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Comment by DiabloD3 | Hacker News Reader

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zhoutong is a known scammer. Do not do business with him. He needs to be banned on HN as well.

Edit: I'll quote what I said in reply to someone else:

Zhoutong is a scammer, he operated an illegal bucket shop known as Bitcoinica and tried to hide the true nature of the operation just so he could close it down at its peak and steal several thousand BTC from customers trading futures on his platform,

He then tried to cover up the theft by selling it to the people who run Intersango and tried to blame them for the missing Bitcoins. He also tried to blame "hackers" for it.

In addition, users are suing him for close to half a million dollars for his lies. His defense is hes claiming he was 17 at the time (early 2012).

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/bitcoinica-users-...

It's really unfortunate that the link you referenced contained too many wrong understandings and misrepresentations. A little research can make the following clear:

1. Bitcoinica was a regulated financial service provider before closing down.

2. I sold 100% of it in October 2011, ~5 months before the first breach.

3. There has been no conclusive evidence about the last hack.

4. I was not a defendant of the said lawsuit. I have not provided any defence regarding the lawsuit.

You're a credible person, but I hope you have credible sources to post here.

I have tried my best to discountinue my involvement on Bitcoin projects while keeping supporting the currency. I'm genuinely creating value through startups and you should be able to see this through my effort in NameTerrific.

You're a con arstist.

Nothing more.

I do not understand why anyone would use an account created 9 hours ago and named as a variant of my legal name to criticize me personally without conclusive evidence, other than in an attempt to destroy the reputation of an 18-year-old entrepreneur, who is also a victim of the mis-management of his former startup after acquisition.

EDIT: I'm open to any discussions about your opinions and ideas. Feel free to email me (email in my profile).

Thanks for the heads up.

Seems legit. Flagged as well.

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