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Re:BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated ... by geoffreyhale on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @05:00PM (#16172406)
This was a known ponzi scheme. Can participants actually recoup losses here? Shouldn't they be held just as accountable/guilty as any other participant?
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Re:BitConnect Closes Exchange as States Warn of Unregulated ... by thephyber on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @05:31PM (#16172665)
> This was a known ponzi scheme.

What does it mean to be a _known_ ponzi scheme? How many people outside of the core conspirators are required for it to be reclassified from _suspected_ to _known_?

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