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> Nakamoto's attorney, Ethan Kirschner, confirmed in an email that his law office is "responsible for the website and the fund." (Quote from Business Insider ar
by epaga 12y ago
> Nakamoto's attorney, Ethan Kirschner, confirmed in an email that his law office is "responsible for the website and the fund." (Quote from Business Insider article)
In other words, it seems the lawyer himself put up this web site and will be pocketing all the funds...pretty sleazy if true.
- simonh 12y agoSo you're upset that a legal fund will be used to pay legal expenses to lawyers to carry out legal action. What else do you think the legal fund should be spent on?
- crusso 12y agoThere's a perceived difference between outside forces raising money for legal battles vs a specific law firm doing its own money-raising. The latter comes across as self-serving for the attorneys.
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- epaga 12y agoDidn't mean to come across as upset - I'm not. I would say that Nakamoto already received nearly 50 BTC (currently around $20k) from the community. https://blockchain.info/address/1Dorian4RoXcnBv9hnQ4Y2C1an6NJ4UrjX https://blockchain.info/address/1Dorian4RoXcnBv9hnQ4Y2C1an6N... Now his lawyer, who could just as well work for a settlement with Newsweek which would pay for the expenses, seems to me to simply be taking advantage of the (apparently quite generous) BTC crowd...
- jsmeaton 12y agoThe site is disingenuous. "Please donate to the defense fund" is a total lie. It's an attack fund. If they're going to solicit money for a cause, at least be honest about that cause.
- rdlecler1 12y agoExcept you know the lawyers are going to get a big cut of the proceeds as well.