There are almost a dozen different ways to determine profit, and the method that results in near nil value will not be accepted. Seriously, tech guys think the

There are almost a dozen different ways to determine profit, and the method that results in near nil value will not be accepted. Seriously, tech guys think they've found magical hacks in the law and don't realize that there are literally thousands of lawyers, accountants, and investors that found the loophole first, exploited it, and then moved on to the next loophole when the legislators closed the one they were using. The "exploit" you described was possible in the 00s. And it was closed over a decade ago.