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Can we somehow change the title to reflect that this isn't an official SEC statement and rather a comment from the public? Written by someone with (seemingly) n
by hervature 5y ago
Can we somehow change the title to reflect that this isn't an official SEC statement and rather a comment from the public? Written by someone with (seemingly) no economic understanding. Particularly, stating the price of Bitcoins is "fictitious". You can make an argument that it is based purely on speculation, but that doesn't make the price a matter of fiction.
Edit: Here is a rebuttal letter to this comment: https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx201630-32.pdf https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-batsbzx-2016-30/batsbzx20163...
The person clearly has an axe to grind with Bitcoin.
- arcticbull 5y agoTheir entire rebuttal is "jstolfi makes some good points but he's mean to us on reddit"
- haskellandchill 5y agoI was going to thank you for pointing out the rebuttal except it was utterly devoid of substance. As for the title, your comment is good enough to note this is a comment rather than SEC statement. Hacker News is a little weak with domains that serve multiple purposes and I don't think it is misleading or even matters as this submission won't make the front page or anything.
- hervature 5y agoAt the time when I posted my comment, it was on the front page. Substance is in the eye of the beholder, but the posting of the comment served two purposes. 1) To show that anyone can say anything in these comments, 2) the level of commentary is need not be very high.