Re taxes: Barter exchanges are considered taxable revenue by the IRS and must be reported on a 1099-B form. [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter
Re investors: please list at least one credible source supporting this assertion.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barter
Re investors: please list at least one credible source supporting this assertion.
Any lie, misleading omission or misleading half-truth is investor fraud.