I have heard so many horrible stories and facts regarding the use of alternate coin based payments and investments. I was advised long ago by very smart business associates to not EVER get involved with anything other than cold hard cash in USD funds. I am so glad that I refuse to even acknowledge this unsafe and questionable way of paying for something and receiving payments using that junk. I do investigations of any new program that deals with internet marketing and selling goods. If that is the only form of payments and commissions, then it fails at that point and is put in the junk file and deleted. If a program offers other payment methods then I will always use that first. I do not ever pay attention to anything to do with alternate cryptocoins of any kind, especially bitcoins. I tried one time before I got smart about the whole thing to open an account with coinbase.com and got treated like a kid. I have deleted and reported many of these bogus companies, Coinbase included to the authorities and that is one stipulation I will always follow with any new program I investigate. I am sorry you had to experience that issue with trying to pacify those crooks. I have many friends that have lost everything they put into these idiotic companies, and now have the same guidelines that I follow. Everyone says it is just a fad, and I can't agree any more about that statement. I hope that anyone who has dealings still going on with these jerks, that they get out before they lose their shirts, because it is coming soon. Good luck to all, there are always better ways to keep it secure, just be on the lookout for these scams, they will always be a headache to any business person that is only trying to make a living and secure their future.