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As someone who followed the Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange drama as it unfolded, I'm amazed anyone would hire him for a technical role.
by rideontime 5y ago
As someone who followed the Magic: The Gathering Online eXchange drama as it unfolded, I'm amazed anyone would hire him for a technical role.
- edm0nd 5y agoIf he lived anywhere else besides Japan, he would have done jail time for the amount of fraud he did. He deserved that and got off light IMO. Dude is a complete joke and useless.
- gerikson 5y agoHe spent around 1 year in custody before being released on bail. And he's sentenced to 30 months, suspended. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Karpel%C3%A8s#Arrest_and_prosecution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Karpel%C3%A8s#Arrest_and_... From all I've read, custody before sentencing in Japan is no picknick.
- vmception 5y agoGiven that he was sold a fractional reserve system without his knowledge and the US government revealed that BTC-E was the hacker that made it a fractional reserve Doesnt that suggest him being sentenced at all was wrong and makes him a fall guy?