Basically it's not a complicated story; it was just a massive pump and dump. Part of what made it extraordinary is just HOW MANY people were able to rip some of the Xers off.
Some are still willing to throw money at anyone who promises that they'll be gazillionaires in the end. And that's SICK. They haven't learned a thing, and probably never will.
Well, I'd say it only has tentacles because many Xers imagine it to have tentacles. lots of players, but only one real tentacle ... it was a scam from day one. Pump & dump, Print & sell. the rest is just superfluous detail.
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