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> * This is a virtual stock exchange using virtual currency. Virtual goods utilized on this site are for entertainment and educational purposes only.

So the favorable interpretation would be that this is a toy exchange... The other possibility being a conveyor of unregistered securities.

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> The other possibility being a conveyor of unregistered securities.

ding ding ding

BTCTC also announced they were considering blocking all U.S. users to avoid confronting the SEC, even though I believe they run in another country.

A few days after they posted they were considering it, they said they decided not to and will be continuing operations to US citizens with an added disclaimer.

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