Bitcoin.com received these emails from someone trying to blackmail us

[Bitcoin.com Team]

This guy was threatening to post FUD about Segwit2x unless we sent him money. He claims to be a prolific spreader of FUD with his multiple high-profile accounts, and in the end tried to sell us his astroturfing services. Let this be a reminder that a lot of the info and arguments being passed around, especially those arguing against Segwit2x, are totally inauthentic.

Subject: The email that you apparently never got.
From: imblackmailingu@Safe-mail.net
Date: 10/2/17, 3:55 AM

I have no interest in Crypto politics, but I do need money and I think that we both would think that this would be well worth it for both of us to just give me a... let's just say 'Finders Fee' of 2 BTC.

You have 2.5 hours from now (I gave you 12 hours to begin with, but maybe you actually never saw my message, you still only have 2 and a half hours left before I begin.

Copy of the message sent from your Contact Us page ------

Wow, what a fucking puzzle to get to this page...

Anyways, I'm contacting you to let you know that you're about to get a very big hit below the belt (well, all the facts are true so I guess it's all fair play... Well, except for the blackmail")

So you're going to send 2 BTC (A very very generous offer, considering the damage I will do if you don't.) to this address within 12 hours:

1CN3fCpyR3LZSGtJ7Nb9HTVeYHqXCqByig

If you fail to send the 2 BTC within 12 hours from now, I will post the following post, (along with a few other I wrote) on /r/Bitcoin, /r/CryptoCurrency and some other subreddits and forums. I assure you (not like you need assurance anyways, you're smart enough) that the posts will get a LOT of public attention. I will spend the next 12 hours, following the posting (that is, if you don't send the 2 BTC within 12 hours), FUDing the fuck out of Segwit2x.

Within those next 12 hours (24 hours from now), you will still have the chance to stop it with a 4 BTC payment to the address above (still a very generous offer). I will remove the posts and as much damage that I did as I can if the 4 BTC payment is received.

Here's a little sample of the Segwit2x FUD I will be spreading from my many 100k+ karma accounts.

One of the posts I've created -------

Title:
Clever FUD by r/btc group. From Bitcoin.com - "a lot of bitcoin proponents don’t know about another fork called “Bitcoin Gold” (BTG) that’s scheduled to take place on October 25th."

Text:
They are spreading FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) about Bitcoin Forks so people will support Segwit2x.. Please read thoroughly and check sources.

If you Google "segwit2x", the first result is from coindesk.com (A news outlet in bed with the r/btc group)

Here's the "unbiased" News post labeled "Explainer: What Is SegWit2x and What Does It Mean for Bitcoin?" -
https://www.coindesk.com/explainer-what ... r-bitcoin/

Two very FUDy Quotes from the article:

"Several different outcomes could emerge, including:

1. The mining pools that pledged support for SegWit2x follow through by the end of July, and the SegWit portion of the proposal is activated on the network.

2. The proposal doesn't get that support, and the change triggers a domino effect that, worst case, leads to a network split into two competing bitcoin assets."

And another quote, probably the FUDiest I've ever seen:

"one of two things could happen to user's bitcoin directly:

1. With enough support, bitcoin upgraded to SegWit2x will work normally, and users will not likely experience any service disruptions.

2. Without support, a bitcoin split puts users at risk of losing their bitcoin."

And at the very bottom of the article, they even (for legal reasons I'm sure) put "Disclosure: CoinDesk is a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which acted as organizer for the SegWit2x proposal and has an ownership stake in Coinbase and BitPay."

Now here's some even MORE FUD (FUD for EVERYONE!!)

Bitcoin.com is 'warning' about 'another fork' that "a lot of bitcoin proponents don’t know about".

This is literally a website they spun up of "plans for another fork" called 'Bitcoin Gold', and its' sole purpose is to spread FUD and get people to support Segwit2x to "stop another fork THAT WILL KILL BITCOIN".....

With this Bitcoin Gold FUD, they even went as far as this - (Direct Quote from Bitcoin.com) "Some believe the announcement and the project’s website is a “troll attempt” to create confusion and dilute the power of the Bitcoin Cash fork and Segwit2x. The Bitcoin Gold protocol has available code on Github for review and has multiple social media accounts for Twitter, Facebook, and a Slack channel."....... I personally have minimal technical skills and I could create all that in a couple hours... (What a fucking joke, right?)

Bitcoin.com's (Very FUDY) Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/another-bitcoi ... ext-month/

TL;DR - r/btc / Bitcoin.com group is sucking lots of crypto news outlet groups' dicks (well really just giving them money) to spread FUD about "Upcoming Bitcoin Forks popping up everywhere" so people will think that "Segwit2x is not that bad and better than destroying Bitcoin."...

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You have 12 hours, my friend.


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Well, now you have just over 2.

P.S. I've created even more ammo since I sent the first message. Just pay me for my work and I'll go away forever.

Subject: You think you made the right choice, yes? Wait for 24 hrs and think again
From: imblackmailingu@Safe-mail.net
Date: 10/2/17, 1:01 PM

You just made the worst decision of your entire life, Roger Ver.

You have failed to respond to my authentic threat, and you will fucking pay - I promise you. Within the next 24 hours, you will see that you made the worst decision of your entire goddamn fucking life by not paying me off the 2 BTC (Two fucking BTC, NOTHING, and now it's too late. I promise you, your crypto career will be ruined.)

Now, I no longer care about the money. Send me 1,000 BTC - [ funny amount, eh? ] and that still won't stop me. You crossed the wrong line.

Not just will segwit2x die, but your entire cyrpto career will go to the FUCKING ruins, I promise you.

(you think all the shitposts/trashposts/etc about segwit2x right now are something to fear? Just wait 24 hours and you will see how you just made the worst decision in you entire fucking life, Roger Ver.)

This has come from "I can make some money from the crypto figure "Roger Ver" - to - "That fucker is going to pay because he was too stupid to realize the authenticity of my threats."

Don't even bother trying to send me money now, you are about to witness damage in its' purest form.

Good bye, Roger Ver.

Subject: Or actually, I just thought of an alternative way we can both win. No blackmail.
From: imblackmailingu@Safe-mail.net
Date: 10/2/17, 4:21 AM

Seeing as I'm not any any "side", and could give two fucks about segwit2x or any other Crypto politics. I propose an alternative to the blackmail idea (no one wants to feel small and give into blackmail, especially a big Crypto Political figure like yourself.)

I'll do all the FUD work that I did in creating a segwit2x bomb ready to go off and (probably only will do a dent, but much more than a 2 BTC worth dent) and move over to your "side" if you pay me the 2 BTC (that way, it's not blackmailing, I get my money, and you get another powerful segwit2x supporter.)

I can promise these two things in exchange for the 2 BTC (must be paid in advance, same timeline, 2 hours from now).

1. I delete my segwit2x FUD and never even think about it again.

2. I use my skills and accounts to support the hell out of segwit2x for 14 days, if you want another 14 days, it will cost another 2 BTC.

Either way, the clock is ticking and you really should make a decision.

[GreyWyvern]

Man, you can smell the fear! These people are really worried.

[OneChain]

Do not negotiate with terrorists.