomers need to be aware of and come to their own conclusions before they invest.
Also, yes I am invested in SuperNET, but did I even mention SuperNET in my post or try to compare SuperNET to Blocknet, saying one is better than the other? I think you failed to see the point of my post.
Honestly, if there wasn't so much shadiness and controversy surrounding Blocknet, I would have probably invested a little bit in it myself. Although it is not a novel idea, it is still something that has not been fully realized in the crypto space yet. But when investing, you're also investing in the people behind it. And as of now, I can't say I can trust the people behind it. That is my opinion.
To say the Blocknet creators are 'shady' is to imply that the project itself is shady - or a scam. You're making accusations without any proof.
You didn't mention Supernet because you want give the impression to potential blocknet investors that your opinions are impartial and unbiased. This couldn't be further from the truth as blocknet is in direct competiton with supernet - with whom you have a vested interest in. This is clear from your posting history.
What's more likely here:
1. You're a knight in shining armour using your spare time and effort trying to save strangers from a "scam".
or
2. As an investor of supernet, you see blocknet as a direct threat and so wish to tarnish its reputation with baseless accusations.
Imma go with 2, Bob.
Disclaimer: I'm invested in Blocknet. I do not, however, spend my time bashing supernet. Quite the contrary, competition is good. Also, if I truly believed Blocknet was a scam I could sell my Blocknet tokens on an exchange for a fraction below what I originally invested.
I admit, there is always a certain degree of bias. You're invested in Blocknet and I'm invested in SuperNET. But no, I do not see blocknet as a direct threat. And no, the accusations are not entirely baseless. That's a very common theme among people screaming that something is FUD instead of trying to legitimately defend their views. In my opinion, there is convincing evidence of the shadiness of the people behind Blocknet (a lot of which are posted in this thread). Of course, there is by no means a "smoking gun", but there's enough of these bits and pieces of information around that I have formed a conclusion.
And no, this is not bashing. This is taking some rather convincing evidence provided and forming an opinion on it. I have not gone around and explicitly tell people to not invest in Blocknet and that it is a scam. I'm just saying to be cautious. At the same time, I have also not gone around promoting SuperNET and telling people to invest in it. These things people can decide on their own.
If you're curious about my motivations, consider this:
If you go through my post history, which I assume you have a bit, you can see that I used to support Keycoin (quite sincerely, I might add). This was when I was pretty much a newbie looking for a good project to invest in and was not aware of what was really going on. Yes, I did profit from it, but that was pure luck on my part (i.e. I did not anticipate a pump/dump). I subsequently discovered some odd things surrounding it and decided I did not want to take part in it anymore. This led me to my current views on things. My point is, I've been in the shoes of a "newbie" so I understand that whole mentality. Although I was very lucky, there are others out there who may not be. Which is why I say: be cautious.